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After defeating the Grizzlies, the 76ers ushered in a four-game winning streak.

After consecutively defeating strong opponents and achieving four consecutive victories, the team has obviously become well-tuned.

Next, on March 17, they played at home and faced the Indiana Pacers again. In this game, Anxi once again suppressed Paul George. Paul George made 4 of 14 shots and only relied on free throws to score 24 points. Anxi However, he made 8 of 16 shots, scored 25 points, and had 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.

He led the team to defeat the Pacers again, 99:90. Although the 76ers only won by 9 points, this victory further improved the 76ers' record. After five consecutive victories, the 76ers had a record of 44 wins and 23 losses. The 50-win record is not far away.

A 50-win record means a lot to a playoff team.

Most of the teams with 50 wins were stronger teams in the East and West. In the first decade of the 21st century, when the West was strong and the East was weak, the top eight teams in the West were probably all 50-win teams, while the East There are only one or two 50-win teams.

So, for the Eastern Conference, the team that wins 50 games is the team that has a chance to compete for tickets to the finals.

As for the Western Conference, the standard may rise to 55 wins.

For example, in the 2007-2008 season, the eighth seed in the Western Conference was the Denver Nuggets with 50 wins and 32 losses. The competition in the Western Conference that season was fierce. In the end, the teams with more than 55 wins - the Lakers, Hornets and Spurs, first defeated the Hornets in a tiebreaker by the Spurs, and then the Western Conference. The Lakers defeated the Spurs in five games and advanced to the finals. That year, only the Celtics, Pistons and Magic in the Eastern Conference had a record of more than 50 wins. However, the Celtics, who won 66 games, were obviously stronger and directly defeated many teams in the Eastern Conference and advanced to the finals.

In recent years, the situation of the strong West and the weak East has improved, but there are still not many teams in the East with more than 50 wins. Only the Knicks and Heat achieved 50 wins last season.

Therefore, seeing the 76ers' record approaching 50 wins, Philadelphia fans and media are rejoicing. If the team achieves a 50-win record, it means that the 76ers are also one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. .

Counting back, the last season the 76ers got 50 wins in the regular season was the 2000-2001 season. Larry Brown was the head coach of the 76ers that year, and Allen Iverson was the team's star. In addition to Iverson, the 76ers also had strong players such as Dikembe Mutombo and Aaron McGee. The 76ers also made it to the finals and then lost to the OK combination 1:4, as well as Allen. The legendary moment when Iverson stepped over Tyronn Lue.

In the 11 years Allen Iverson has played for the team, he has only won 50 games this season. Therefore, for the 76ers, a 50-win regular season record is already quite a dream.

There are 15 games left in the regular season, and the 76ers still need 6 wins to reach 50 wins. Brett Brown has also seen the Philadelphia media's hype about 50 wins.

So on March 19, facing the Bulls, a direct competitor for the playoffs, Brett Brown announced in the home team's locker room: "Guys, the regular season is coming to an end. We have locked in a playoff spot, but in this At this time, I still have to give you a new goal. Our current record is 44 wins and 23 losses, with 15 games left. I hope we can win 11 of the remaining 15 games."

"Everyone is saying that the 76ers are going to get 50 wins again after the 2000-2001 season, but what I want to say is that we not only have to get 50 wins, we have to go one step further and get 50 wins. Win 55 times!"

Brett Brown proposed a more difficult goal, and after having the goal, the 76ers became more motivated.

In the home game against the Bulls, the 76ers took the lead at the beginning with an 11:0 offensive wave.

Forced Tom Thibodeau to call the first timeout of the game.

This season, the Bulls' defense has declined to a certain extent. Originally, the Bulls' defense was the top in the league, but in order to improve the team's offense, Tom Thibodeau made some changes, and the changes made the Bulls' original top defense worse. Many, although the offensive end has improved, overall, the Bulls' offense is still quite tasteless and quite unstable.

After the timeout, Tom Thibodeau made some adjustments and they started scoring.

But correspondingly, their defense is also getting worse.

