NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 144 The most difficult quadruple-double in NBA history
Payton's Raptors debut made many fans tremble again.

Anyway, the Cavaliers are also ranked tenth in the East, and they are so vulnerable in front of the Raptors who have Payton.

They are looking forward to the rematch between the Raptors and the Bulls in the near future. That game can no longer be said to be a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals. It can be regarded as a battle for the ownership of the championship.

After playing the Cavaliers, the Raptors' next opponent is the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Raptors have already played one game with the 76ers this season, and the Raptors won by 19 points in that game.

Under normal circumstances, after the 76ers sold Coleman this season, their record has improved, at least making it to the playoffs.

The lineup has big center Matt Geiger, who was produced in the 92 center year, and Snow was introduced, and Larry Hughes was selected in the draft.

It's a pity that after being disturbed by Kumbu, Snow is gone, and Hughes is gone.

The 76ers are still a fish belly, no different from last season.

"Gary, there's no garbage time in this game tonight."

"The last game doesn't count, tonight is your Raptors debut."

"We're here to help you create opportunities. Not much to say, at least score [-] or [-] points. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

McGrady smiled mysteriously next to Payton before the game.

When he said no garbage time, he meant that every time Comb hit Larry Brown, he would kill him. Regardless of whether Larry Brown surrendered or not, the main force of the Raptors would always be on the court.

Peyton rubbed his forehead, and said between laughing and laughing: "You young people really think highly of old guys like me."

"Fifty? Unless they keep making me go up."

McGrady nodded wildly, "Yes, yes, it's an empty basket. The few of us have already agreed."

"I can guarantee that you will have more chances to go to the basket tonight than you did in the entire season before."

Payton didn't understand what McGrady meant, and he didn't figure out what McGrady meant by the empty basket until after the game started.

In the first offensive round of the Raptors, McGrady and Mashburn were like the left and right goalkeepers, and the two generals stood on the left and right of Payton, directly blocking Iverson's defensive line.

Payton took the opportunity to get in between Mashburn and McGrady, and rushed towards the penalty area.

After passing the free throw line, he suddenly found that he really had a chance to make an empty basket.

Among the 76ers' insiders, one is Ratliff with a style similar to Camby, and the other is white center Geiger.

The bus squeezed Ratliff so badly that he couldn't even stand upright, so there was no chance to defend Payton.

Geiger is even worse, he has been pushed out of the bottom corner by Big Ben.

"boom!"

The old Payton suddenly had the passion of an old man talking about teenage madness, and it was a dunk when he went up.

Kumbu sat on the sidelines and watched dumbfounded. He didn't arrange the layup tactic on the court. It seemed that Big Ben McGrady and others figured it out in private.

It is a bit similar to the elevator door tactics that appeared in later generations.

There are also two guards on the left and right, but the elevator door is a gesture to rush in and then run back to shoot.

The Raptors' sky-up tactic is not so fancy, it just rushes toward the basket without any hindrance.

Needless to say, this tactic has no technical content, but the effect is really good, a bit like the epee without front.

It's a pity that there is no universality. This tactic can only be used in special circumstances, and only the Raptors are eligible to use it in the league.

First of all, two super strong insiders are needed to ensure that they can clean up the defensive players under the basket.

The Raptors have two super strong men, Ben and Bus. If this condition is met, other than the Raptors, no other team can come up with such an inside configuration.

In addition to the high demand for insiders, players in the second and third positions are also required to be flexible and tall.

McGrady and Mashburn are both more than two meters tall, and the pick-and-roll effect is very good, at least much better than those 1.8-meter small guards.

"This tactic is interesting, I think we can develop it."

Old Mahon is now a member of Konbu's coaching staff. He sits next to Konbu and his eyes shine brightly.

After joining Kumbu's coaching staff, Ma Hong's main job is to train the players' defense.

It can be regarded as the Raptors' chief defensive assistant.

It seems that this job is quite fulfilling, but in fact, Ma Hong has almost nothing to do, and he is so idle every day.

The defense of Daben and others does not need him to train them at all. The rookies like Carter are outsiders, and the old Mahon is powerless to train them.

