安弗尼·西蒙斯在周二度过了一个难忘的夜晚，他带领波特兰开拓者队主场136-131战胜来访的亚特兰大老鹰队。在那场比赛中，西蒙斯是一个沉迷其中的人，他以职业生涯最高的43分结束了比赛，并在弧线后以9/16的红火射门得分。
赛后，西蒙斯透露了他激动人心的表演背后的灵感，他说他的灵感来自于周一死于癌症的祖父。
在祖父去世后，安弗尼·西蒙斯对他职业生涯最好的43分比赛所说的衷心的话。照片。啁啾com/WxONxCAUqn
-NBA 2022年1月4日
开拓者队几乎需要西蒙斯得分的每一分，因为老鹰队得到了特拉扬的疯狂助攻，特拉扬最终得到56分和14次助攻。波特兰失去了最大的枪支，达米安·利拉德因腹部问题退出比赛，CJ·麦克科勒姆仍在从肺衰竭中恢复。西蒙斯以13/21的比分离场，八次投篮都是在罚球线上命中。他的防守不值得写在家里，但对于这位22岁的得分后卫来说，这是一个多么美好的夜晚啊。
虽然西蒙斯不太可能在周三主场对阵迈阿密热火的比赛中再次获得那么多分，但他在亚特兰大比赛中从进攻爆发中获得的信心可能是这位前第一轮选手的转折点，本赛季迄今为止，他每场比赛平均得12.9分。
原标题：
Blazers SG Anfernee Simons’ emotional reaction to career-high 43 points after grandfather’s death
原文：
Anfernee Simons had a night to remember Tuesday, as he stepped up and led the Portland Trail Blazers to a 136-131 home win against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Simons was a man possessed in that game, finishing the contest with a career-high 43 points, powered by a red-hot 9/16 shooting from behind the arc.
Following the game, Simons revealed the inspiration behind his electrifying performance, saying that he drew inspiration from his grandfather who died of cancer on Monday.
Anfernee Simons' heartfelt words on his career-best 43-point game after his grandfather passed away. pic.twitter.com/WxONxCAUqn
— NBA January 4, 2022
The Blazers needed almost every point of Simons’ scoring output, as the Hawks got an insane boost from Trae Young, who ended up with 56 points and 14 assists. Portland was missing its biggest guns, with Damian Lillard out because of an abdominal issue and CJ McCollum still recovering from a collapsed lung. Simons went 13/21 from the field and hit all eight of his shots from the foul line. His defense was not something to write home about, but what a night it still was for the 22-year-old shooting guard.
While it’s unlikely that Simons will get that many points again on Wednesday against the Miami Heat at home, that confidence he got from his offensive explosion in the Atlanta game could be a turning point for the former first-rounder, who is averaging 12.9 points per contest, so far this season.
