Chapter 390 [Triple Double for the First Time in My Career]
Zhou Xuan also made a steady shot with a free throw, 112-105. He scored his 34th point.
With only 1 minute and 42 seconds left, the Bucks did not call a timeout, and Coach Skels was ready to use this lineup to the end. The team needs to score, and they can't bring on Bamot at this time.
The Bucks attacked, Jennings gritted his teeth, and the frustration was all on his face. Before, he was complacent about his stats overpowering Zhou Xuan, as long as this game can be won, it is perfect, he is the only protagonist.
Now Zhou Xuan has 34 points, 8 rebounds, 17 assists and 2 steals, except for no block, it is a comprehensive mess. His 50 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists are not a big deal.
Once up front, Jennings was heavily guarded and opted for a pass, with his teammates passing a few times and back. So far, Jennings has made 31 shots and hit 19 goals in the starters, and Bogut and Delfino have both made 12 shots, which together are not as many as Jennings's little brother. There are too few shots, and the other people's hands are already cold.
Jennings ran to catch the ball, seeing that the 24-second offensive time was approaching, he broke through on the right side, turned to the middle and threw a backward jumper, which was sealed by Jackson in the face, and the posture was not regular, and it popped out of the frame.
Randolph killed Cabogut, Zhou Xuan entered the box from the other side, picked up the rebound, and was the ninth in his own right. At this time, he also knew that he was about to get a triple-double, and he counted it in his heart, and the number of rebounds was good. He has a basket after throwing the ball and hitting the board, according to NBA rules, it only counts 1 shot, not a rebound, so there is still one short.
As long as you stabilize the situation, you should be able to win this game, and you don't want to rebound that anymore. Zhou Xuan thought to himself when he took half the game. He knew that the Bucks players must be impatient at this point, and he was going to try to use up 24 seconds.
The Warriors players also knew Zhou Xuan's thoughts, and they all pulled away. Time passed second by second, leaving only Zhou Xuan and Jennings at the top of the arc. With 6 seconds left, Zhou Xuan was ready to make the other party a little more impatient, found Randolph to cover, and walked the left side.
The other three of the Warriors were all outside the three-point line, Bogut switched defenses, Zhou Xuan kept a distance from him, scored a point in both legs, and moved forward with small steps under the dribble in succession.
At the last moment, Zhou Xuan played. He shoots the ball quickly, the center of gravity is lowered very low, and it is not easy to drop the ball.
Jennings felt humiliated and rushed up from behind, Zhou Xuan kept observing Jennings's movements with the rest of his eyes, Bogut was slow, and he definitely didn't dare to come up to grab the ball, in case he was overbasketed, it would be empty. As soon as Jennings came up, Zhou Xuan hit the ground and passed to Randolph in the middle.
With only two seconds left on the attack, Bogut lunged at Randolph. Randolph had only one shot option, adding a small fallback, dodging the block, and scouting out of the frame.
Bogut turned his head and saw Zhou Xuan rushing to the basket, and the standard card position stuck Jennings behind him and grabbed the rebound in the front court. Ilyasova jammed Jackson, but the ball didn't bounce in his direction.
Su Qun shouted: "On the 10th rebound, Zhou Xuan scored the first triple-double of his career. ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhou Xuan made a strong basket, causing Jennings' beater to foul and go to the free throw line. Jennings wasn't aggressive defensively, and this was his second foul, and he didn't have foul trouble, but it was hard for the Bucks to catch up.
Zhou Xuan's hand is also very good, and he hit both free throws. 114 to 105. 36th personal point.
With only 1 minute left, the Warriors are out of pressure, with a 9-point advantage, and unless there is a mistake and the ball is broken, there must be a play like Maddy's moment. Skyles finally called a timeout, which was a little late.
Smart stepped forward and clapped his hands with Zhou Xuan, and said with a smile: "Well done, I know that you will definitely be able to win Jennings." ”
Zhou Xuan smiled slightly and didn't say anything.
Smart hurriedly arranged tactics and only changed one person, Anthony? Randolph replaces Zach? Randolph. It was a smart decision. Randolph Jr. can block, shoot free throws, and is athletic, and is better at perimeter defense than Randolph. If the Bucks want to win, they will have to bet three points. If you score two points, it doesn't matter if you let them score, control the tempo and win.
Sure enough, after the timeout, the Bucks began to bet on three points, and five seconds after the ball was sent, an attack was completed, and it was still Jennings who shot, and he hit a step outside the three-point line, which was very difficult, but his hand was too hot. Today he shot nine 3-pointers and hit seven. 114 to 108.
Zhou Xuan asked his teammates to pull away, unhurriedly controlled the rhythm, and when it was five seconds later, Ellis ran back by covering, and Zhou Xuan passed the ball over. After the misalignment, Ellis scored a pull-and-go jump shot before Delfino switched defenses. 116 to 108. Zhou Xuan got his 18th assist.
Jennings was heavily guarded, Delfino missed a three-point shot, and the rebound was grabbed by Bogut and scored with a two-handed dunk. 116 to 110.
