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14 of 14 shots, 8 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 40 points in a single quarter.

Chen Xiao's 40 points in the first quarter of the game between the Warriors and Bucks is a new record for points scored in a single quarter in NBA history.

Surpassing Warriors teammate Klay Thompson's 37 points in a single quarter.

Therefore, after Chen Xiao hit the buzzer-beating three-pointer in the first quarter, the live broadcast camera immediately focused on Klay Thompson in a suit on the sidelines.

After Chen Xiao hit the buzzer-beating three-pointer in the first quarter, Klay Thompson stood up and applauded Chen Xiao immediately.

Clay has not played a game yet, but his body has almost recovered and he has begun training with the team.

With the Warriors currently making such great progress, if Klay comes back and can maintain good condition and strength, it will definitely be a huge addition to the Warriors.

Of course, everyone's eyes are not on Clay now, but on Chen Xiao.

40 points in a single quarter!

This is 40 points in a single quarter!

And it was 40 points in a single quarter against the Bucks, a historic team!

Let's just say that when the first quarter ended, the entire NBA and the entire world's Internet went crazy.

Regardless of whether it is the United States, China or Europe, the Internet is full of news about Chen Xiao's 40 points in a single quarter.

This is much scarier than the news that Klay scored 60 points in the third quarter, 37 points in the fourth quarter, and 97 points in the game.

After all, what kind of celebrity is Chen Xiao, and what kind of celebrity is Clay.

It's also a hat trick. The sensation caused by Messi's hat trick and Vasi's hat trick is not of the same level at all.

Of course, even the Internet exploded, not to mention the Warriors fans at the scene.

Let's put it this way, even Shifu Duncan on the sidelines had an incredibly shocked look with his eyes widened and his hands covering his head when Chen Xiao hit Durant's incredible three-pointer at the buzzer.

Well, if other people were pretending to come to Duncan, they would be really shocked beyond measure.

Therefore, Duncan's former teammate and closest comrade-in-arms, commentator Xishang Maizi and his commentator partner Chris Webber, rushed directly in front of Chen Xiao.

As for the CCTV live commentators of this game, Yu Yu and Lao Su's voices were choked with sobs.

As for the commentators from Penguin.com's two Internet fan celebrities, Master Bi was so excited that he could not speak. His trembling hands were already spinning two pens.

The whale next to it kept shouting: "There is a root! There is a root! There is a root!"

For a time, the whole world thought that Chen Xiao's 40 points in a single quarter had caused a huge hurricane.

At the same time, almost immediately, the commentators around the world who were broadcasting this game were all talking about one question, that is, in this game, does Chen Xiao have a chance to break the single-game record held by his teammate Clay? A scoring record of 97 points.

Can Chen Xiao break Chamberlain's NBA regular season record of 100 points in a single game?

Chen Xiao has scored a lot in his career, with his highest season average of 44 points per game. As for 40 points, 50 points, 60 points, 70 points, and 80 points, there are indeed no more.

It’s not that Chen Xiao doesn’t have this ability, but for Chen Xiao’s style of play, if Chen Xiao scores 70 points, most teams will collapse. If Chen Xiao scores 80 points, any team will collapse. .

And Chen Xiao is not a data brush. As long as the team wins, he doesn't care about his own data at all.

Therefore, although Chen Xiao has the ability to break Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game, Chen Xiao has never deliberately exceeded it.

And this match was simply the right time, place, and right people.

Judging from the final shot against Durant, Chen Xiao's feel and state in this game were simply explosive.

At the same time, judging from the 48-42 score on both sides in the first quarter, the Bucks are really strong.

Chen Xiaodu scored 40 points in a single quarter with 100% shooting, but he only led by 6 points.

Therefore, the Bucks may really be able to persist until Chen Xiao gets 80+, or even 90+, without collapse.

At the same time, this game is a key battle for Chen Xiao and Antetokounmpo to compete for MVP. The entire Warriors team is creating scoring opportunities for Chen Xiao.

And Chen Xiao himself seems to want to compete in this game.

In this case, this is not the right time, the right place and the right people. What is the right time, the right place and the right people?

In short, because of the 40 points in the first quarter, everyone's expectations for Chen Xiao's performance in this game are already high.

As a party involved, Chen Xiao didn't have so many ideas.

This game doesn't even have a winner, so why do you want so much data?

This is not Chen Xiao's style.

To be honest, in this game, the pressure on the Warriors and on him is very high.

In this game, other Warriors teammates consciously reduced their shots in order to support his performance, which will affect their offensive status.

His teammates sacrificed for him. It is impossible for him to disappoint his teammates. His teammates sacrificed for you. If you cannot bring a victory to your teammates, Chen Xiao will be very disappointed.

Fortunately, Chen Xiao's condition was indeed very good in this game. However, even if his condition was as perfect as this, he still only led by 6 points in a single quarter.