Anxi unceremoniously scored 16 points in the first quarter, leading the team to 33:19, leading by 14 points in the first quarter.

However, they put on the bench in the second quarter and were beaten back by the Bulls. At the end of the half, the score between the two teams was 52:45, and the 76ers still led by 7 points.

In the second half, the Bulls strengthened their defensive intensity, but Anxi struggled slightly. In the third quarter, the gap was narrowed by one point. It seemed that the game was still in suspense until the fourth quarter.

But in the crucial fourth quarter, Anxi broke out.

He scored another 17 points in a single quarter, not only leading the team to a 33:25 score in the final quarter, widening the point difference to 14 points, but also causing Jimmy Butler, who was defending him, to leave the game with six fouls.

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Bulls 108:94 at home and won their sixth consecutive victory.

Anxi scored 42 points, plus 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, and performed well.

On March 21, US time, the 76ers once again faced a heavyweight showdown. Carmelo Anthony, who ranked fifth in the previous MVP rankings, led the Knicks to challenge the 76ers away from home.

For the Knicks, this game is a key battle for them to continue to hit the playoffs. They can only win but not lose. Carmelo Anthony is holding back his energy.

Anxi also refused to give in. This game was a good opportunity for him to prove himself. He always felt that he should at least be in the top five in the MVP rankings.

As a result, Anxi broke out.

The first half of the game was relatively smooth. The two teams interacted with each other. Anxi only took the initiative to defend Carmelo Anthony on the defensive end. Anthony only made 4 of 14 shots in the first half, but the Knicks relied on Amar. Stoudemire's outburst brought the score under control.

At halftime, the score between the two teams was 51:57, with the Knicks trailing by only 6 points.

The Knicks still had a chance to win, but in the second half, Anxi began to exert his strength and did not give the Knicks any chance.

After scoring 20 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, the 76ers also played consecutive offensive waves in the third quarter. After three quarters, the score difference reached 20 points, 88:68. The 76ers played a wonderful third quarter. The victory was locked in advance.

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Knicks by 26 points at home 117:91, putting the Knicks one step further away from the playoffs.

Anxi also defeated Carmelo Anthony in a direct duel with 45 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks in the game. In this game, Anthony made 5 of 16 shots and only relied on free throws. 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Comparing the two sides, Anxi is obviously better.

After defeating the Knicks, the 76ers' winning streak reached 7 consecutive victories. The North American media had to start paying attention to the 76ers. A wave of consecutive wins at the end of the season made the 76ers stronger.

One day later, the 76ers challenged the Bulls in back-to-back away games. Relying on Anxi's 33 points and 11 assists, the 76ers won another game and their eighth consecutive victory.

Immediately after a day off, the 76ers faced the Detroit Pistons at home. Facing the Pistons who were eliminated early and had no desire for anything, the 76ers won another big victory with 123:98, winning 9 consecutive games!

On March 27, the 76ers' defense became even better. They faced the Hawks, who had been on a downward trend in the East. The Hawks they defended only scored 46 points in three quarters. In the end, the 76ers won again at 98:71, winning 10 consecutive games!

With 10 consecutive wins, Philadelphia is going crazy.

Perhaps many people are accustomed to all kinds of long winning streaks, but in fact, it is difficult for the NBA to win more than 10 games in a row, and the teams that generally achieve 10 consecutive wins are almost all the top teams in the league. There is still one game left to reach 50 wins, and the 76ers have already proved their strength with a 10-game winning streak.

After 10 consecutive wins, the 76ers are only one win away from 50 wins.

But next, they will once again embark on a road trip to the Western Conference and face the Spurs and Rockets consecutively. No one thinks that the 76ers can continue their winning streak.

However, after 10 consecutive victories, the NBA official website released the latest MVP rankings. Anxi has performed well in recent times, and the team has won 10 consecutive games. Anxi is still in a direct duel, crushing Kamei with an absolute advantage. Long Anthony, everyone thinks that Anxi can at least enter the top five this time.

But the fact is...