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NBA》亞歷山大一戰狂創多項紀錄比肩喬丹、Kobe 總冠軍戰前2戰72分成史上第一

NBA》亞歷山大一戰狂創多項紀錄比肩喬丹、Kobe 總冠軍戰前2戰72分成史上第一

Yahoo09-06-2025

總冠軍戰G2今(9)日開打,雷霆靠著當家MVP亞歷山大(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)全場轟下34分、5籃板、8助攻、4抄截,終場以123比107痛宰溜馬,將系列戰扳成1比1平手。其中,亞歷山大一戰更創多項紀錄,甚至單賽季達到3000分,成為史上第12人。
本季新科MVP的亞歷山大,在本戰再次展現強大進攻能力,全場狂轟34分、5籃板、8助攻、4抄截帶領雷霆扳平戰局,而今天拿下34分之後,更以總冠軍賽前兩戰累積72分,打破艾佛森(Allen Iverson)原本保持的71分紀錄,締造NBA長達79年的新歷史。
72 POINTS THROUGH 2 FINALS GAMES ?The MOST by any player EVER to begin a Finals career!!More history for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ? pic.twitter.com/DB0w4xtRAn
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2025
此外,亞歷山大也達成單季3000分的里程碑,包括例行賽和季後賽,成為聯盟史上第12人,過去包括「籃球之神」喬丹(Michael Jordan)、歐尼爾(Shaquille O'Neal)和布萊恩(Kobe Bryant)都曾達成過。同時,亞歷山大成為史上第4位例行賽與季後賽達到3000分,也同一個賽季獲得例行賽MVP的球員,前三名分別是喬丹、歐尼爾與杜蘭特(Kevin Durant)。
3K for SGA ?Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 12th player in history to reach 3,000 points in an NBA season, regular-season and playoffs. pic.twitter.com/O96N2CMzRc
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 9, 2025
另一方面,亞歷山大今年季後賽已經3次至少連續4場得分30+,成為聯盟第一名做到的球員。對於第一場失利後,本戰展現何種決心?亞歷山大賽後受訪則表示,籃球是一場有起有伏的比賽,整個賽季充滿了起起落落,一輪系列賽也是如此,關鍵在於哪支球隊能夠保持冷靜,並在這些經歷中不斷進步,最終脫穎而出。這就是我們的目標,在每一次經歷中變得更好,我們上一場比賽做到了這一點,第三場比賽我們也必須重複這一點。
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