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Chapter 815 The First 40+3 Pair
Chapter 815 The First 40+ Triple-Double
After returning from the timeout, both sides restricted the opponent's MVP who had soared points just now. The Thunder's pick-and-roll directly went to the flank, or there was a big delay, and Rose was not given the opportunity to directly attack the basket; while the Knicks directly went to the flank. Xie Kai was restricted from off the ball.
Both Rose and Xie Kai started to create opportunities for their teammates, and the two frequently sent instant passes to make wedding dresses for their teammates.
The Thunder still maintain the lead, but the advantage is not great.
After Xie Kai and Pickled Pepper were off the court, Melon on the Knicks side started to show off, leading the team to catch up with the score.
The game has come to the contest of the second team of the two sides.Xie Kai and Paojiao are still full of advantages at this stage, leading the team to gain the advantage of the score again.
At the end of the third quarter, the away Thunder team led by 3 points 84:80.
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Break between festivals.
Wang Zixing said excitedly: "Mr. Su, looking at the statistics, Xie Kai is only one rebound away from getting a triple-double!"
Su Qun said with a smile: "Did I stop talking just now? If the game enters the garbage time early, Xie Kai's triple-double may not be won. If the game does not enter the garbage time, the triple-double is in the palm of his hand."
Wang Zixing looked at Su Qun with admiration. The experts were indeed different, and their predictions were too accurate!
As soon as the game came up in the last quarter, Xie Kai took the lead in showing his power, making sudden shots, leading the team to blast 8:0, gaining a double-digit lead and stopping the opponent.
Rose waited for the main force of the Knicks to come back early, but the Thunder had already gained momentum and couldn't hold back.
The trend of the game has not changed. In the end, the Thunder maintained their advantage until the end, defeated the Knicks, and ushered in two consecutive victories.
After the game, the Thunder's record came to 14 wins and 5 losses, continuing to rank third in the Western Conference.
Xie Kai performed extremely well in this game. He scored a season-high 43 points, plus 11 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, and only made 1 turnover. He was the biggest contributor to the team's victory.
This is Xie Kai's first 40+ this season, and also his first 40+ since joining the Thunder.In terms of career, this is the 22nd 40+ in his NBA regular season career.
In addition to 40+, this is also Xie Kai's first triple-double after joining the Thunder.It was the 20th triple-double of his NBA regular-season career.
In this game, Rose of the Knicks also performed well. He scored a season-high 34 points, plus 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. He and Xie Kai played against each other in the third quarter. All, very impressive.
After the game, Xie Kai and Rose shook hands and hugged, and exchanged jerseys.Although the two are not friends, they have always cherished each other.From the NCAA to the NBA, the two have always been rivals, but they have never been sworn enemies.
Xie Kai looks forward to the roses continuing to bloom, and Rose also hopes that God K can return to the top of the league.
Madison Square Garden Arena, this arena has a special meaning for NBA players.Many superstars have scored high scores here, Melon scored 62 points, Kobe Bryant scored 61 points, James also scored 61 points.
Xie Kai's 43 points are not worth mentioning, but 40+ triple-doubles, plus this is Xie Kai's first time this season, for him, the meaning is not the same.
At the press conference after the game, when the reporter asked Xie Kai if he deliberately wanted to get good data in Madison Square Garden and prove his ability.
Xie Kai said with a smile: "Does my ability really need to be proved by a high score in a regular season?"
Xie Kai's answer was full of domineering, shocking everyone.The reporter was dumbfounded. He originally wanted to make trouble, but he didn't expect Xie Kai's answer to be so sharp with a smile and full of confidence.
Indeed, for a superstar who holds 3 championship rings and has won 4 MVP trophies in total, there is no need to prove whether he can score high.
Xie Kai really didn't deliberately want to score high points in Madison Square Garden. He felt very good in this game. He really wanted to score points and increase the number of shots. It is not difficult to score 50+.The reason why he shot more in this game than before was because Rose's outstanding performance aroused the fighting blood in his heart.
The former MVP match between Xie Kai and Rose immediately became the news of major sports media competing to report after the game. The photos of the two MVPs embracing after the game also appeared on the homepages of many websites.
In the circle of NBA fans, there has always been a sentimental party. Xie Kai and Ross, the "peerless twins" of the year, are now facing each other on the court with such a posture, which really makes those fans shout "My youth!" emotion.As time goes by, many players of Xie Kai's generation are no longer in the NBA. The average career of NBA players is less than 5 years. This is already the 08th season of those players in the class of 8. Everyone is not young anymore.
The time has entered June.
On December 12, the Thunder returned to their home court and beat the visiting Washington Wizards, ushering in a 1-game winning streak.
Four days later, on December 4, the Thunder continued to play at home, defeating the Pelicans and ushering in a 12-game winning streak.
After 4 consecutive victories, the Thunder's record came to 16 wins and 5 losses, still ranking third in the Western Conference.
On December 12, the Thunder narrowly lost back-to-back away games to the Eagles and missed their 6-game winning streak.
On December 12, the Thunder beat the Timberwolves at home and refused to lose streak.
After this game, the Thunder's record came to 17 wins and 6 losses, still third in the Western Conference, second only to the Warriors and Spurs.
After the Thunder's record fluctuated at the beginning of the season, it has remained stable since then.For them, it is already very satisfying to be able to achieve such a record in the running-in stage of the first half of the season. After all, compared with the Warriors and Spurs, they are a mature system. Even if newcomers join, the difficulty of running-in is much less.
On December 12, the Thunder defeated the Celtics at home and ushered in a two-game winning streak.
But in the next two games, they lost to the Trail Blazers and Jazz in a row, ushering in a two-game losing streak.
After two consecutive losses, their record came to 18 wins and 8 losses, surpassed by the Rockets, and ranked fourth in the West.
On March 12, the Thunder played against the Suns at home.
Although their record so far this season is not particularly good, they have not ushered in a 3-game losing streak.In this game, relying on Xie Kai's 38+8+8+2+2, the Thunder beat the Suns at home and refused to lose 3 games in a row.
Two days later, they lost to the Eagles at home and missed the winning streak.
On December 12, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans in an away game. Two days later, they defeated the Celtics in an away game, ushering in two consecutive victories.
After two consecutive victories, the Thunder's record came to 21 wins and 9 losses, continuing to rank fourth in the Western Conference.
Next, the Thunder will usher in the Christmas game on the 26th BJ time.Their opponent in the Christmas game is the Rockets.
The reason why the league did not arrange Thunder VS Warriors is because they arranged Warriors VS Cavaliers.And the Thunder and Rockets are indeed a lot to watch.The two teams are currently the most popular teams in China. The core of the Rockets, Harden, was once one of the Thunder's three young players, while Xie Kai, the core of the Thunder, was once traded to the Rockets.
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