Because in the first quarter, Durant, Curry, and Antetokounmpo also scored 36 points together.

In the first quarter, the performances of Durant, Curry and Antetokounmpo were also explosive.

After all, based on the average points per game of the three, generally speaking, the average points scored by the three in a game add up to about 22 points.

But in this game, the three scored 36 points in the first quarter, and this was even when Antetokounmpo only played 7 minutes in the first quarter before being replaced to rest.

It can only be said that in this game, Durant, Curry and Antetokounmpo were also in excellent condition.

In the second quarter of the game, Chen Xiao rested off the court, while Morant was leading the team on the court.

Morant, Alexander, Michael Porter Jr., Anthony, Marvin Bagley, these are the Warriors' rotation players.

As for the Bucks, they have Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen, Wesley Matthews, Connaughton, and Antetokounmpo.

The Bucks' rotation has always been led by Antetokounmpo and Holiday.

By the way, the Bucks' rotation has a player who is very familiar to Marquette University, Wesley Matthews.

After Wesley Matthews won the championship with the Cavaliers, he did not choose to renew his contract with the Cavaliers.

Wesley Matthews, born in 1986, was one of the second generation of Three Eagles and Two Claws that year.

That year, the second generation of Marquette University had three eagles and two catches. The three eagles were Durant, Curry, and DeAndre Jordan.

As a second-generation core player at Marquette University, Wesley Matthews chose to return to Milwaukee when he was 34 years old.

After all, at the age of 34, he can't actually get such a big contract. In more than 10 years with the Cavaliers, he has made a lot of money, which is enough.

It just so happens that there is still fuel in the tank. Bringing this fuel to his former college teammates Durant and Curry is the best choice for him.

Matthews, who returned to Milwaukee, performed well. He had no major injuries or illnesses in his career. He has been training conscientiously and diligently next to James in the Cavaliers. Although he is old and has basically lost his athletic ability, he has developed a skill. Very good spot shooting ability.

When he was with the Cavaliers, next to Oden and James, he needed to have strong fixed-point shooting ability, and his shooting talent was also very good. In his sophomore year, he averaged 2 three-pointers per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as Reaching 41%, he has been one of the Cavaliers' most consistent shooters over the years.

In the playoffs last season, he also shot more than 40% from three-pointers with the Bucks.

It can be said that his style is very suitable for the rotation of the Bucks led by Antetokounmpo.

Except for Antetokounmpo, everyone in the Bucks' current lineup can shoot, which will give Antetokounmpo a lot of room to break through.

This is why Ray Allen and the Bucks let Antetokounmpo lead the bench.

Even though Antetokounmpo is the giant who leads the bench, in fact, his playing time is the least among the three.

Antetokounmpo averages 31 minutes of playing time per game. The reason why Antetokounmpo's playing time is so compressed is not only to protect him from injuries, but also to hope that he can have every minute on the court. Enough physical strength.

Let's put it this way, Antetokounmpo's style of play is very physical and very easy to get injured.

In this case, Ray Allen's use of Antetokounmpo is somewhat like the Heat's use of Yao Ming.

Of course, although the two methods of use are different, the use time is still different.

The Heat faced Yao Ming at a critical moment.

Because Yao Ming's offensive ability at critical moments is almost invincible and no one can defend him.

But after Antetokounmpo defended at the critical moment, Antetokounmpo was actually a little blind because he did not have stable shooting.

Therefore, the way Ray Allen uses it is to let Antetokounmpo attack crazily when he abuses the dish.

Let's put it this way, Antetokounmpo's current style of play and James's style of play in history are really suitable for abuse.

As for the critical moment, aren't there Durant and Curry?

Therefore, if this Buck has to be compared with the Heat back then, then Durant and Curry are Yao Ming's roles, and Antetokounmpo is Wade's role.

Of course, Wade was not completely abusive and had the effect of holding onto the score.

And now Durant and Curry are not just for critical moments. They are also very effective in holding the score.

Therefore, Antetokounmpo's rotation time is very interesting.

The first 7 minutes of the first quarter were played.

Play the first 7 minutes of the second quarter.

The first 7 minutes of the third quarter were played.

Play the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, go down and rest for 3 minutes, then come back and play 4 minutes.

A game only lasts about 30 minutes.

Of course, overtime, or anxious games, and overtime games are counted separately.

It can only be said that among the NBA's super giants, Antetokounmpo's rotation method is really interesting.

However, Antetokounmpo's outstanding performance in this peculiar rotation method is indeed amazing.

Let's put it this way, in the rotation, Antetokounmpo is really unstoppable!

When there are four players around him who can open up space for him, now Antetokounmpo can really beat five people one-on-one!

Chen Xiao could lock him before, but now Chen Xiao can't lock him one-on-one.

It can only be said that this Bucks team played too utilitarian, too powerful, and too efficient.

