Chapter 1002: Warrior, Advance

In the 2010-11 season, the NBA suddenly entered a prolific era, during the opening of the season, Rondo set a new assist record with 15+ and 18+ numbers again and again, and Chamberlain raised the number of double-doubles to the limit, and so far this season, all double-doubles! Kidd has set his own triple-double record again and again......

In March, those records continued: on March 12, the Timberwolves' 122-101 win over the Utah Jazz, Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love scored 24 points and 12 rebounds, surpassing legendary superstar Moses Malone's 51-game double-double for the second-most consecutive double-doubles in history.

No matter what the fans are discussing, Jordan is not added on the outside, and Chamberlain is not added on the inside, 'Don't take the number jΓΉ of Chamberlain's big hooligan, my family XX (the name of the star) doesn't want to lose the confidence to play', this kind of remark has become a common voice in forum discussions.

Looking back, on March 19, in the Miami Heat's away game against the Hawks, James played 31 minutes and scored 43 points on 16-of-21 shooting, and in the first half he hit 100 shots, and in the third quarter he scored 23 points in a single quarter, and made his personal total score exceed 17,000 points, becoming the youngest Mr. 17,000 points in history.

Time continues to go, on March 26, in the Los Angeles derby between the Lakers and the Clippers, Kobe Bryant scored 37 points to help the Lakers win, and this game also brought Kobe's total career appearances to 1093, tying "Tiangou" Abdul-Jabbar as the player with the most appearances in Lakers history.

Every time Kobe Bryant made every appearance, he set a new record for the number of appearances of Lakers players.

At the end of March, on March 30, LeBron James once again surpassed the 2,000-point mark for scoring this season, and has scored more than 2,000 points in a single season for seven consecutive seasons.

Previously, there were seven players in NBA history who scored more than 2,000 points in seven consecutive seasons, and James was the youngest. The other seven are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Inglis, Jordan, Malone, Oscar Robertson, and Wilkins, who have been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame, with Oscar Robertson setting the youngest record at the age of 28, although these records have long been broken by Chamberlain, who was 20 years old.

On the same day, in the game between the Warriors and the Phoenix Suns, Chamberlain faced his old rival Oden, and scored 42 points and 22 rebounds in one fell swoop, scoring more than 2,500 points, becoming the only player to score more than 2,500 points this season.

It was also on that day that Iverson finally made the decision that at the end of the season, he would choose to retire!

Yes, this time it was no longer a hesitation, he made the final choice, although Chamberlain and West and others went to persuade him, and even Kobe, a lifelong enemy, called him urgently, but Iverson was very determined, he said: "My time is over, my brothers." This season I know very well, I feel very clearly, my energy is low, my engine can't roar, this battlefield does not belong to me. ”

"I chose to retire because I couldn't tolerate some little guys who could dunk on top of my head and get me off for layups. Also, I need more time to spend with my family, I promised my son to accompany him to climb the Great Wall of China, promised my daughter to accompany her to Newfoundland fishing, it's time to fulfill my promise. ”

Iverson, a generation of heroes, swept the whole league in angry horses and fresh clothes, and now it is finally the day of the twilight of heroes!

If March is the month of counting, then April is the month of glory.

On April 2, during the halftime break of the Detroit Pistons' home game against the Bulls, the Detroit Pistons held a No. 10 jersey retirement ceremony for "Big Bug" Rodman at Auburn Hills Palace.

Rodman burst into tears of emotion when he saw his No. 10 jersey slowly rise and finally hang over the Auburn Hills Palace Stadium.

For Rodman, it was an unexpected surprise, as he says, "When they called me about it, I thought it was an April Fool's joke." I was so shocked that I didn't expect to get this honor because I could only be ranked No. 5 in the team's squad that year. ”

Rodman's good times have just begun, and on April 5, the final inductees for the 2011 Naismith Hall of Fame were announced, and the Big Bugs joined hands with "Triangle Offense Founder" Tex-Winter, "God's Left Hand" Chris Mullin, Stanford University Women's Basketball Coach Tara Wonderwell, Philadelphia University Herb McGee, former ABA, NBA star Ardis Gilmore, former Trail Blazers center Avedas Sabonis, Olympic gold medalist Theresa Edwards, Former Harlem basketball team member Reece Tatum was inducted into the Hall of Fame along with former Celtics player Tom Saunders.

On April 5, the NCAA Tournament finals were held, and after a hard-fought battle, UConn defeated Butler University 53-41 to win its third national championship in history.

During March Madness, the NCAA continued to underdog, with all four of the region's top seeds eliminated before the Final Four.

