Super Role Player

"The 76ers have continuously launched fast-break counterattacks. Now they are 12 points ahead of the Rockets, and there are only two minutes left in the second quarter. Le-Wen-" Mike Fratello summarized the current situation on the court.

Doug Collins continued: "Almost everyone was saying before the game that the 76ers would finally end their winning streak and their dark horse journey in this game, but no one expected that with 5 wins and 1 loss, they have the league's No. The Houston Rockets, who have one shooting guard and the league's top center, will be completely suppressed by the 76ers, especially when Anxi is on the court, the Rockets have almost no power to resist.

Although the Rockets have just fallen behind by 12 points and halftime has not passed yet, 12 points can be recovered.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Rockets have been suppressed by the 76ers in all aspects, or in other words, by Anxi.

Kevin McHale called a timeout, and after the timeout, he replaced James Harden.

Harden reappeared, and Kevin McHale felt that the Rockets' problem lay in their offense. In addition to replacing Harden, Kevin McHale also made other adjustments, such as feeding Howard the ball inside.

After the timeout, the Rockets' first goal was Dwight Howard holding the ball in the paint for a single. His opponent was Spencer Hawes. Howard sat down and pushed Hawes away, then turned around and gently put the basketball in. basket.

Howard's single was successful, narrowing the 2-point gap for the Rockets.

In the 76ers' offense, Anxi holds the ball, and it is still Chandler Parsons who defends Anxi. He sticks to Anxi.

Chandler Parsons was very close to him. Anxi held the ball for a while, then gradually turned to face Parsons sideways, and then suddenly rushed towards the right side of Chandler Parsons. Qian Dele Parsons quickly took a step back when he saw this.

And the moment he retreated, Anxi quickly pulled back, leaned on Parsons to turn around, and then made a cross step. Parsons had completely lost the center of gravity on the defensive end. After Anxi's cross step, a speed passed by. Dropped Chandler Parsons!

But the Rockets' defense wasn't finished yet. After Anxi passed Parsons, Rockets substitute power forward Donatas Motiejunas stepped in. Parsons behind Anxi adjusted and quickly covered him. The Rockets Inside, Dwight Howard is also eyeing him.

Therefore, after being double-teamed, Anxi once again chose to pass the ball.

"Anxi's pass, Thaddeus Young's mid-range shot, went in!"

Anxi's eighth assist, the Rockets' blockade of Anxi caused Anxi to continuously refresh his assist data.

At the end of the second quarter, Anxi grabbed a rebound and passed the ball again in the fast break. However, Shaun Livingston missed the mid-range shot. The halftime buzzer sounded, and the 76ers led the Rockets by 12 points at halftime.

16 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. These are the statistics Anxi handed over at half-time. During the intermission, his teammates also made fun of Anxi and encouraged several main players to help Anxi achieve a triple-double. Anxi just smiled and didn't care.

However, at the beginning of the second half, Anxi started to collect rebounds and assists with a determined look.

On the first goal of the third quarter, the Rockets continued to let Howard play in singles, but this time Howard's opponent became Cole Aldridge, an opponent who was at least evenly matched in terms of size and strength.

Then, Howard turned around and went for a layup but was interfered by Cole Aldridge and missed! The basketball fell from the basket, and Anxi jumped out of thin air and grabbed the backboard.

The proud little eyes seemed to say: Rebounds 6/!

Howard missed a single shot, and the 76ers attacked quickly. They transferred the ball several times from the outside and found an opportunity. Evan Turner accurately hit a long-distance two-pointer. However, this ball had nothing to do with Anxi, because after the basketball passed through Anxi's hands, it was again It took two turns before it was handed over to Evan Turner, who finally hit the 2-pointer.

With a 2-point hit, the 76ers held a 14-point lead and the game continued.

The Rockets fell into a continuous scoring drought, and James Harden had to step up and break through Anxi. He got a foul and went to the free throw line and hit two free throws despite the boos of Wachovia Arena.

Anxi was a little depressed, and the best way to vent his frustration was to give Harden a ball on the offensive end, so Anxi took the basketball directly from the backcourt, controlled it in the frontcourt, and lowered himself to beat Harden in isolation.

It was actually not difficult for Anxi to play against Harden in isolation. He only used a probing step and a cross step to directly pass Harden, then rushed into the three-point line, shot a jumper in one step, and the basketball swished into the basket. basket.

The difficulty was not great, so Anxi still felt unhappy. It happened that Harden wanted to continue to play Anxi alone, and the opportunity came like this.

"James Harden's outside singles and continuous crotch dribbling, let's see how Anxi responds." When James Harden dribbles the crotch, it means he is about to break through, so the implication of Mike Fratello is, How will Anxi respond to James Harden's obvious intention to draw a foul?

Anxi also quickly gave the answer. Harden made another crotch dribble, and then accelerated, rushing into the three-point line against Anxi's defense, and then holding the ball with both hands, he rushed in like a bag of explosives. At this time, as long as Harden raises his hand, the referee's whistle will sound immediately.

Just when everyone closed their eyes and didn't want to see Anxi commit two fouls in a row, Anxi suddenly made a move and cut towards the basketball.

There was a crisp sound, and the basketball came into contact with the floor quickly.

Mike Fratello yelled: "Anxi cut the basketball out of James Harden's hand!"

"Quick attack...!"

"Anxi's speed is very fast. The 76ers are 2-on-1 in the frontcourt! Only Jeremy Lin of the Rockets returns to defense!"

Jeremy Lin quickly showed his defensive side. He took a few hesitant steps towards Anxi. Then when he saw Anxi about to pass the ball, he took a few steps towards McAway on the other side, and then he was gorgeous. was passed by Anxi and McAway...

Anxi didn't do it himself. He chose to pass the ball. McAway received the ball and dunked lightly. The 76ers scored another 2 points.

And Anxi's pass became absolute evidence that he wanted to achieve a triple-double, because Anxi could obviously do it by himself.

McAway scored, and Anxi also got his 9th assist of the game. A double-double is not far away.

Then, Harden passed the ball to Jeremy Lin from the outside. Jeremy Lin broke through with the ball, attracted the defense and then passed the ball outward. Chandler Parsons made a three-pointer and hit the backboard with a bang.

The basketball bounced out quickly, Anxi grabbed the backboard, 7/!

The Rockets still didn't score, and then the 76ers launched another fast attack. McAway hit a three-pointer from the outside. Kevin McHale called a timeout again because the point difference had reached 19 points, one point away. It’s almost 20 years old. (To be continued.)