Chapter 112: Fifty Victories
After the victory over the Grizzlies, the 76ers ushered in a wave of four straight wins. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
After winning four in a row against tough opponents, it is clear that the team has run in place.
Next, on March 17, they fought at home and faced the Indiana Pacers again, in this game, Anxi once again suppressed Paul George, who defended Paul George on 4-of-14 shooting and only relied on free throws to score 24 points, but Anxi himself shot 8-of-16, scored 25 points, and had 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.
With the team defeated the Pacers again, 99:90, although the 76ers only won by 9 points, this victory made the 76ers' record further improved, after five consecutive wins, the 44-23 record, is not far from the 50-win record.
A 50-win record means a lot for a playoff team.
In the first decade of the 21st century, when the West was strong and the East was weak, the top eight teams in the West may all be 50 wins, while there were only one or two teams with 50 wins in the East.
Then, in the East, the team that wins 50 wins is the team that has a chance to compete for a ticket to the Finals.
As for the West, the bar may be on the verge of 55 wins.
For example, in the 2007-2008 season, the eighth place in the West was the 50-32 Denver Nuggets, and that season the West was fiercely competitive, and the final teams with more than 55 wins - the Lakers, Hornets and Spurs, first defeated the Hornets by the Spurs in seven games, and then the Lakers defeated the Spurs in five games in the West to advance to the Finals. That year, only the Celtics, Pistons and Magic in the East won more than 50 wins, but the Celtics, who won 66 wins, were obviously stronger, directly defeating the Eastern team and advancing to the Finals.
In recent years, the situation of the West is strong and the East is weak, but there are still not many teams with more than 50 wins in the East, and only the Knicks and Heat achieved 50 wins last season.
Therefore, seeing that the 76ers' record is approaching 50 wins, Philadelphia fans and the media are rejoicing, if the team takes a 50-win record, it means that the 76ers are also a first-class team in the East.
Counting forward, the last season when the 76ers had a 50-win regular season record was in the 2000-2001 season, Larry Brown was the head coach of the 76ers that year, Allen Iverson was the star of the team, in addition to Iverson, the 76ers also had Deacon Bemutombo, Aaron McGee and other giants, the 76ers also broke into the finals, and then lost to the OK combination 1:4, and the legendary scene of Allen Iverson crossing Tyronn Lue.
In the 11 years that Allen Iverson has been with the team, he has only won 50 wins this season, so for the 76ers, a 50-win regular season record is already quite a dream.
With 15 games left in the regular season and the 76ers still need six wins to reach 50 wins, Brett Brown has also seen the Philadelphia media hype about 50 wins.
So on March 19, facing the direct rivals of the Bulls in the playoffs, Brett Brown announced in the home team's locker room: "Guys, the regular season is coming to an end, and we have locked up a playoff spot, but at this juncture, I still have to give you a new goal, we have a 44-23 record, 15 games remaining, and I hope we can take 11 of the remaining 15 games." ”
"Everybody is saying that the 76ers are going to have another 50-win record after the 2000-2001 season, but I would say that we are not only going to have 50 wins, we have to go one step further and get 55 wins!"
Brett Brown came up with a slightly more difficult goal, and with that goal in place, the 76ers were even more motivated.
In the home game against the Bulls, the 76ers took the lead at the beginning, and an 11-0 offensive wave forced Tom Thibodu to call the first timeout of the game.
This season, the Bulls' defense has declined to a certain extent, the original Bulls' defense is the top in the league, but in order to improve the team's offense, Tom Thibodo has made some changes, and the changes have made the Bulls' original top defense much worse, although the offensive end has improved, but overall, the Bulls' offense is still quite chicken ribs, quite unstable.
After the timeout, Tom Thibodu made some adjustments and they started scoring.
But correspondingly, their defense is also getting worse.
Anxi unceremoniously scored 16 points in the first quarter to lead the team to a 14-point lead at 33:19, the first quarter.
However, in the second quarter, the bench lineup was replaced by the Bulls, and finally at halftime, the score of the two teams was 52:45, and the 76ers still led by 7 points.
In the second half, the Bulls strengthened their defensive intensity, Anxi showed a slight struggle, and the gap was narrowed by one point in the third quarter, and it seemed that the game was still in suspense until the fourth quarter.
But in the crucial fourth quarter, Anxi broke out.
He scored another 17 points in a single quarter, not only leading the team to a 33-25 in the final quarter to extend the margin to 14 points, but also playing Jimmy Butler, who defended himself, with six fouls to leave the game.
In the end, the 76ers defeated the Bulls 108-94 at home to win six in a row.
An Xi scored 42 points alone, plus 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, and performed well.
On March 21, U.S. time, the 76ers once again ushered in a heavyweight matchup, and Carmelo Anthony, who ranked fifth in the last MVP rankings, led the Knicks to challenge the 76ers away.
For the Knicks, this game is a key game for them to continue to make the playoffs, and they can only win but not lose, and Carmelo Anthony held back his strength.
An Xi also did not give in, this game is a good opportunity for him to prove himself, he always feels that he should at least be in the top five in the MVP rankings.
So, Anxi broke out.
The first half of the game was quite stable, the two teams had dealings with each other, Anxi only took the initiative to apply to defend Carmelo Anthony on the defensive end, and Anthony only made 4 of 14 shots in the first half, but the Knicks relied on the explosion of Amal Stadameyer to control the score.
At halftime, the score was 51-57, with the Knicks trailing by just six points.
The Knicks still had a chance to win, but in the second half, Anxi began to exert his strength, and he didn't give the Knicks any chance.
In the third quarter, the 76ers also played a series of offensive waves in the third quarter, and after three quarters, the difference reached 20 points, 88:68, and the 76ers played a wonderful third quarter and locked up the victory in advance.
In the end, the 76ers defeated the Knicks 117-91, 26 points at home, making the Knicks one step closer to the playoffs.
And Anxi also defeated Carmelo Anthony in a direct duel with 45 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks in the whole game, in this game, Anthony shot 5 of 16, and only relied on free throws to get 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
After defeating the Knicks, the 76ers' winning streak came to 7 consecutive wins, and the North American media had to start paying attention to the 76ers.
A day later, the 76ers challenged the Bulls back-to-back away, relying on Anxi's 33 points and 11 assists, the 76ers won one more game, winning eight in a row.
Immediately after a day of rest, the 76ers hosted the Detroit Pistons, and in the face of the Pistons who were out of the game early and had no desire, the 76ers won another big win 123:98, winning 9 in a row!
On March 27, the 76ers' defense was even better, they faced the Hawks, who had been declining in the East, and the defensive Hawks only scored 46 points in the third quarter, and finally the 76ers scored another 98:71 and won 10 in a row!
With a 10-game winning streak, Philadelphia went crazy.
Maybe many people are used to all kinds of long streaks, but in fact, it is difficult for the NBA to have more than 10 consecutive wins, and the teams that generally win 10 consecutive games are almost all the top teams in the league, and there is still one game away from 50 wins, and the 76ers have proved their strength by relying on a wave of 10 consecutive wins.
After a 10-game winning streak, the 76ers are only one win away from 50 wins.
It's just that next, they're going to make another road trip to the West, facing the Spurs and Rockets in a row, and no one thinks the 76ers will be able to continue their winning streak.
However, after 10 consecutive wins, the NBA official website released the latest MVP rankings, Anxi has performed well in recent times, the team has won 10 consecutive wins, Anxi is still in a direct matchup, crushing Carmelo Anthony with an absolute advantage, everyone thinks that this time, Anxi can at least enter the top five.
But the truth is...... (To be continued.) )