April of the NCAA is a dark time for the NBA, no matter which team's events are not paying attention to this time, even TNT and ESPN have their eyes on the NCAA arena, and the end of the NCAA finals also means the beginning of the NBA playoffs......

And for Pistons fans, April is their most painful time, first their team lost the opportunity to enter the playoffs, and then on April 9, the Detroit Pistons officially announced that the team has reached a sale agreement with California investor Tom Gowers, and the sale of the Detroit Pistons that began at the beginning of the season has finally been completed, and the Pistons will officially change hands as long as the league approves it.

This means that the bad boy army that Pistons fans are proud of will belong to the team out of town from now on. Previously, the Pistons were owned by local steel mogul Joe Larbert, and since last year, Larbert's funds have been stuck in a quagmire of hard turnover, which is why the Pistons have been sinking since last season, and they have no money to buy a power star.

This is related to the general environment in the United States, the US economy in 2011 was very sluggish, the government of Detroit was on the verge of bankruptcy, a large number of workers were facing a crisis of unemployment, and a large number of enterprises were on the verge of bankruptcy.

It had little to do with Chamberlain, who was preparing for the playoffs, and on April 12, the Warriors had their final game of the season when they traveled to Philadelphia to take on the 76ers.

At the beginning of this season, many columnists in the American media wrote articles analyzing the prospects of each team in the new season, and when talking about the Philadelphia 76ers, almost all of the conclusions were similar: this team will follow the steps of last season and continue to play soy sauce.

But looking back now, the 76ers fought their way out in a stunning landscape and finally fixed their team in seventh place in the East, which was enough.

And the key to the resurgence of this team is that they have finally found a way to win: defense, and only defense is the true meaning of basketball!

In fact, at the beginning of the season, the story began just as experts expected, with the 76ers winning only three of the first 16 games. Among the 13 games lost, there was no shortage of scoring boys like the Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors.

Under the glorious light of such achievements, the experts are full of ambition and far-sighted.

But then the story peaked and the 76ers went on to win 37 of the next 60 games, including the longest five-game winning streak of the season.

In this way, after a miserable 27-55 season, the 76ers returned to the playoffs, much to the surprise of many experts.

Players are certainly a key reason for advancing to the playoffs, but the arrival of head coach Doug Collins has solved the 76ers' real shortcomings.

When he took over last summer, there was no light on the team, with two of the only players who stood impressive: Iguodala, who was always in the shadow of Iverson and excelled at flashy dunks, and Brand, a man who was constantly injured.

But Collins used just one sentence to dispel the doubts: "I can make the playoffs, as long as you follow the orders and follow the commands." ”

In fact, Collins was also a so-called expert in his previous profession, and as you know, he was an excellent basketball commentator.

He also coached basketball god Michael Jordan only to be fired. Collins' coaching philosophy is commendable, which is that defense is the foundation of the team.

As a result, the 76ers' habitual style of play has become conservative, Iguodala has fewer dunks, and the team has won more games.

As evidenced by this, the 76ers have only allowed opponents to score 97 per game this season. 4 points, 12th in the league. On the offensive end, the 76ers really started to play as a team, averaging 22 per game. 6 passes, 6th in the league.

If you want to play defensively, you must first establish that you have a defensive interior lineman.

In fact, the reason why the Philadelphia 76ers were able to advance to the Finals in 2001 was that their center name at the time was Deacbe Mutombo, in addition to Iverson.

With such a fine tradition, it is not too difficult to practice this season. Although Brand has gone downhill, the defensive experience is still there, and in this way, the 76ers have benefited a lot.

This season, Brand is averaging 15 points per game, 8. 4 rebounds and 1. 3 blocks, all three jΓΉ are the highest on the team. More importantly, this is the second time in 12 career that Brand has returned to the playoffs, and the joy is self-evident.

However, this point will be dwarfed by the Warriors, who are the most terrifying team to defend this season.

The 76ers fans can also think about it, anyway, they have made the playoffs, and the last game against the Warriors is not bad, and their team is not bad to learn how to defend with the first in the league, with such thoughts, the Philadelphia fans who came to watch the game were very calm.

It's just that the moment Iverson appeared, the fans couldn't calm down.

The reason is simple, this will be Iverson's last time as a player, and after this season, they will never see this stubborn and lonely little man on the court again!

It's also a coincidence that this time the Warriors' last regular season game was held in Philadelphia, and Iverson's regular season career began and ended in this place, and a miracle began and ended here, isn't it a convincing thing?