Super Role Player

Brett Brown did not hold any player accountable, because since the start of the game, the 76ers have actually lost 18 points due to experience. They have been led by the experienced Hawks, who have a more mature system.

And Brett Brown also knows very well that there is only one way to solve the current predicament.

"Anxi, next you strengthen your personal offense, play more singles, and create opportunities for your teammates through singles." Brett Brown's method is very simple, which is to let Anxi strengthen his personal offense and let Anxi play more. At least Brett Brown believes that Anxi can The point is still very stable.

As for defense, Brett Brown seemed to have few options. He could only emphasize man-to-man defense again and then ended the timeout.

After the timeout, neither team made any substitutions. Anxi held the ball directly from the backcourt. He wanted to strengthen his personal offense according to Brett Brown's arrangement.

DeMarre Carroll posted it, this is the first point Anxi needs to solve.

Anxi waved and signaled his teammates to pull away. Soon, his teammates spread out and cleared the inside lane.

Anxi's offensive threat was quite big. DeMarre Carroll was a little nervous. Anxi noticed this nervousness. He stretched out a tentative step and shook Carroll tentatively. As a result, Carroll took a step back. After retreating to the three-point line, Anxi was not polite. He directly took back his steps, jumped one step at a time, and shot a three-pointer.

"Anxi's three-pointer!" Charles Barkley shouted. The ball was an open three-pointer, and he felt that he basically had it.

With a bang, sure enough, the ball went in!

"Hit a three-pointer! After the timeout, Anxi hit a three-pointer to help the 76ers narrow the point difference!"

Anxi beat her chest in celebration and walked towards the backcourt. Wachovia Arena once again burst into loud cheers.

As the cheers stopped, the Eagles' offense began.

The Eagles were still taking their time, moving the ball in the frontcourt and organizing the offense.

DeMarre Carroll and Al Horford on the left pick and roll without the ball. After the pick and roll, it directly formed a big fight against a small one. Jeff Teague directly passed the ball to Al Horford. Horford withstood Jae Crowder's defense. Whoa? A mid-range shot was made.

At 13:7, the Eagles continued to lead.

Anxi continued to attack the 76ers on their own, and the Eagles strengthened their defense against Anxi. They always had another player on the wing threatening Anxi's offense.

However, Anxi didn't care and accelerated directly to break through DeMarre Carroll's defense. Although Carroll continued to stay close to Anxi, Anxi turned inside and successfully made a hook layup.

Then, the Eagles' mid-range shot finally hit the mark, and the score was still 13:9. The 76ers clung to the score.

After the timeout, Anxi scored 5 points in a row, and Mike Budenholzer started shouting from the sidelines, asking his players to increase their defense against Anxi.

So this time, after Anxi broke through, Kyle Korver directly double-teamed him.

Double team! Anxi did not choose to pass the ball, but relied on its own physical advantage to continue to crush into the penalty area, and then directly stood up against the defense of DeMarre Carroll and Kyle Korver.

With a snap, the basketball flew straight out!

"Is this? A block?" Charles Barkley on the sidelines didn't see it clearly, but referee Lauren Holtkamp at the bottom line saw it clearly and blew the whistle directly.

There was a beep and Lauren Holtkamp flagged a foul on Kyle Korver.

This time Kyle Korver quits.

He spread his arms and walked towards Lauren Holtkamp aggressively with questions.

As a rookie referee who had just officiated two NBA games, Lauren Holtkamp was a little nervous, but she was convinced that Kyle Korver fouled. When he shot the basketball, he directly hit Anxi's arm.

Just when Lauren Holtkamp was about to defend something, Anxi directly grabbed Kyle Korver. Now Lauren Holtkamp became even more nervous. He had a whistle in his mouth and was about to blow it.

Anxi pulled Kyle Korver and then showed his arm: "Hey, man, my arms are red."

At this moment, Kyle Korver had nothing to say and turned around to leave.

