Chapter 532: Halftime Near Quadruple-Double

The first half is not over yet.

Fan Xi's stats are: 11 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 blocks.

Charles Barkley's cursing came just in time, because when all the fans noticed Fan Xi's stats, they were thinking 'Holy shit!'

Eastern and Western fans express themselves differently, but their inner spirit is the same.

After scoring 101 points, Fan Xi has been resting. Everyone thought his first game back would be low-key, and he indeed looks that way.

But, when you look closely at his stats.

Nobody is not screaming.

Fan Xi is getting closer to a quadruple-double, and a single-game quadruple-double is likewise a jewel on the crown. Because since the NBA has kept records, there have only been four quadruple-double records.

No active player has ever achieved it, Michael Jordan hasn't either. LeBron James, known for his all-around play, hasn't even managed a near quadruple-double.

Even as strong as Magic Johnson hasn't had one.

The players who have recorded a quadruple-double in history are Nate Thurmond, who in the 1974 Bulls vs. Hawks game got 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 blocks; and also the triple-double king Alvin Robertson, who in the 1986 Spurs vs. Suns game got 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals (the only quadruple-double in league history composed of steals).

Next are the two standouts among the four great centers of the last century, Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson, who completed seemingly sang in 1990 and 1994 respectively.

The stats are respectively: Hakeem Olajuwon, 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks; David Robinson, 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks.

"If Jieke Fan completes a quadruple-double tonight and brings home a victory, his influence will rival that of his 101-point night. He will be forever recorded in history because of these two games." Charles Barkley said: "This is the pinnacle display of personal ability."

"A quadruple-double can't compare to a 101-point night, but if it's a quintuple-double, then it can somewhat be compared to a 101-point night." Kenny Smith said objectively.

Actually, a quintuple-double may not necessarily be comparable to a 101-point night. 101 points is like Mount Everest; perhaps it isn't as beautiful as other mountain ranges, but it is high, it stands there, it is the world's number one, it is the highest point on Earth.

Fan Xi's 101 points are the same; he is the highest coordinate in human basketball history, nobody should even think of moving it.

And a quintuple-double is like the Pacific Ocean, vast and profound.

Equally shocking, and moreover vast and magnificent.

A quadruple-double is just slightly inferior, but it is also the extreme of a player.

At least, it's impossible for any active player to obtain such stats.

Even LeBron James.

Swish!

The TNT commentary stand is still in shock, Fan Xi assists Kevin Garnett, makes a jump shot.

His assist count has broken double.

He is only 3 rebounds and 4 steals away from a quadruple-double, and a quintuple-double is more difficult because he still has only 3 blocks.

Even so, at this very moment, TV basketball fans all over the world are discussing Fan Xi's chance to score a super quadruple-double in this game.

But the Rockets fans at the arena still haven't thought of coming here.

The basketball is still being given to is James Harden.

Harden goes one-on-one against JR Smith; his rhythm is very elusive, JR Smith may talk trash well, but his defense is actually thin and ordinary.

Harden quickly drives into the paint.

When he is being helped defended by Kevin Garnett, he makes a fake move, and Garnett's center of gravity shifts slightly upward.

Harden displays the intuition of an excellent passer, he quickly and sharply catches the passing opportunity, the ball instantly pierces through, he attempts to pass it to Howard.

If Howard gets this ball, given his physical talent, a dunk is certain.

But, just as the ball was passed, a long hand quickly appears in the ball's necessary path, swiftly stealing the ball.

James Harden widens his eyes, he watches helplessly as Fan Xi ruins his brilliant pass, Fan Xi takes the ball and fast breaks to the front court.

At this moment, the audience in front of the TV is screaming.

The TNT live broadcast room is also screaming.

Charles Barkley looks especially excited, he enjoys the joy of the live broadcast, he loudly shouts: "Only 3 steals left, I can't believe, Jie Ke's seventh steal came so fast! James Harden just now could have directly shot the ball."

While he was roaring, Fan Xi rushed to the front court.

Fan Xi uses a Euro step to get past Paul's defense, he is about to jump for a dunk, Paul secretly pulls him from behind, so he can only turn the dunk into a layup.

Because of Paul's pulling, the ball does not go through the net.

It slides out.