When he saw this simple and crude tactic on the field, he was overjoyed, and if he developed it himself, he might be able to get the naming rights.

The Rick Mahon system, thinking about it makes the old Mahon excited.

"It can indeed be developed."

Kong Bu nodded in agreement, and then carefully explained the concept of elevator door tactics to old Ma Hong.

After the old Ma Hong listened to it, his eyes lit up even more. The original simple and rough tactics, after being mixed into the back run, immediately became taller.

As the saying goes, one trick is popular everywhere, and Ma Hong felt that his career plan was immediately clear.

As long as he thinks through this tactic, even if he only relies on this tactic, he can gain a firm foothold in the coaching profession.

……

It's the 76ers' offensive round on the court.

Under Payton's defense, Iverson's offensive pressure is very high, especially Payton's full-court press on Iverson tonight, it is very difficult for Iverson to easily control the ball to the frontcourt.

Payton can be said to be a nightmare for small technical point guards.

When Iverson first entered the league, he met Payton for the first time and almost made Payton cry. He took 17 shots and only hit four goals and scored 12 points.

Because the 76ers and the Supersonics are located in the east and west, there are not many opportunities for the two to play against each other. Twice a year, Payton has already played against Iverson once this season when he was still in the Supersonics.

So a total of five fights.

In the five matches, Iverson only had a hit rate of over [-]% once, and the rest were [-]% to [-]% hit rate, which can be said to be appalling.

Being able to defend Iverson like this shows Payton's defensive ability.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Iverson wanted to change direction and break through, but under Payton's defensive pressure, he made a mistake in possession and lost the ball.

Payton used his strong body to squeeze away Iverson, picked up the basketball, and began to lead the team to counterattack.

After arriving in the front court, because Iverson was the only one behind him, Payton simply ignored Iverson and rushed into the penalty area for another dunk.

Kongbu smiled. It seems that the introduction of Payton is not a bad move. At least the Raptors' perimeter defense has improved by at least one level.

Iverson was aroused, and after getting the ball, he beat Payton again.

This time, he still failed to pass Payton, so he had to make a hasty shot, but he still failed to score.

Payton on the court really explained what is called the perimeter defensive ceiling.

The 31-year-old Payton is still at the peak of his physical fitness and physical fitness, and his defensive experience is extremely sophisticated. The young Iverson is not enough in front of him.

Not only can't break through Payton's restrictions on the offensive end, but he can't limit Payton's offense on the defensive end.

The Raptors' tall forwards and guards, standing there, directly blocked Iverson's defensive vision. Whether Payton broke through the basket or shot after a pick-and-roll, Iverson had nothing to do with him.

首节就只打了不到8分钟时间，佩顿已经入账了14分2篮板4助攻3抢断1盖帽，攻防两端乃至组织端，全部统治了赛场。

Payton now has an unreal feeling, is he really that powerful?
Kumbu called a timeout and pulled Payton to his side.

"Old man, how do I get the feeling you might get a quadruple-double tonight?"

"In less than 8 minutes, there are already 3 steals. If you play the full 48 minutes, you really have a chance."

Peyton waved his hand in shock.

Are you kidding me, I only got three steals, and Kumbu started thinking about a quadruple double?
Quadruple doubles, especially steals, are not so easy.

"Boss, you are too optimistic."

"A quadruple-double is rare, how could it be so easy to get it, and I only have two rebounds now, and there is still a big gap from the double-double."

Peyton quickly poured a basin of cold water on Kongbu to calm him down.

Unexpectedly, after hearing what he said, Kong Bu burst out laughing and pulled Da Ben to his side.

"Ben, our old buddy said he had a hard time rebounding doubles tonight."

McGrady and others burst into laughter. It seemed that Payton still didn't know enough about the Raptors.

When the Raptors players want to brush up the data, among the five benign data, any data may be unexpectedly unable to make double figures, except for rebounds.

Big Ben sits under the basket, and now there is a bus to help out. Double doubles on the rebounds are not too simple.

"Old man, your exclusive night is coming."

"Whether steals can be in double figures depends on you alone, but if you say that rebounds can't be in double figures, it is tantamount to humiliating Da Ben."

McGrady put his arms around Big Ben and said.

