Super Role Player

"In terms of statistics, Anxi has made the greatest improvement. Compared with last season, his scoring has increased by 7.7 points, rebounds have increased by 2.2, assists have increased by 1.3, and blocks have increased. 0.4 less, 1.8 more steals, and the overall data is an increase."

"However, behind this growth, Anxi sacrificed his defensive performance in exchange for it. This season, Anxi became a Spurs substitute. The key reason is his transformation of the role of the team. He gave up part of the defense and turned to invest A lot of energy was spent on the offensive end, which eventually resulted in a skyrocketing offensive data, but the value of the data alone is actually not high."

In terms of the value of the data alone, it is actually not high...

Anxi laughed out loud after reading this. He knew very well that although he averaged 17.5 points per game this season, in the eyes of many people, his high score was actually due to the Spurs. , slowly brushed out.

Anxi himself is very clear. With his current strength, once he leaves the Spurs, his scoring average will indeed decline, but it will not drop too severely. At least 15 points per game can be guaranteed. Anxi's back-up alone And the emergency stop jumper is enough for Anxi to get a lot of points.

But of course, he won't argue. Anyway, Anxi already has the idea of ​​leaving. Maybe after this playoffs, no matter whether he wins the championship or not, he will leave the Spurs at the end of the season.

The Spurs’ opponent in the first round of the playoffs was the Rockets. James Harden led the team alone in the first season. The explosive James Harden averaged 25.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game. It seems another super shooting guard To be born.

In addition to Harden in the Rockets, Chandler Parsons is also worth noting. He is also a popular candidate for the most improved player. With Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik, at least in terms of performance, the Rockets are still top-notch.

It is worth mentioning that the UAE has also entered the Rockets' playoff squad. The UAE, who joined the Rockets in the second half of the season, played 35 games in the final season, of which 14 games averaged 7.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The performance is not bad.

The first round of the Western Conference playoffs was also called the Chinese Derby by the domestic media, or the Chinese Derby. After all, there is Jeremy Lin in the Rockets team.

The first game was held in San Antonio. In this round of the series, the Spurs didn't have much pressure, so they didn't treat it very specially. They just seriously prepared before the game, and then played the game as an important regular season. Enough attention.

On April 20, 2013, the playoffs started, but there were no Spurs and Rockets on the first day of the game, the Thunder and the Lakers, the Nuggets and the Warriors in the West, the Heat and the Bucks, the Knicks and the Celtics in the East. four games,

Started one step ahead.

It is worth mentioning that Brandon Jennings of the Bucks said before the start of the playoffs: "We will solve the Heat within 6 games!" These words caused ridicule in the United States.

However, Jennings did not show his self-confidence in the first game. The Bucks were easily defeated by the Heat 87:110.

In other matchups, the Knicks beat the Celtics 87:78, the Thunder beat the Lakers 91:79, and the Nuggets beat the Warriors by two points 97:95.

Then, on April 21, the game between the Spurs and the Rockets began.

Before the game, the two teams had nothing to say. The Rockets, who returned to the playoffs after three years, played very low-key, and the Spurs have never been a high-profile team. Therefore, this matchup did not attract the attention of the United States. I am very concerned about this group of duels, whether it is CCTV or Sina, they have broadcast the game live.

CCTV is still a fixed commentary combination directed by Yu Jia and Zhang, and the two started the commentary before the game early.

"Director Zhang, there are Chinese players on both sides of this game. Which side do you support?" Yu Jia directly asked a headache. Yes, there are Chinese players on both sides. Which side will you support at this time?

Director Zhang didn't mean to be stumped at all: "I will choose to support the Spurs. The reason is very simple. The Spurs have a higher chance of winning, even as high as 100%."

Yu Jia laughed: "Director Zhang is very witty. Indeed, there is not much suspense in this round of the series. The Spurs only need to restrict James Harden to win easily. In the Spurs, Kawhi Leonard, Dan Negreen, including Anxi, can limit Harden very well, so the suspense of the game will be very small."

In the locker room of the home team, Vitch didn't say anything nonsense, and directly announced the lineup for this game: "Point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Danny Green, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Tim Duncan, center Tim Yago Split."

The regular lineup is no different from usual.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Kevin McHale, who is good at cooking chicken soup, started feeding chicken soup directly: "Everyone is not optimistic about us. They say that we can only refuse to sweep at most. The San Antonio Spurs have 10,000 ways to beat us! They can beat us. We are like a small bug, we can knead at will, but! Is this really the case?"

"We also made it to the playoffs with our own strength. We are also a team in the playoffs. Why can't we win the Spurs? Even if we only win one or two games!"

"So, go to the court and use your performance to show those bitches! Our Houston Rockets are not so easy to mess with!"

Kevin McHale's chicken soup is still very useful, and the Rockets players rushed onto the court screaming.

The game started very quickly. The Spurs played at home and had a lot of confidence. From the very beginning of the game, the Spurs played very steadily, without chaos, and slowly attacked.

On the other hand, the Rockets, although their morale was very high, played chaotically as soon as they played, especially against the Spurs' sudden increase in the playoffs. Passive.

The entire team, except Harden's performance is still normal, the performance of other players can be called a mess.

In the seventh minute of the first quarter, Kevin McHale called a timeout, and the Spurs began to make regular substitutions.

In the seven-minute game, the Spurs led the Rockets by 7 points at 20:13. Judging from the seven-minute game alone, the Spurs' victory should be no big problem.

"Ann, Manu, you come out and replace Kawhi and Danny, Ann, you go to defend James Harden." *Vitch said a few words briefly, and then asked Anxi to defend Harden.

An Xi nodded, and immediately left the stage. (To be continued.)