Super Role Player

In the morning, Anxi woke up from her sleep, put on her clothes, and looked at the door next door. There was no movement, as if yesterday's beauty appeared out of thin air, and today she disappeared out of thin air.

Today is the start of the preseason. Because of the lockout, the NBA has only arranged two preseason games this season. The Spurs will face the Houston Rockets at home and away on December 19 and December 22, respectively. And today, December 19, the Spurs will go to Houston first to challenge the Houston Rockets away.

After trotting all the way to the training hall, Anxi packed up his things, got his No. 7 jersey in the official game by the way, took his own bag and Manu Ginobili's bag on the team bus, and then passed the plane Arrived in Houston.

After a short break, in the afternoon, the Spurs came to the Toyota Center, the home of the Rockets, to prepare for the game starting in the evening.

The Rockets looked miserable this season. Yao Ming, who had been waiting for several years, finally chose to retire due to injuries. Therefore, after retaining most of the players from last season, the Rockets' lineup looked like a lottery The team, Kevin Martin and Luis Scola are the two biggest players on this team.

Although the hopeless Houston Rockets still get the attention of the Chinese market, their prospects are already in turmoil.

The attendance rate of the Toyota Center shows this. When the Yao-Mai combination was rampant in the league, the attendance rate of the Toyota Center could reach more than 90%. But now, a long-lost preseason game has begun, and the attendance rate of the Toyota Center There are at most 60% left, and there are even many Chinese fans showing up. They are wearing the Spurs' No. 7 jersey, and they are obviously here for Anxi.

In the locker room of the visiting team, the game was about to start. Popovich changed his joking attitude before and became serious.

Before the start of the game, quickly set up the tactics of the game: "Although this game is a preseason game, it is an opportunity for you to prove yourself. If you want to get a place in the new season, you have to play well in this game. We will stick to our four sets of offensive tactics in every game, and play more rotations in defense!"

"So the starters for this game, point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Danny Green, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Tim Duncan, center Thiago Splitter! Play well!"

In the first game, Anxi's role was as a substitute, and he didn't know if he could get playing time, but everyone will get a chance in the preseason, right?

After coming to the court and warming up, the game officially started.

Anxi sat on the bench and looked around. To his surprise, there were many Chinese fans wearing Spurs No. 7 jerseys. Well, maybe this is the privilege of the Chinese. When he was just a When I was a rookie player, there were fans wearing their own jerseys on the sidelines.

At the beginning of the game, the Rockets started with point guard Kyle Lowry, shooting guard Kevin Martin, small forward Chase Budinger, power forward Luis Scola and center Samuel Dalembert.

Gregg Popovich stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle with a cold face. Although it was a preseason game, Popovich still showed great importance to this game.

Thiago Splitter won the jump ball, and the Spurs immediately started to attack.

Tony Parker made a gesture of two, which is to play the second tactic.

Tony Parker cut in with the ball, and Danny Green on one side quickly cut out the arc. After a cross screen, he took away the defense of Luis Scola and Kevin Martin.

Tony Parker hit the ground pass, Tim Duncan hit the rebound at a 45-degree angle and made a hit! The Spurs scored two points first.

Then, the Rockets attacked, with Danny Green sticking to Kevin Martin who was holding the ball, Danny Green plus Kawhi Leonard on the outside, and Tim Duncan guarding the inside. Very strong.

In this way, after more than half of the first half, the Spurs led by 21 points at 56:35.

The rookie head coach Kevin McHale, who was coaching for the first time, shook his head helplessly and called a timeout.

Popovich also retreated from the sidelines holding his chest. He has changed players a few times since the game, but Anxi has never had a chance to play.

This timeout, after the Spurs gained such a large lead, it is obvious that they are going to make another substitution.

"Ann, you play at shooting guard, Richard plays at small forward, and Corey, you play at point guard." Sure enough, Popovich quickly announced three consecutive changes, Anxi played as a shooting guard. This season, Richard Jefferson, who was relegated to the bench because of Kawhi Leonard's sudden appearance, came off the bench as a small forward, and Corey Joseph played on top of TJ Ford.

The game restarted, and Anxi finally stood on the NBA court. Anxi felt a little emotional. Although it was only a preseason game, he had to do his best if he wanted to get a place in the new season.

On the sidelines, Mike Budenholzer, who was still talking and laughing with Popovich, suddenly frowned. He glanced at the Spurs' lineup and said, "Greg, don't you think the team is lacking?" The inside line? The outside line has changed twice, but the inside line can only use Tim and Thiago. If this continues, Tim will be exhausted."

Popovich nodded and sighed: "Yeah, De Juan has gained weight again this season, and he won't be able to play for the time being. Although Matt is an insider, his role in the team is more like an outsider." , the new Eke...is not strong enough to meet the requirements, maybe we have to trade."

Popovich squinted at Anxi and Richard Jefferson on the court, thoughtful.

Anxi also dreamed of becoming an NBA star as soon as he appeared on the stage, but he knew that those dreams would only appear in some novels or movies. With his current strength, he should be a role player honestly.

As soon as he came on the court, the Rockets attacked. Kevin Martin took the ball and crossed the half court, and Anxi posted it.

As a professional defensive player, Anxi has already studied the information of every player he may face. Kevin Martin is good at shooting and breakthrough. He is very good at drawing fouls, but his physical fitness is poor. So when defending Kevin Martin, Anxi directly stuck to it, using his body to make it difficult for Kevin Martin to make technical moves, and then he had to reach out less to prevent being tricked into a foul by the opponent.

Sticking tightly to Kevin Martin, he didn't give the opponent a chance. Soon, Kevin Martin had to pass the ball. He passed the ball to the backup point guard Goran Dragic who had just played.

Off the court, Popovich nodded with satisfaction: "Ann's defense is still very good, and he can play more in the new season, but Mike, we still can't stop the offensive training for him. We are now an offensive team. For a small team, the defense ratio is already very small.”

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