Big Ben smiled innocently, nodded at Payton, and signaled that the matter of rebounding was on his own shoulders.

"Go ahead, call for 48 minutes tonight."

"Our Raptors have always had a relationship with quadruple doubles. There were only four quadruple doubles in history. Our Raptors had three times last season."

"I feel hopeful tonight."

Comb continued to encourage.

Whether he can get a quadruple-double is actually secondary. The effect that Comb really wants is for Payton to get a super stat.

This data will greatly enhance Payton's sense of belonging to the Raptors.

"Okay, then I'll try."

"To be honest, before I came to the Raptors, I never dared to think about a quadruple double in my dreams."

"If it really succeeds, I will give you a Rolex each!"

Payton felt ten years younger in his mentality, and joked with the young people around him.

He is not very obsessed with statistics. As a top point guard in the league, he often has only five or six games in a season with double figures in assists.

The short timeout will end soon, and the Raptors' starting five will return to the court.

Comb is really ready to let Payton play 48 minutes.

For other 31-year-old veterans, Kumbu would definitely not be so crazy. It is a small matter to scan data. In case of injury, it would be too much to lose.

But Payton is a special case, he is an iron man.

He has played eight and a half seasons in his career so far, and he has only missed two games.

Not only that, but his average playing time in the last four seasons has been around 40 minutes.

It is simply AC Green at the point guard position.

No, AC Green is not as tolerant as him. After all, his playing time can't reach Payton's average of 10 minutes per game.

It is reasonable to say that if McGrady is used in this way, he may not be able to last for three years and will have to be scrapped.

Just after playing, Big Ben showed Payton what is called a rebound data booster.

Payton failed to make a small throw, and the bus hurriedly tried to squeeze Ratliff out of the penalty area.

But Ratliff was so flexible that he bypassed the bus and rushed towards the backboard.

If nothing else, Payton won't be able to get this rebound.

But Big Ben made a shot, and he grabbed the rebound before Ratliff.

Then he threw a board at the basket.

After throwing, he didn't look at whether the ball went in or not, maybe he also knew that more than [-]% of the ball would not go in, so he hurriedly used his majestic body to drive away Ratliff.

When Payton hit the basket, it happened that the rebound from Big Ben's shot slipped off the basket and fell into Payton's hands.

Daben has no offensive ability. He didn't score in the second offense just now, and no one can find fault. It is impossible to accuse Daben of deliberately giving up rebounds to Payton.

Ratliff was squeezed away by Big Ben, Geiger wanted to defend Payton, and the bus rushed over to squeeze out a comfortable shooting space for Payton.

"Shh!"

Payton shot under the basket and stuffed the ball into the basket.

After scoring the goal, Payton looked stunned. In his eight and a half years of professional career, he had never enjoyed such emperor-like treatment.

In the last four minutes of the first quarter, Payton easily got four rebounds.

Because he wanted to try a quadruple-double, and now he scored in double figures again, Payton simply reduced the frequency of his shots and passed the ball to his teammates instead.

Passing on, he felt something was wrong again.

Why is it so easy to get assist data in the Raptors?
When it was passed to McGrady, he slapped it and directly pulled it out. After scoring, he immediately gave him an extra assist.

Passed to the bus, he slammed and dunked directly at the basket, adding another assist.

首节结束的时候，佩顿已经入账了16分6篮板8助攻4抢断1盖帽。

If the last game allowed Payton to see the terrifying combat power of the entire Raptors team.

This game let him see what is called a king teammate.

Billups' teammates are too easy to use, right?
Everyone on the 76ers side looked very ugly. Larry Brown was very upset when he saw that the Raptors abused him by 17 points in the first quarter.

Even though he was abused every time, he still couldn't accept this reality.

Iverson's face was even uglier. He was directly blasted by Payton in the first quarter.

He made 11 crazy shots in a single quarter, but only made four of them. In addition, he made 4 of 3 free throws, which made the 11 points not so ugly.

The score is not much less than Payton, but the data in other aspects is far worse.

The key is that there is a big gap in performance on the court. As long as you are not blind, you can see that Iverson is playing very hard.

Iverson is a temper that gets more courageous as he gets frustrated. Even if he was suppressed like this, he didn't think about reducing the number of shots he took in the past.