The head referee also does not blow the whistle.

Fan Xi jumps again, he grabs the rebound, then jumps again…… dunk.

Paul didn't even have time to commit a foul.

Fan Xi's consecutive leaping ability is too strong; Paul can't keep up.

Kenny Smith screams in the broadcast studio, he shouts: "Only two rebounds left!"

Following his emotion are the fans across America watching the live broadcast, everyone is counting down for the quadruple-double.

Even many people hope Fan Xi will get more blocks.

But Harden didn't give another chance.

Harden returned to halftime, using a step-back three to steady the situation.

He didn't let the Rockets continue to collapse.

Looking back, Fan Xi is conventional, he passes to Joe Johnson, Joe Johnson takes a single on the wing and misses.

Fan Xi is completely unaware of the fact that he needs a quadruple-double.

He continues to play by the book.

Actually, the players on the court also haven't reacted.

Swish!

James Harden hits another step-back three.

He also trash-talks JR Smith: "Your defense is looser than Khloe Kardashian's underwear."

JR Smith spread his palms, turned and shouted at Khloe Kardashian: "Hey, Khloe. Your ex-boyfriend says my defense is looser than your underwear, what do you have to say?"

JR Smith is someone who excels at causing trouble and turning small things into big issues.

The Kardashian family even more so follows the rule that traffic is king; they always look for trouble when there's none, and now that trouble has come knocking, they of course want to grab the spotlight.

They all stood up together to attack James Harden.

Khloe was especially fierce, shouting: "Even a guy with no pinky-sized thing would naturally find fault here and there, complaining this is loose, that is loose..."

Khloe's voice was very loud.

Immediately, Harden couldn't keep his composure; he was angry, he was furious, but he had to maintain decorum.

Fortunately, at that moment, the security guards on the sidelines came over to stop the agitated Khloe Kardashian, warning them not to continue affecting the game, otherwise they would be ejected.

The sidelines temporarily calmed down.

Fan Xi drove into the paint, in the air he made a layup move, dodged Howard's block, and passed the ball to Kevin Garnett, who went for a layup… but his hand slipped.

Fortunately, Fan Xi jumped in time and tipped the ball into the basket.

Fan Xi scored another 2 points.

At the same time, he was only one rebound away.

This made the viewers in front of the TV especially excited.

At the same time, James Harden also went on a rampage.

Angry, after being described as a door suction, he began to use the basketball to defend his dignity. He drove to the free-throw line, made a stop-and-go jump shot, and scored!

Afterwards, Fan Xi passed the ball to JR Smith, JR Smith's shot missed.

The rebound was secured by Howard, James Harden crossed half court and scored again.

After scoring, he pounded his chest and roared, shouting: I am unstoppable!!

James Harden's touch was so hot.

He also provocatively looked toward the sidelines at Khloe Kardashian, trying to use his current glory to prove her stupidity.

The arena was filled with a mountain‑calling, sea‑roaring sound, everyone shouting MVP! MVP! MVP! for James Harden.

At this moment, D'Antoni was also daydreaming.

He said to the assistant coach beside him: "With Harden's touch tonight, scoring 60 points is very possible. If he gets 60 points and turns the game to a win, Jieke Fan's prestige should at least be split in half with him."

The assistant coach's expression was a bit awkward; he whispered: "Coach, there's something I need to tell you. Jieke Fan is only one rebound and three steals away from a quadruple‑double."

What?

Smack!

When D'Antoni let out a startled cry.

Fan Xi's pass to Joe Johnson was stolen by Dwight Howard.

But the next second, Fan Xi rushed over, stripped the ball from Dwight Howard's hands…… Howard had intended to take a step and secure the ball.

But he didn't expect Fan Xi's recovery move to be so fierce.

After stealing the ball, Fan Xi drove straight into the paint, leaped up violently, and finished with a powerful, forceful dunk.

After stealing the ball, Fan Xi drove straight into the paint, leaped up violently, and finished with a powerful, forceful dunk.

The game still had more than two quarters left.

From any dimension, Fan Xi's chance of getting a quadruple‑double is very high.

Kenny Smith said: "Scoring 101 points on the court is a human peak; this super quadruple‑double breaks a 19‑year‑old record. Jieke Fan surpasses Le Bron James by so much that he is no longer just a rival of today's superstars; he has entered the river of time and is challenging those shining era‑rulers."

