"MVP!"
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
Amidst the MVP chants from the entire stadium, Kai Chen calmly sank the free throw.
121:124!
After coming on, Kai scored 6 consecutive points, helping the Los Angeles Clippers regain the lead!
"Beep!"
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Houston Rockets Head Coach D'Antoni directly called a timeout from the sidelines.
The sudden change in the game's momentum gave D'Antoni a sense of crisis.
This was a completely different feeling from the first three quarters of the game.
If D'Antoni were asked what this sense of crisis was, it would be: Kai Chen had entered an unreasonable scoring mode.
Before this, many of Kai's scores had a certain degree of rationality.
But now, he was even more unreasonable than unreasonable!
Take the two recent possessions, for example.
One was a fadeaway jumper where he almost fell to the ground, and the other was a trailing 3+1 fadeaway!
What the hell!??
"Just play like this!"
On the other side, Clippers Head Coach Doc Rivers wrote the number 23—Kai's jersey number—on his tactical board.
He then circled the number 23 directly: "Your task now is to get the ball into Kai Chen's hands!"
Clearly, in Doc Rivers' eyes, giving the ball to Kai at a crucial moment was his trump card among many tactics.
Or rather, what others considered wild shots were "reasonable" plays for Kai!
Of course, this was just Doc Rivers' bold assumption.
After all, with Kai, anything is possible!
"Beep!"
Soon, the Main Referee blew the whistle.
The timeout ended, and both teams returned to the court!
On the Houston Rockets' offensive end, James Harden once again called for an isolation play against Kai Chen, but it ended in a miss.
Hardens explosive scoring touch seemed to have suddenly vanished; he had reverted to his invisible state in clutch moments.
On the other side, Kai's unstoppable scoring mode was fully activated.
A driving dunk + a post-up fadeaway + a trailing three-pointer!
A series of individual plays unleashed another 7:0 run, instantly extending the team's lead to 10 points!
His personal score also reached 75 points!
"Kai is already the holder of the highest individual scoring record in NBA history for a rookie season."
As James Harden missed yet another shot, O'Neal on the commentary desk had already come to terms with the outcome of this game: "Will he break Kobe's 81-point record at Staples Center!?"
It should be known that in NBA history, players who have scored 70 points in a single game are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
Scoring 70 points in a rookie season is even more unprecedented!
And now, Kai is not just simply at 70 points; he is very likely to break Kobe's 81-point record!
Can he really do it??
Of course, the answer to this question is not whether Kai can, but whether he wants to!
The Houston Rockets committed a turnover on offense, and the Clippers countered in the frontcourt.
During the fast break, all Clippers players worked hard to create opportunities for Kai Chen.
Ultimately, he did not disappoint his teammates' trust; after two consecutive screens, Kai Chen successfully shook off PJ Tucker's defense, received a pass from Beverley beyond the three-point line, and then quickly shot a three-pointer!!
"Swish!"
The basketball, like an arrow found the hoop with precision!!!
"78 points!!!!"
"Getting closer and closer!"
"Go, Kai Chen, you can definitely do it!"
"God, please bless Kai!"
At this moment, the fans in the arena all knew their home team had the victory in hand, but they were still full of anticipation!
They were waiting for Kai to break Kobe's scoring record, set 12 years prior at Staples Center.
It was also the second-highest single-game record in NBA history!
In the end, Kai didn't make the fans wait too long!
Doc Rivers and D'Antoni on the sidelines had already made substitutions.
Before being subbed out, Kai Chen again received the ball at the top of the arc, accelerated directly past Tucker's left side, then drove into the paint, and, facing Capela's long arms, threw down a flying dunk!!
"Beep!"
As Kai Chen's powerful dunk ignited the entire arena, the Main Referee on the sideline blew his whistle.
Two points were good, and he earned a free throw!
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
Amidst the familiar MVP chants from the entire stadium, Kai Chen made the free throw.
Successfully scoring his 81st point of the game!!!
"He did it!"
On the commentary desk, O'Neal stood up and solemnly declared towards Kai Chen: "Kai Chen successfully scored his 81st point of the game; he has successfully tied Kobe Bryant's scoring record!"
"From now on, the second position on the NBA's single-game scoring list will be shared by the two of them!!"
Smith stood up and applauded: "His name is Kai Chen, and he is this year's third overall pick!"
"I can't imagine what heights he will reach in the future, but at this moment, he is the king of this arena!"
As if to prevent Kai from continuing to break scoring records, D'Antoni immediately called a timeout, pulled all his starters, and conceded the game.
"Kai, do you want to continue?"
On the bench, Doc Rivers looked at Kai in front of him and asked: "Do you want to continue to create a personal scoring record!?"
Looking at the Houston Rockets, who had already surrendered, Kai shook his head: "Let's save the opportunity for next time!"
Hearing this, Doc Rivers did not insist and nodded, also subbing out all the starting lineup.
"We want Kai!"
"We want Kai!"
"We want Kai!"
In the final minute of the game, fans throughout Staples Center stood up and chanted.
They desperately wanted to see Kai break Kobe's scoring record.
However, the Houston Rockets had already pulled their starting lineup.
If he were to go back on the court now to run up the score, even if Kai Chen scored 100 points in the end, he would not be respected.
Ultimately, the scoring performance everyone anticipated did not continue.
The entire game ended in victory for Kai Chen with a sudden, unreasonable scoring spree.
"Perhaps the final story of this game unfolded differently from what everyone imagined!"
At the end of the game, O'Neal on the commentary desk gave his final summary: "A one-sided outcome is undoubtedly unacceptable for two super scorers like James Harden and Kai Chen."
"But no one thought that this was not an epic battle between two heroes!"
"This is a story unique to Kai alone!"
"Kai ended this astonishing battle with an astonishing performance!"
O'Neal's somewhat mystical final words gave the game its ultimate definition.
Kai, with his earth-shattering performance, completely conquered the chubby guy who had once underestimated him.
And not just him.
As a world-class "Kai-glazer," Smith naturally did not fall behind in his praise.
Before this game began, TNT had actually done a lot of pre-game hype very early on.
Smith knew very well that the hype for this game would be explosive.
Harden and Kai, these two super scorers, would both bring out their best.
But the script of the story did not follow what they had imagined, or rather, fans would never have thought that Kai would score 81 points in this game.
He no longer knew what words he could use to describe everything that had happened today.
In the end, Smith also used O'Neal's definition.
"This is a story unique to Kai Chen alone!"
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