Chapter 821: The Metaphysical Number 58 and the Turbulent Battle for Position!

In the game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Oklahoma City Thunder, two epic records were set in one game!

In what should have been an ordinary game, Yes broke Chamberlain and Russell's NBA single-game rebounding records in the game.

And he also got the scariest triple-double in NBA history!

50 points, 58 rebounds and 10 assists. After this triple-double appeared, everyone, whether it was fans, experts or media reporters, called this triple-double the most terrifying triple-double!

In the history of the NBA, currently, no player has scored a triple-double of more than 60 points.

A triple-double with more than 50 points is the top-scoring triple-double.

At the same time, Ye's triple-double also had 58 rebounds!

In the history of the NBA, when the three data of triple-doubles are added together, only Ye Si's is the one who has reached 118!

50 points + 58 rebounds + 10 assists, a terrifying 118!

Not to mention 118, in the history of the NBA, even the sum of the three triple-doubles reaches 100, except for Ye Si's!

Therefore, there is no problem at all that this triple-double data is called the most terrifying triple-double in history.

In addition to this incredible triple-double and rebounding record.

Another magical record is that Rondo, who struck 43 times in this game, successfully surpassed Jordan with 1,239, Kobe with 1,747, Joe Falk with 1,355 and others, and became the NBA's historical single-game iron king!

Perhaps the trend that the most powerful player in NBA history is Kobe is irreversible.

But as the iron king of Seattle who is as famous as Kobe, Rondo occupies the honor of the iron king in a single game in NBA history, but he can form a north-south confrontation with the future iron king Kobe.

Of course, Rajon Rondo broke the NBA's single-game hitting record during the game, which is just interesting news.

Rondo's shooting percentage that could not be saved no matter how Yes tried to save it during the game became a source of laughter for many fans after the game.

Now the entire NBA, the entire world, is really discussing Yes's truly magical triple-double miraculous rebounding record, not Rondo's obviously interesting record.

What's more, Yes's record and triple-double this time are also very interesting.

"Now Chris Paul has gone further and further on the road of endorsing 58..."

As soon as the competition ended, as someone who wrote the book Fifty-Eight, the tweet that Fifteen was not the second instantly became the focus of discussion on the entire Internet.

"Now I feel more and more that the number fifty-eight is poisonous. As long as I follow the NBA, I seem to see this number everywhere!"

"I swear, this time, it was definitely not intentional by Yes, but this number just appeared unexpectedly!"

"If I were Chris Paul, I would call the police!"

"What's the use of calling the police? It's better to create a new number to wash away the nightmare number fifty-eight!"

"Man, I don't think there's any number in the history of basketball, in the history of the NBA, that compares to fifty-eight."

"Man, I agree with what you said, but your tone makes me think that you will be slapped in the face, and the person who slaps you in the face may even be Chris Paul, hahahaha..."

After the game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Thunder, the entire NBA became lively.

This brought a bit of a "happy" atmosphere to the sprint atmosphere that has been very tense recently.

However, no matter how cheerful the atmosphere outside is,

No matter how lively the outside world is, this has nothing to do with Ye Si.

The moment the game against the Thunder ended, the superstar system showed that Ye Si's third-ring completion task had been completed.

Superstar completes the third link of the task: Rebounding Superman

Task requirements: In a regular game, grab at least 50 rebounds and no less than 30 offensive rebounds.

Mission description: The completion level of the first two rounds of the host's completion mission has reached Excellent, and the obtained is a guaranteed five-star ten consecutive drawing fragments. The third round mission automatically matches the Excellent difficulty mission, and the original mission has no less than 20 offensive rebounds per game. Increased to 30.

Mission status: Completed, completion level: 24 backcourt rebounds and 34 offensive rebounds, excellent.

Mission reward: a guaranteed five-star ten-draw fragment (3/10)

At the same time, after the third ring mission was completed, Ye Si’s fourth ring mission was also refreshed.

In fact, after the tasks in the first three rings came out, Ye Si could guess what the tasks in the fourth ring would be.

The fourth stage of the Superstar Completion Task: Steal Superman

Task requirements: Get at least 15 steals in a regular game.