Kenny Smith has said many praiseworthy things about Fan Xi.

But this comment of his carries great weight and is just right.

No one thinks he is merely flattering on purpose, nor that he is excessively boasting.

Everyone clearly knows one fact: Jieke Fan has truly entered the realm of the era's rulers.

The only metric left to test him is: how many contemporary superstars will become tragedies because of him? How many astonishingly talented superstars will end up never winning a championship because of him?

The second quarter continued for another three minutes, then the halftime whistle blew.

The Knicks led 66‑61 by five points.

Relying on James Harden's super‑strong scoring show, they maintained a margin barely different from the first quarter.

James Harden has already scored 29 points in this game; he has a good chance of reaching 60 tonight.

So he was very excited; when he left the court he raised both hands, and even deliberately showed off his muscles toward the Kardashians.

This made Kim Kardashian anxious; she even ran over to talk to Fan Xi: "Jake, tonight your spotlight must not be stolen by James Harden. Our reality‑show protagonist is you, not Khloe's ex‑boyfriend."

She wanted to put some pressure on Fan Xi.

Fan Xi smiled, said nothing. He just played at his own pace; to him, winning was important. For now he had no interest in competing with James Harden on scoring.

Since scoring 101 points, he no longer needs to deliberately prove his scoring ability.

At the same time, D'Antoni's face was stiff, showing none of the pride on James Harden's face.

He held Fan Xi's first‑half stats: 16 points, 12 assists, 9 rebounds, 8 steals, 4 blocks.

This is already almost a quadruple‑double.

Following this trend, Fan Xi will surely get a triple‑double; he just needs to grab one more rebound. Achieving a quadruple‑double is no big deal—two more steals and the chance is great. Fan Xi found a gap in the Rockets' connection in this game and has repeatedly succeeded.

But D'Antoni still hadn't thought of a counter‑measure at this point.

After D'Antoni entered the locker room, the worry on his face contrasted with Harden, who was in the locker room excitedly high‑fiving Dwight Howard, shouting: "Tonight I not only want to crush the Knicks' morale, but also break my personal scoring record."

He was very confident. He said: "JR Smith's defense is like air; I finally understand why Jieke Fan can score 101 points. Such a defender isn't he just there to let opponents break scoring records?"

At that moment, his good partner set him a target: "Harden, tonight scoring 80 points is absolutely no problem."

James Harden was somewhat modest, saying: "Just 70 points then……"

At that moment, the assistant coach suddenly said: "Jieke Fan is about to get a quadruple‑double."

The noisy and chaotic locker room suddenly fell silent for a moment, and then Parsons asked: 'What? What were you just saying?'

"Jieke Fan is only one rebound and two steals away from a quadruple-double." The assistant coach said: "The internet is being flooded now, many people are paying attention to this game, just like last time Jieke Fan scored 101 points in New York……"

The assistant coach's remark caused many people to open their phones.

Then, they indeed saw the hot search on social media.

The locker room fell silent.

They originally thought Fan Xi played inconspicuously in this game, but who could have guessed that this guy unleashed a big move in the first half, actually achieving a near quadruple-double in just two quarters.

"Our transition has a problem."

Chris Paul quickly pointed out the key, as expected of a former starting point guard, his tactical understanding is good: 'We underestimated the Knicks' defense. The Knicks' defense looks full of holes, which lulled us into complacency, making our passes careless. Meanwhile, Jieke Fan appeared and disappeared on the defensive end, he found some pattern. Otherwise, no one could get eight steals in a half.'

Chris Paul analyzed.

Then, his gaze turned to De An Dong Ni.

De An Dong Ni nodded, he acknowledged that Paul's analysis was correct.

But he could not come up with a better solution.

He is not good at solving defensive problems.

At this moment, the team's former head coach, now consulting coach A De Er Man, stepped forward. A De Er Man is an NBA‑level head coach; he became famous earlier than De An Dong Ni, he once created glory in Sacramento, and his Princeton tactics have turned many players into stars.

"He put forward a viewpoint: 'Our possession is overly concentrated in the backcourt, which is the reason Jieke Fan got eight steals.'"

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