This ball was purely for venting, and Bogut also knew that he couldn't catch up, but the Warriors still controlled the rhythm and wasted time, Jennings adopted foul tactics and sent Zhou Xuan to the free throw line.
Zhou Xuan hit both free throws, scoring 38 points, 118-110.
The Warriors tightened their perimeter defense and abandoned their interior defense, and Jennings scored a pointless two points on a quick layup, 118-112. The Warriors stopped attacking, and the Bucks surrendered.
The Warriors scored 38 points in the final quarter to complete the comeback. Zhou Xuan played 42 minutes and had 38 points, 10 rebounds, 18 assists and 2 steals.
Su Qun still said: "I may remember this game many years later, it is so exciting, if you only look at the statistics, you may think that this is James's play." ”
Yang Jian said with a smile: "Jennings has a very good hand, he scored 55 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game, he can be said to be famous in one battle, I think all fans in the world will know that this 1.85 meter small guard has two protagonists today." ”
Jennings, as a rookie, scored 55 points in a single game is truly impressive. He broke four NBA records.
55 points makes Jennings the youngest rookie in NBA history to score more than 50 points, and yesterday Jennings was 20 years and 49 days old, and the youngest player to score 50 points before was LeBron? James was 20 years and 80 days.
From 1986 to the present, there are 6 players under the age of 21 who have scored 50 points or more, including James himself 3 times, Iverson 1 time, Jamal Anderson? Marsh 1 time, Jennings 1 time.
Jennings' 55 points is the NBA's personal single-game scoring record this season.
With 29 points in a single quarter, Jennings also became the rookie with the most points in a single quarter in NBA history.
Jennings' 55 points also broke the 50-year-old single-game scoring record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored 51 points in a single game in his rookie season and helped the Bucks win their only championship. Jennings' record may not be broken anytime soon, and he is just three points shy of Chamberlain's rookie season record of 58 points.
In China, there are also people on the Internet who don't care much about Jennings' rookie 55 points. These people are all "Xuanmi", thinking that Zhou Xuan attaches more importance to assists than scoring, otherwise with his ability, he would have scored 50+ points a long time ago, and today he taught Jennings a good lesson. In terms of efficiency, Zhou Xuan's big triple-double also surpassed Jennings.
After the game, some basketball pundits commented online.
ESPN data guru Hollinger said: "Jennings was terrible, and Griffin was getting farther and farther away from being the rookie of the year. "It's nonsense, Griffin has been reimbursed this season, which makes people suspect that the master doesn't watch the game at all.
ESPN draft expert Chad said: "While Jennings didn't break Chamberlain's rookie scoring record of 58 points, it's really, really close, and I think he's the next Allen? Iverson. But it's a pity that he is still worse than Zhou Xuan, even if he is the peak Iverson, I don't think he is better than Zhou Xuan. ”
NBA TV commentary Kenny? Anderson said: "Jennings will definitely become the next super point guard in the league, and Zhou Xuan is already the top three super point guards in the league. ”
Golden State TV commentator Steve? Smith said: "Zhou Xuan's crazy performance almost tore my cruciate ligament, and I jumped more than 20 times in the studio to cheer for him, and I was literally self-harming." Jennings did a good job too, a good game can't be one-sided, it takes two stars. ”
Yahoo NBA reporter Adrian said: "I'm thinking that Knicks president Walsh may be worried about the day the Bucks visit Madison Square Garden Arena. This worry is obviously unwarranted, and playing the Knicks usually goes into garbage time at halftime.
The Bucks' cramped visiting locker room also had its advantages, as reporters couldn't get in at all, which made it difficult for the interview, and a group of reporters were eager to tear it down.
Zhou Xuan was briefly interviewed at the door. "I've done my best, Jennings is an amazing guy, we played street ball in New York," he said. He should be able to become a star in the future, and if you want to talk about the shortcomings, it is probably the shooting selection. ”
The reporter asked: "Do you consider yourself a super defender in the league?" If you had to rank point guards, how would you rank? ”
Zhou Xuan thought for a while and said lightly: "I won't line this, let the results speak." Wouldn't it be funny if I beat everyone and say I'm inferior to anyone? On the contrary, the one who can beat me is definitely the best. ”
Such a statement did not offend anyone, but also appeared to be full of confidence. The Warriors have the first record in the league, and in Zhou Xuan's tone, of course he is the first. Whoever wants to disagree can only blame their teammates for not being good enough. Except for those who are particularly selfish, there are very few people in the NBA who blame their teammates, not point guards.
The reporter asked: "You got a triple-double and rebounded for the first time. How do you fight for rebounds? ”
"Judging the direction and running over it, the ball bounced into my hand and picked it up, I'm not good at grabbing rebounds."
The reporter asked: "In the next game, you will play against the Cavaliers and Yao Ming." Many predict that the Cavaliers are the favourites to win the championship, are you confident of beating them? ”
"Yes, no matter who the opponent is, I am confident that I can beat it. A strong squad doesn't mean we can win, every team has weaknesses, and we will do our best to fight every game. ”
After winning 9 games in a row, and then working hard for 10 consecutive wins, the Warriors will go to Cleveland in advance, and Zhou Xuan can talk to Yao Ming at that time.