Lauren Hotkamp breathed a sigh of relief, and then showed a grateful look towards Anxi. As a rookie referee, especially a female referee, what Lauren Hotkamp fears most is that others will question her judgment.

Anxi stepped to the free throw line, Lauren Holtkamp blew a whistle, and then passed the basketball to Anxi.

Anxi started to execute the free throw, slapped the basketball twice, then held the basketball from top to bottom, stood on tiptoes slightly, and shot the free throw.

With a swish sound, the penalty was hit steadily.

There was a burst of applause from the sidelines, Anxi high-fived his teammates, and substitutions began to take place on the sidelines.

From the beginning of the game until now, McAway's performance has been a bit bad. It can be said that he was completely suppressed by Jeff Teague. The extremely fast Jeff Teague was able to pass McAway almost as soon as he accelerated. With such a bad defense, McAway's offensive performance also failed to shine.

Brett Brown, after a moment's thought, replaced him with Shaun Livingston.

The point guard position is currently the position with the best depth on the 76ers' bench. The three point guards are all excellent and have their own characteristics. McAway is versatile, Tony Roten is quite aggressive, and Shaun Livingston is better than the other two. People, the advantage is experience and control of the rhythm.

Now Brett Brown replaces Shaun Livingston. The purpose is to control the rhythm and use Livingston's experience to block Jeff Teague, who must make every breakthrough.

After the substitution, Anxi began to execute the second penalty.

He still took two shots of the ball, and then directly shot a free throw. With a swoosh, he continued to hit accurately.

Two free throws were made, the score became 13:11, and the 76ers were only 2 points behind.

However, the Eagles are still strong. After the 76ers replaced Livingston, the outside defense improved. Jeff Teague's breakthrough was directly blocked by Shaun Livingston.

But then Al Horford moved to the high post and directly set a pick-and-roll screen. Jeff Teague made a sharp turn and passed Shaun Livingston, and made a throw to Cole Aldridge who was covering the defense.

The basketball flew out, Cole Aldridge couldn't control his body shape, and hit Jeff Teague directly.

Beep, it's Lauren Holtkamp on the baseline again, calling a foul on Cole Aldridge.

The floater didn't go in either.

But this time, Lauren Holtkamp's penalty is questionable, because Cole Aldridge bumped into Jeff Teague after Jeff Teague completed the shot, so the foul on this ball was judged or not. Judgment, but Lauren Holtkamp blew it, so there’s nothing more to say.

But Cole Aldridge was unconvinced. He felt that his defense was fine. It was the rookie female referee who made the wrong call. She stood tall and found Lauren Holtkamp.

Anxi did not intervene this time. He smiled as Cole Aldridge put pressure on Lauren Holtkamp and questioned the female referee's decision, but the foul was an unchangeable fact.

So, soon, Jeff Teague stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws.

At 15:11, the Eagles continued to maintain a 4-point lead.

For the 76ers, Anxi continued to play singles, this time it was still double-teamed, but Anxi missed a turnaround jumper, and a sigh sounded in the Wachovia Arena.

This made Anxi a little depressed. Brett Brown shouted on the sidelines, asking Anxi to score the ball after encountering a double-team. Anxi nodded to express his understanding.

The Hawks' offense clearly couldn't satisfy them with a 4-point lead. Jeff Teague advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. After observing the 76ers' defense, he directly gave the basketball to Al Horford, who was in a better position in the low post. Horford's low post attack It was quite outstanding. After the back-up shot, he directly made a small hook. Cole Aldridge didn't react at all, and the basketball had already sunk into the basket with a swish.

At 17:11, the Eagles extended their lead.

Switching to the 76ers' offense, after Anxi turned around to get the ball, the Eagles directly double-teamed Anxi.

DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague turned sideways to try to grab the basketball from Anxi. Anxi looked up and looked around while protecting the basketball in his hands. At this time, the Hawks had already filled up the defensive holes near Anxi.

Anxi made a high pass, and Shaun Livingston raised his hand to catch the basketball. Facing Kyle Korver's defense, he directly dribbled, turned, and then turned over and shot a jumper.