Mission Description: The completion level of the first three rings of the host's completion mission has reached Excellent, and you will get ten consecutive fragments with a minimum of five stars. The fourth ring mission will automatically match the Excellent Difficulty Mission, and increase the number of steals from the original mission from no less than 10 to 15 indivual.

Mission reward: a guaranteed five-star ten-draw fragment.

Stealing task...

It should be said that it is indeed a stealing task.

And the number of steals is still very high, 15 times.

Ye Si doesn't quite remember what the league's single-game steals record is now.

But judging from his experience in basketball games, it is quite difficult to steal more than 10 times in a single game.

The main thing is that when you have more steals, your opponents will become very, very cautious.

We are all NBA-level players.

No one wants to be stolen by the opponent if it is not necessary.

In NBA games, stealing in one-on-one defense is the biggest humiliation to the opponent.

If you have one in a game, you can brag about it for a long time.

Not to mention more than ten times of more than fifteen times.

Of course, the statistics of steals are not just one-on-one face-to-face steals.

There are also steals caused by anticipating the opponent's passing line.

This is relatively simple.

And it is more suitable for Yes.

When you are familiar with the passing habits and passing routes of a certain player of the opponent, combined with Yes's explosive power and game prediction, defensive awareness and stealing ability, this task can still be completed.

The key is to meet familiar and suitable opponents.

In the NBA, Yes is still a lot of "familiar" opponents.

However...

Now that the superman tasks of scoring, rebounding and assists have been completed, the next is steals and blocks.

So what will be next?

Does the superstar completion task require him to complete the strongest data in the NBA?

Yes had some guesses.

After defeating the Thunder at home, the Seattle SuperSonics won four games in a row after the All-Stars.

After the four-game winning streak, the Seattle SuperSonics' record also reached 41 wins and 15 losses.

After the All-Stars, among the four teams competing for the top eight in the West, the SuperSonics, the Timberwolves, the Rockets and the Suns, only the SuperSonics and the Timberwolves have maintained a winning streak.

As of February 26, the Timberwolves have successively defeated the Wizards, the Heat, the Pacers, the Lakers, the Raptors, and the Jazz. The Timberwolves, who had the worst schedule, played six games in nine days, but won all of them. The Timberwolves, who won six games in a row after the All-Stars, also had a record of 42 wins and 15 losses, which can be said to have firmly occupied the sixth place in the West.

As the eighth-ranked Suns in the West, after the All-Star Game, as of February 26, the Suns lost to the Supersonics and the Lakers, played five games, won two games against the Clippers and one against the Celtics, and now have a record of 39 wins and 17 losses.

At the same time, the Rockets, who have been pressed in the ninth position in the West, lost to the Mavericks and the Celtics after the All-Star Game, and defeated the Nets, the Trail Blazers and the Bobcats, and now have a record of 40 wins and 18 losses.

From the current records of these four teams, the four teams seem to be slightly separated by two levels.

The Timberwolves and the Seattle Supersonics are at one level.

The Rockets and the Suns are at another level.

The Timberwolves are now very good in both morale and luck, and they seem to be the first of the four teams to land safely.

And the Rockets and the Suns seem to be slowly sinking into the quagmire, being dragged down by constant failures.

But this is the feeling during this period after the All-Star Game.

In fact, the gap between the four teams is not obvious enough.

On February 27, 2009, after a five-day break, the Seattle SuperSonics visited Dallas to face the Dallas Mavericks, their nemesis team this season.

The Dallas Mavericks have been in very good form recently. After the All-Stars, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Rockets, Nets, Kings, and Bucks in succession. After defeating the Spurs, the direct competitor of the Western Conference, in the last game, the Dallas Mavericks, who won five consecutive games after the All-Stars, have now surpassed the Spurs and ranked first in the Western Conference.

In this away game against the Mavericks, Milicic, who played against the Lakers, is still unable to play for the time being.

Gasol still replaced Milicic as the team's starter in this game.

Milicic was not the key to the victory or defeat of the game against the Mavericks.

The key to the game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Mavericks has always been the problem of the Mavericks' four offensive powerhouses, Nowitzki, Josh Howard, Monta Ellis and Afflalo, taking turns to single out Ibaka.

