Chapter 740: The playoffs begin
As soon as the game began, Iverson rushed towards the penalty area with the ball alone.
76ers center Durham Porter only symbolically reached out to make a block posture, and didn't even jump.
"Huh!" In the first offensive round, Iverson scored easily.
Then it was time for Iverson to perform freely, with breaks, three-pointers, and Iverson's scoring went crazy under the watchful eyes of the fans and players on the court.
In the last game, Szzczebiak almost broke his career single-game scoring record......
Szzerbiak's career-high score was 44, and he scored 42 points in the last game.
And now Richard has a hunch that Iverson may really break his single-game scoring record in this game.
Iverson's single-game scoring record is 60 points, and in addition to the highest score of 60 points, Iverson also scored more than 50 points in 10 games, which is quite a remarkable achievement.
"Well done, 36 points in the first half, Allen." Richard's face was full of smiles.
Iverson is also quite excited, he hasn't played a super high-scoring game in years.
Since joining the Nuggets after leaving the 76ers, Iverson's highest single-game score is only 51 points, and this is still at the end of '07, three years have passed since now.
And tonight's game, if nothing else, will definitely score more than 51.
The second half of the game continued, in the cheers of the fans, Iverson shot wildly, and the score continued to rise, because of physical fitness, the shooting rate was definitely not much better, but who cares about this at the moment, as long as Iverson scored, he immediately screamed on the spot.
By the end of the third quarter, Iverson's total score had risen to 53 points, the highest in nearly three years.
There is still the last quarter of the game, and breaking 60 is just around the corner.
55!
57!
59!
61!
When Iverson's total score rose to 61 points, the fans were already excited and a little forgetful.
In the final regular season game of his career, Iverson broke his own single-game scoring record.
Although this data is not very valuable, it doesn't matter whatever, as long as the score is high......
Besides, if you really want to say that there are high-scoring games with high gold content in history, how many can you actually have?
Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game is actually not golden, and from the current point of view, it is more like a child's play between the two sides.
Chamberlain's head coach McGuire used foul tactics against all opposing players in that game in order to get Chamberlain to score high points......
The purpose is to increase the ball ball round of the game, so that Chamberlain can take more shots to score more points.
Can this be regarded as golden, which is equivalent to gathering the strength of the whole team to help Chamberlain score points alone......
In order to compete with O'Neal for the scoring title of the season, in the Spurs finale, the whole team played the ball to David Robinson, and at the end of the game, they fouled the opponent players wildly to increase the number of rounds in the game......
And when the statistics of single-game scoring records in later generations will be removed because of the particularity of these two games?
Apparently not......
So Richard didn't even think about whether Iverson's high score tonight had any gold content.
A high score is all over the place.
With eight minutes to go, Iverson's next score will be a career record.
The fans were all on their feet, and they knew that there might be only eight minutes left in Iverson's career.
Iverson scored on a mid-range shot to take his score to 63.
Then another basket throw, and the score rose to 65 points!
"Go on!" Richard stood on the sidelines and shouted.
……
"Huh!"
With three minutes to go, Iverson hit a three-pointer to rewrite the score for 73 points.
After the goal, Iverson called a timeout for the technical table, and he was not ready to continue brushing.
The 73-point score is already quite terrifying, ranking third in NBA history, behind Chamberlain's 100 points and Bryant's 81 points.
"Coach, almost, if it is more, I guess Kobe Bryant's kid is going crazy......" Iverson said with a smile.
Kobe Bryant took a lot of effort to score 81 points, which shook the entire league in previous years.
If I break Kobe's record tonight, I'm afraid Kobe will be really crazy, not only Kobe Bryant, but Kobe's fans will probably be crazy......
With three minutes left in the game, Iverson didn't feel like he would be able to score a nine in the final three minutes.
The physical strength really can't keep up, although the 76ers didn't implement high-intensity defense against Iverson, but the defensive intensity is certainly not at all, and Iverson can't let all kinds of empty baskets......
"Well, 73 points is enough." Richard said with a smile.
The game on the court continued, with Iverson sitting next to Richard.
"Suddenly I felt a little reluctant." Iverson said to Richard with a wry chuckle.
Richard also smiled bitterly, he was not reluctant in his heart.
Among the West Lafayette group, Iverson had a special place in Richard's mind.
Now, with Iverson's retirement, Richard has the feeling of the end of youth that fans in his previous life called it.
Iverson is retired, and he is no longer young.
……
"Toot toot." The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.
No one paid attention to the outcome of the game, because it didn't make any sense, and some fans in the stadium were already in tears.
Iverson's retirement touched them a lot, and the first supergiant star to retire in the 96 golden generation, many post-80s fans were full of emotion.
Iverson walked onto the pitch and raised his arms to greet all the fans.
The management of the Philadelphia 76ers also walked out of the background at this moment and made a speech, which was nothing more than to thank Iverson for his contribution to the 76ers for more than ten years.
With 73 points in a single game, this night is destined to go down in history forever, which is why Richard made Iverson crazy to score points.
Maybe in a few decades, fans at that time only knew that there were Kobe, James and others in history, but they didn't know this stubborn little man.
And with that 73-point record there, Iverson will always be remembered.
"Coach, I'm not going to go to the playoffs."
"It's time to devote myself to another career and I'm confident that I can do the BIG3 League well." Although Iverson is quite reluctant to the league at the moment, when he thinks of the BIG3 league, hope rises in his heart.
"Well, I believe you, you're the big brother of West Lafayette, and those boys will help you." Richard patted Iverson on the shoulder and said with a smile.
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Before the playoffs, Iverson's 73 points per game and Szczebiak's 42 points per game were a good end to the regular season, and then it was time to chase the Buccaneers' fourth consecutive championship.
The eight teams in the East that have made the playoffs are the Pirates, Pistons, Cavaliers, Green Kai, Magic, Heat, Bucks and Bulls.
The Buccaneers will face the Chicago Bulls in the first round, marking Richard's first playoff meeting since coming to the East.
The season that just ended was the second season of the career of Rose, the core of the Bulls' backcourt, and this young man has already sat in the position of the boss of the Bulls.
Richard was very interesting to meet Rose in the first round of the playoffs, and he was looking forward to the start of this series.
Like Auden and Roy, Richard is also full of sympathy for Rose, and if it weren't for Rose's original draft pick, Richard would definitely take Rose into his own hands to cultivate.
However, even if he misses the opportunity to get Rose in the draft, Richard will definitely have the possibility of coaching him in the future, and maybe Rose will bloom even more brilliantly at that time.