With a snap, the goal actually went in!

Charles Barkley was startled. He felt that for this single shot, Shaun Livingston's back-up turnaround jumper was considered to be among the best in the league. The movement was smooth, the turn was neat, and the release point was high and difficult to be blocked. It looked very good. It's chic.

On the court, Anxi gave Shaun Livingston a thumbs up because Anxi scored the first 11 points of the game. Shaun Livingston's 2 points broke the scoring drought of other 76ers players.

The Eagles' offense came quickly. They once again caught a defensive mistake by the 76ers. After rotating defense, the 76ers missed DeMarre Carroll. DeMarre Carroll made a three-pointer and Anxi pounced. It passed, but it was still a step too late.

There was a clear sound, the basketball hit, 20:13! The Eagles continued to lead.

Anxi looked at the Eagles who were celebrating wildly and playing with great momentum, and passed the basketball directly in the backcourt.

Holding the ball in the frontcourt, Shaun Livingston directly set a pick-and-roll screen for Anxi at the top of the arc. Anxi took a step sideways with the help of the screen and stepped on the three-point line to shoot directly. DeMarre Carroll's attack did not interfere. to effect.

With a snap, Anxi's jumper hit, and the referee determined that it was a long-range two-pointer.

After these two points were hit, the point difference still showed no sign of narrowing. The Hawks continued to attack. Paul Millsap attacked from the mid-range to the frame, moved sideways to avoid Thaddeus Young's defense, and made a mid-range shot at 22:15. The point difference is still 7 points.

This 7-point difference was maintained until the end of the first quarter. After the first quarter, the Eagles led the 76ers by 7 points 35:28, and the 76ers scored very concentratedly in the first quarter.

Anxi scored 18 points, and Shaun Livingston made 3 goals in 5 shots, plus two free throws, for a total of 8 points. Anxi and Shaun Livingston alone scored 26 of the 28 points. The other two points were Cole Aldridge's tip-in dunks inside. Including Thaddeus Young and Jae Crowder, James Anderson and others who played in the first quarter did not score.

During the break, regaining touch became what Brett Brown said most.

In the second quarter, the 76ers chose to continue to play Anxi to ensure scoring on the court. Tony Roten and Evan Turner partnered with Anxi on the outside, plus Spencer Hawes and Byron Mullens on the inside. The 76ers launched a point-chasing offensive in the second quarter.

The Hawks rested Al Horford and Jeff Teague, who performed well in the first quarter, and replaced them with Lou Williams, the former Sixth Man of the Year, and backup center Gustavo Ayon. As a result, these two substitutions It directly gave the 76ers a chance to chase points.

Louis Williams was in a bit of a bad shape in this game. He missed a three-pointer at the beginning of the second quarter, and then Tony Roten, who was holding the ball, broke through quickly and hit a layup for 2+1. He hit an extra free throw and the point difference was direct. It was reduced to 5 points.

Then, the 76ers seized this opportunity and played fast breaks. After continuously narrowing the point difference, they forced Mike Budenholzer to make another substitution.

The Hawks replaced Shelvin Mark and Al Horford, replaced Kyle Korver and Paul Millsap, and then used another set of main players to fight against the 76ers. In this way, the Hawks gradually stabilized the situation.

However, after halftime, the 76ers still narrowed the point difference, 57:60. At the end of the half, the 76ers were only 3 points behind.

However, in the second half, the Hawks launched another counterattack. Al Horford and Paul Millsap showed their strength inside, beating the 76ers by 8 points in the third quarter. Counting the remaining 3 points in the first half, the 76ers fell behind after three quarters. Beat the Eagles by 11 points.

Anxi did not play much in the first half of the third quarter. Although they scored 8 points in the second half, they still failed to help the team recover from the decline.

After three quarters, Anxi scored 35 points, but the team was still 11 points behind, so in the fourth quarter, Anxi continued to play.