In the second quarter, Larry Brown started playing tricks.

It was obvious that Big Ben and Bus were giving up rebounds to Payton. In this case, Larry Brown simply arranged a task for rookie Traylor.

As soon as Payton runs to the basket, Traylor immediately rushes to get close to Payton and compete with him for rebounds.

At present, the top ten rookies of this season, the No. [-] pick has fallen, and then Traylor has also fallen, and the other rookies have performed very well.

But even if he is a parallel importer, Traylor's physical fitness is still very good. He can definitely grab a lot of rebounds by following Payton.

Larry Brown still underestimated the IQ of an old guy like Payton.

As soon as he saw Traylor rushing towards him, Payton immediately passed the ball to the open Mashburn.

Mashburn's shooting form is ugly, but it is very efficient, especially in a half-open state.

Larry Brown's arrangement did allow Payton to get a lot less rebounds, but what followed was a skyrocketing assist data.

After the first three quarters were over, Payton's data directly made many professional commentators gasp.

With 30 points, 9 rebounds, 17 assists and 8 steals, he had a quasi-quadruple-double in just three quarters.

Kong Bu sat on the sidelines calmly. There was still the last quarter of the game, and the quadruple-double was almost a foregone conclusion. The only uncertainty now was what kind of quadruple-double Payton could get tonight.

In less than 2 minutes from the start of the fourth quarter, Payton's rebounds officially hit double figures.

At 3 minutes, Payton got the ninth steal, only the last steal away from the quadruple double.

There is no rush for this kind of thing, and Payton is quite patient.

Because Iverson refused to let the game enter garbage time, the 76ers could only bite the bullet and play with the Raptors.

Because there is only one steal left to be able to achieve a quadruple-double, Comb specifically asked the generals on the field to give Payton more opportunities to make calls.

With 4 minutes left in the game, Ratliff grabbed his fifth rebound of the game and wanted to pass it to Iverson, but was intercepted by Payton, who had quick eyes and quick hands.

With this steal, Payton officially scored a quadruple-double, becoming the eighth player with a quadruple-double and the third player with a quadruple-double in NBA history.

38 points, 11 rebounds, 19 assists and 10 steals!

Kumbu still didn't mean to call a timeout to replace Payton, because Payton's data still has a lot of room for improvement. A 30+10 quadruple-double is not at the same level as a 40+20 quadruple-double.

As an obsessive-compulsive disorder, Kumbu had to let Payton get the last 2 points and 1 assist.

With less than 2 minutes left before the end of the game, Payton finally completed Kumbu's goal and was replaced by Kumbu.

"Gary, congratulations, you played a classic game enough to be recorded in history."

"40 points, 12 rebounds, 20 assists and 10 steals, the most difficult quadruple-double in NBA history, none of them!"

Kong Bu looked at this luxurious statistic and was amazed. He didn't need to watch the game, just looking at this statistic was a kind of enjoyment.

Peyton couldn't describe the excitement in his heart at this time.

This is only his second game with the Raptors, and he has broken countless personal records as a result.

The first is scoring. In his previous eight and a half years of career, the highest score was only 38 points, and he directly scored 40 points tonight.

Then there are assists, from the original maximum of 18 in a single game to 20 tonight.

Steals are also in double figures for the first time in his career.

Rebounds did not break the record, but his current single-game rebound record is 12, which has already tied the record tonight.

These are secondary, the main thing is to get a quadruple double, which makes Payton feel like he is dreaming.

In those years with the Sonics, let alone a quadruple double, he only got a triple double, and he only got it seven times, or even less than once a year on average.

"Well, let me say that our Raptors are destined for a quadruple-double."

"Actually, as long as the blocks or steals are in double figures, everyone in our team has a chance to get a quadruple double."

McGrady has an unconcealable pride on his face, even if he didn't get the quadruple double, he is still proud.

Carter waited for a few newcomers, feeling hot.

A living, historically most difficult quadruple-double data, in front of his eyes, any player will blush and heartbeat.

They also began to fantasize in their hearts, whether they would also have the opportunity to obtain this kind of data that could go down in history in the future.

(End of this chapter)