Almost no firepower of the Big Three was wasted.

This kind of rotation will cover the entire field with the firepower of the Big Three, comprehensively and with full output.

In fact, in terms of the thickness of the rotation, the Warriors are actually above the Bucks.

But after the rotation started in the second quarter, the Bucks and Warriors were actually inseparable.

Even with Antetokounmpo as an invincible player, the Bucks even look a little more stable and feel a little stronger.

Therefore, five minutes into the second quarter, before Chen Xiao came up, the score on the court was 62 to 58, and the Warriors' lead changed from 6 points to 4 points.

Of course, the ball is in the Warriors' hands.

In these short five minutes, Antetokounmpo made 3 of 4 free throws, 3 of 4 free throws, scored 9 points and 2 assists. This is really unstoppable.

Antetokounmpo's outstanding performance made Anthony and Marvin Bagley who faced him quite unhappy.

However, especially Marvin Bagley, after Chen Xiao went down, he was the main center facing Antetokounmpo. In these few minutes, he was really walked and beaten by Antetokounmpo like a dog.

He wants to have a one-on-one duel with Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo has no intention of facing you one-on-one. He will catch the ball after moving without the ball and beat Anthony, beat Alexander, and beat him. Morant misplaced the ball.

Pass the ball when flanked.

Fight all the way to the end without flanking.

Marvin Barkley is really clueless.

This is why Chen Xiao said that the Bucks' current style of play is extremely utilitarian and efficient.

Is Antetokounmpo's style of play really like James in history? Do you want to fight me one-on-one? no way!

Find out about the King of Pick and Roll!

James uses pick-and-rolls to create mismatches.

Antetokounmpo, on the other hand, uses his powerful off-the-ball movement to create mismatches.

Therefore, Antetokounmpo seems more utilitarian and efficient than James.

In the pick-and-roll, you still have the possibility of not switching defenses. If the switch is not completed and the position is misaligned, James will be blinded.

But when Antetokounmpo moves without the ball, can your big man chase Antetokounmpo?

I really can't run away.

Just like if O'Neal can move around without the ball on the offensive end, O'Neal's strength can rise by at least two levels.

A player as tall and strong as Antetokounmpo, who can move so well without the ball, has such strong ball control, has such strong finishing ability at the basket, and has such strong vision and passing ability.

In fact, it is the only one in the entire history.

If the Antetokounmpo that Chen Xiao and the Warriors met in the finals was still a little green, then the current Antetokounmpo has really been trained to a complete body by Ray Allen.

Therefore, as Chen Xiao's MVP competitor, Antetokounmpo in these five minutes is really eye-catching.

but!

As soon as the Warriors came up, Chen Xiao used Antetokounmpo's method and refused to play one-on-one with Antetokounmpo.

Instead, he caught Wesley Matthews without the ball. After receiving the pass from Wiggins, Chen Xiao swung his hips in a different direction, shook away the old Wesley Matthews, and stepped back. Three-point shot!

A swipe!

Hit!

65 to 58!

This is Chen Xiao's 15th consecutive hit in this game.

It was also Chen Xiao’s 43rd point of the game.

At the same time, the point difference between the two sides has once again widened to 7 points!

After just one round, Ray Allen requested a timeout again.

After the timeout, Ray Allen replaced all the Bucks' starting lineup.

The direct MVP competition between Chen Xiao and Antetokounmpo is one of the biggest highlights of this game.

But in this game, Ray Allen did not give Antetokounmpo and Chen Xiao a chance to face off one-on-one.

"Because I know that if Giannis fights God one-on-one, he will lose!"

"If you want to keep Giannis' MVP chance, you can only stagger the one-on-one direct duel between Giannis and God!"

Ray Allen has good intentions.

Antetokounmpo also knows it.

Not willing to give in?

Really unwilling.

Now he is complete and the strongest.

But even if he is the strongest, if it is a one-on-one duel, he is no match for the 40-year-old God!

Very reluctant, but this is reality!

Moreover, it is a reality that he has to accept!

If he wants to defeat God and win the first regular season MVP of his career, he can only rely on stronger teammates and teams.

There is no other way.

On the court, after returning from the timeout, Antetokounmpo came around to catch the misplaced Herbert Jones. This time, the Warriors did not allow Antetokounmpo to get such a one-on-one opportunity.

Chen Xiao let go of Portis to help defend, Antetokounmpo passed the ball, Wiggins changed defense, and Portis made a cross pass, and the ball reached Durant's hand at a 45-degree angle on the left.

When Alexander was about to switch to Durant again, the Warriors' defensive loopholes were already huge.

Durant crossed over again, and Curry at the top of the arc took the ball, adjusted a step, and shot an open three-pointer.

A swipe!

Hit!

Curry points his fingers to the sky!

The score is 65 to 61!

Still anxious!

Still, the outcome is unpredictable!