Brett Brown is not surprised at all that he is still lagging behind after three quarters. The current 76ers are still far behind the Hawks in terms of strength. At least the Hawks' tactical system has been formed and they have more experience, while the 76ers To reach the current level of the Eagles, it will take a long time to change.

But this does not mean that the 76ers have to admit defeat. In this game, the 76ers' goal is still to win. Although they cannot compare with the Eagles in terms of strength, there is at least one variable for the 76ers, and that is Anxi.

In the fourth quarter, the Hawks had the ball for the first attack. Jeff Teague and Paul Millsap used an outside pick-and-roll. Then Teague accelerated and broke through McAway's defense, rushed into the paint and threw a high ball. hand, the basketball bypassed Cole Aldridge's hand and went into the basket.

Cole Aldridge was a little depressed. In this game, he had always been covering up defense, covering up defense, and covering up defense again. In the fourth quarter, he still had to make up defense. The leakage from the outside was really serious.

Jeff Teague's floater hit, and his personal score in this game reached 27 points, completely destroying the 76ers' point guard line.

McAway held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Anxi directly passed the ball and then signaled his teammates to pull away.

When his teammates were completely separated, Anxi turned his back to get the ball. Kyle Korver rushed over, trying to double-team Anxi.

Anxi immediately turned around and shot a jumper.

With a swish sound, the basketball neatly got into the basket.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Anxi still maintained his good touch, and this turnaround jumper helped Anxi get the 37th point of the game. However, the 76ers were still 11 points behind. If they really wanted to narrow the gap, You have to defend well.

When turning back to defend, Anxi shouted: "Defend, defend! Keep an eye on your people!"

But the Eagles' offense had just started, and someone was missing from the outside again. It was still Jeff Teague, and it was still McAway's defense. In almost one step, Jeff Teague passed McAway. In this game, the Eagles relied on With this unique offense, he defeated the 76ers' defense.

After breaking through McAway's defense, Jae Crowder stepped forward to cover and missed DeMarre Carroll in the corner. Carroll received the basketball and did not miss the opportunity.

With a slight jump, three points fell into the bag.

With a score difference of 14 points, Anxi shook his head.

Turning around to attack, Anxi faced a double-team after a post-up game. Fortunately, after the ball was distributed, the air-cutting McAway came into play. He received Anxi's pass through the air and made a direct throw.

The score difference became 12 points.

Back on the defensive end, Anxi took the initiative to apply to switch to guard Jeff Teague.

But this time, Kyle Korver made a reverse run and cooperated with Paul Millsap to set up a pick-and-roll without the ball. Then he accelerated to throw away Thaddeus Young who was guarding him, rushed to the sideline outside the three-point line, and directly received the ball. Quick pass from Jeff Teague.

Then, another three-point shot.

Kyle Korver, who is famous for his three-pointers, did not miss this opportunity and hit a three-pointer. The difference reached 15 points!

After two consecutive three-pointers, the 76ers' defense collapsed at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Brett Brown reacted quickly and immediately called a timeout.

Then after thinking for a second, he decided to make a substitution immediately: "Evan, you come out and replace Michael. An, you go to play point guard, and Evan goes to play the second position to bring out the speed. We want to chase points!"

Brett Brown shouted to chase the score, the timeout ended, and the 76ers sent out a weird lineup.

Originally, the 76ers' starting lineup was relatively high, but now Anxi is directly assigned to the point guard position, and the main lineup is even higher.

The higher advantage soon came into play. On the first goal after the timeout, Anxi directly used his height advantage to score a three-pointer over Jeff Teague's head.

A three-pointer was made and the point difference was reduced to 12 points.

In the Eagles' offense, after the 76ers replaced Evan Turner, the big colander on the outside was gone, and the defense was finally better. The Eagles' offense failed to find a good opportunity. Jeff Teague faced Anxi's defense. Shi Qiang made a strong shot and the rebound was taken by Cole Aldridge.

When McAway saw this scene off the court, he felt a little complicated.