None of the four offensive players of the Mavericks has the singles ability of Yes and Kobe.

But each of them can beat Ibaka to the point of vomiting.

Yes can only take care of one on the defensive end, and these four can hold the ball, can do crazy pick-and-roll, and rotate to play Ibaka.

As long as Ibaka stays on the court, the game between the Supersonics and the Mavericks is simply unsolvable.

And because of the existence of Afflalo, the hexagonal warrior, the Mavericks' originally weak outside defense can double-team Yes, and the Mavericks' advantage over the Supersonics is very obvious.

Therefore, as long as Ibaka is on the court, as long as Afflalo can lead Josh Howard to successfully double-team Yes, it will be difficult for the Supersonics to beat the Mavericks.

In this game against the Mavericks, Ibaka has tried very hard.

But seeing Ibaka being beaten by Nowitzki, Monta Ellis and Josh Howard on the court, many Supersonics players felt a little bit sorry.

It's too miserable!

Fortunately, Ibaka was beaten for only three quarters in this game, because in the fourth quarter, the game entered garbage time.

It is very uncomfortable to meet your nemesis in the game.

Just like the Seattle Supersonics met the Mavericks.

So is there anything more uncomfortable than meeting the Mavericks?

Of course there is.

The day after the game with the Mavericks.

On February 28, 2009, the Seattle SuperSonics played back-to-back away games against another nemesis of the team this season, the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Memphis Grizzlies also had an excellent record after the All-Stars.

They defeated the Jazz, Trail Blazers, Kings, and Pacers in succession, and only lost to the Cavaliers.

But even with such a record, the Memphis Grizzlies can only rank fifth in the West.

The actual record of the Grizzlies is fourth in the West, second only to the Mavericks, Spurs and Lakers, and higher than the Nuggets, but the Nuggets are first in the Northwest Division, and the first in the division automatically occupies a top three position in the division.

So the Grizzlies, who are third in the Southwest Division, can only rank fifth.

Of course, the second in the Southwest Division, who have a better record than the Grizzlies, and the second in the West, even ranked behind the Lakers and Nuggets for this reason, and can only rank fourth in the West.

It is precisely because of this ranking rule.

Whether it is the Spurs, who are now fourth in the West, or the Grizzlies, who are fifth in the West, they all want to knock down the Mavericks, who are first in the West.

Only by becoming the first team in the Southwest Division will it make sense!

Otherwise, whether it is the second or third place in the Southwest Division, it is meaningless.

Although the Grizzlies and the Mavericks are both the nemesis of the Supersonics this season.

But it is different from the Mavericks' natural restraint of Ibaka.

The Grizzlies' Oden and Gasol combination is a natural restraint of the Supersonics' inside line.

If the Supersonics with Ibaka want to win, in addition to Yes's performance, they also need the Supersonics' inside line to perform, both of which are indispensable.

The two inside lines of the Grizzlies can suppress the Supersonics' inside line very well.

At the same time, the Grizzlies' Battier and Carter combination can also double-team Yes.

It can be said that the Mavericks restrained the Supersonics by restraining the weakest point of the Supersonics.

And the Grizzlies restrained the Supersonics because they suppressed the strongest point of the Supersonics.

It's very unpleasant to be hit by people's weaknesses all the time, but the strong points can still be played.

But in this game with the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies kept suppressing the strong points, which was a live killing!

Perhaps the only thing that the Sonics fans really expected in this game between the Sonics and the Grizzlies was that Gasol Jr. would meet his brother, Gasol Sr., in the starting lineup for the first time.

However, in the first brother derby, Gasol Jr. was played quite miserably by Gasol Sr. and Oden.

He made 2 goals in 7 shots, had 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 turnovers and 6 fouls. After coming to the NBA for so long, Gasol Jr. rarely had such a miserable game. No, it should be said that he had never had such a miserable game.

In the end, the Sonics, who were at a disadvantage in all aspects of the game, lost to the Grizzlies 92-102 away.

While the Sonics suffered two consecutive losses away from the Grizzlies.

On the other hand, after the Suns avenged the Lakers 118-112 at home and the Rockets avenged the Timberwolves 105-94 away, it seemed that the originally clear battle for the eighth place in the Western Conference became turbulent again!