In fact, just as Charles Barkley expected, after the halftime break, the entire Thunder team seemed to have changed into a different team. The expressions on every player's face were very serious, and this was not the end.

A special place.

The most special thing is that as soon as they started the game in the third quarter, they quickly burst out with amazing energy on both offense and defense.

During the period when Bayonet and Carmelo Anthony rested for the Dallas Mavericks, under the leadership of Russell Westbrook, the Thunder unexpectedly blasted a wave of 11:0, instantly reducing the point difference to 10

point.

This made Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle immediately unable to sit still. After a quick timeout, Bayonet and Carmelo Anthony returned to the court.

I have to admit that when Bayonet and Carmelo Anthony returned to the court, the Thunder's ferocious offensive momentum was quickly curbed.

Although Bayonet did not continue his hot touch in the first two quarters, he still scored a total of 18 points in the next three or four quarters.

Therefore, when the game was over, Bayonet scored a game-high 56 points.

The 56 points is also the highest score in a single game so far in the playoffs this season.

Of course, the 56 points scored by the Bayonet in tonight's game are enough to rank among the best in a single playoff game in NBA history, beating many superstars.

In NBA history, when people talk about various historical records, they can't always avoid one person's name.

This person is Michael Jordan.

Yes, Michael Jordan tops the list of points scored in a single playoff game in NBA history. His 63 points in a single game are still unbeatable to this day.

More than 30 years ago, it was the God of Basketball's first battle after entering the NBA. He wrote a heroic song about a lone hero, challenging the Celtics, the strongest team in the league at that time, and facing a luxury team with superstars, he fought bravely.

Although Jordan lost that game in the end, as he said himself, he gained a lot from it. Just like many great people said after success, the road to success is never smooth.

On April 20, 1986, U.S. time, I returned to the Boston Garden Arena to look back at the greatest individual performance in the history of the NBA playoffs. It was Michael Jordan's second season in the league. He was only 23 years old at the time.

During the game, he suffered the most serious injury of his career - a fracture of his left foot. As a result, he only played 18 games in the regular season, and the Bulls only achieved a record of 30 wins and 52 losses. Fortunately, the league was severely divided that season, and the Bulls still

Entering the playoffs as eighth in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics were the regular season champions in the 1985-86 season, with a record of 67 wins and 15 losses. The Celtics' top star, Larry Bird, completed three consecutive regular season MVP awards that season.

The Celtics met the Bulls in the first round, which was recognized as a showdown with no suspense, but Jordan made this matchup suspenseful and entered the annals of history.

Jordan scored 49 points in the first round of the contest between the two sides, which was already amazing, but the Bulls still lost to the Celtics 104 to 123. Only then did Jordan enter a stronger fighting mode in the second game.

"He kept hitting jumpers and scoring inside. We almost used everyone to defend him." The great Bird was also impressed by Jordan. In that game, Jordan made 12 of 22 pull-up jumpers, a breakthrough

He made 8 of 14 shots from the field and 2 of 5 from other shooting methods.

The Celtics used their two defensive masters Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge to defend Jordan most of the time. However, they could not guard against the crazy Jordan. The "Flyers" scored 23 points in the face of Dennis Johnson's defense.

The defense against Ainge scored 19 points. The Celtics also used defense switches and double-teaming. Jordan scored 6 points against McHale's defense, 4 points against Bird, and 4 points against Bill Walton and Parker.

Rishi also scored 4 points each.

Jordan only failed to score in open play when facing one person's defense, and that was current Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle. He didn't make a single shot. "He made difficult goals one after another, and we couldn't."

Stop him," Bird said helplessly.

Jordan made a total of 22 of 41 shots in this game, without taking a single three-pointer, and 19 of 21 free throws. He scored 63 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. This game lasted two

In overtime, the Bulls finally lost 131-135. However, Jordan's great personal performance made Bird involuntarily say the famous saying that has been widely praised by future generations: "I think it was God who became Michael Jordan."

Bird added: "He is the most feared player in the NBA, and today in the Boston Garden, in a nationally televised game, on the battlefield of the playoffs, he played one of the greatest performances in history.

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Jordan's 63 points broke Elgin Baylor's single-game playoff scoring record of 61 points. The "Chicago Tribune" of that year described Jordan's crazy scoring in the packed Boston Garden Arena. He scored 63 points and was like the world on earth.

The greatest performance ever. The "Boston Globe" that year used the title "The show belonged to Michael Jordan, but the Celtics won in double overtime" when reporting on it. The local newspapers of the two teams had different focuses.

, but the reports all affirmed Jordan’s great performance.

What many people don’t know is that Bird also said something cruel that year. Since Jordan scored 49 points in the first game and 63 points in the second game, will Jordan score 77 points in the third game? "He is

He won’t score 77 points on Tuesday (game time in Game 3). If he really scores 77 points, then I might as well retire,” Bird said. Fortunately, Jordan failed to continue his hot scoring style in Game 3.

With a near triple-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Bird did not need to retire early.

"So, guys, I have to remind everyone that this is also the second season of entering the league. Looking at all the rising stars in the NBA over the years, only the Bayonet is closer to the God of Basketball, 56 points vs. 63 points. This in itself

Just a great matchup across multiple seasons."

Shaquille O'Neal was completely impressed. Like Charles Barkley, starting from tonight's game, he was completely surrounded by bayonets.

"So, if someone suddenly asks me, as far as the current league is concerned, who has the chance to reach the heights of Michael Jordan, I will tell him without hesitation that this person can only say bayonet, because starting from certain fields, the second-year
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