However, the entire 76ers have no special views on McAway, and Brett Brown has no intention of giving up on McAway, even if he suddenly turned into a colander on the defensive end in this game.

In fact, poor defense is a common problem among many rookies, especially those who put up good numbers as soon as they enter the league. It's not that they can't defend, but because they have to devote their energy to the offensive end.

The Eagles missed the shot, and the 76ers played another fast break. Anxi broke through to attract the defense. After passing the ball, Jack Crowder in the paint succeeded in a layup.

The difference narrowed further.

But at this time, Mike Budenholzer directly called a timeout.

Mike Budenholzer's timeout seemed very smart. Not long after the 76ers' timeout, after the 76ers continued to perform outstandingly on the field, Mike Budenholzer called this timeout. On the one hand, his The timeout interrupted the 76ers' offensive momentum that had just started. On the other hand, Mike Budenholzer also had to make adjustments.

Mike Budenholzer's adjustment was very simple. He directly replaced Lou Williams and replaced Kyle Korver to form a two-point guard combination. The small and quick outsiders played against the 76ers. attack.

After the timeout, the Eagles played the offense they wanted.

Jeff Teague controlled the ball, then passed it to Paul Millsap in the high post, and then cut with Lou Williams from both sides, and there was a cross move at the free throw line.

Paul Millsap played Thaddeus Young on his back, and when the two defenders had a chance, he passed a pass directly to the outside. Lou Williams received the ball and continued to break through.

Evan Turner, who was originally guarding Lou Williams, was already out of position. As a result, Cole Aldridge had no choice but to step up.

Lou Williams made a low pass, and Al Horford in the paint caught the basketball and gently put it into the basket.

With a 2-point hit, the point difference widened to 12 points again.

The 76ers were still struggling to narrow the point difference. Anxi attacked DeMarre Carroll and hit a mid-range shot, scoring his 42nd point of the game.

However, the Eagles' offense was still sharp. Lou Williams used the cover to rush into the inside and hit another 2 points with a horseback arrow.

In the 76ers' offense, Anxi played a post-up game, attracted the defense and then passed the ball. Evan Turner took advantage of the layup and scored 2 points.

Then, the Hawks also scored 2 points with the help of Al Horford's mid-range shot, and Al Horford also scored his 24th point of the game, which was a good performance.

In this way, the Hawks relied on the offense supported by their dual point guard system to directly compete with the 76ers. The result of the confrontation was that the 76ers trailed until the end of the game...

In the end, the 76ers lost to the Hawks 112:119 at home, a difference of 7 points.

It was a bit frustrating to lose this game. Anxi scored 47 points in the game, once again breaking his career scoring record. He also had 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, but the team still lost. ball.

There is nothing wrong with the 76ers' offensive performance. Although they rely too much on Anxi, at least the offense the 76ers want is gradually coming out.

There were too many problems on the defensive end. McAway became a colander. Although the substitution of Evan Turner in the final quarter made the defense slightly better, the offense was still hindered by the Hawks and the game was lost. If the 76ers can defend well, there is no way this game will end in a loss.

However, the improvement of defense has nothing to do with Anxi. Anxi's single defense is invincible, but his assist defense is average. It can only improve the team's overall defense to a certain extent. The improvement of defense depends on the good establishment of the coaching staff. A defensive system will do.

After the game, Anxi brushed away his depression and communicated with Mike Budenholzer for a while on the sidelines.

The Hawks won this game, doubling the 76ers in the season, and surpassing the 76ers in the Eastern Conference rankings. Mike Budenholzer was in a good mood and gave Anxi some suggestions.

"An, your offense has indeed improved a lot, but there are also a lot of problems. I found that throughout the game, you didn't make many breakthroughs. You basically relied on post-up singles and outside pick-and-roll screens to score. If you If you want to further enhance your dominance over the game, you must improve your breakthroughs as soon as possible.”

Anxi nodded. Breakthroughs naturally need to be improved. Anxi knew very well that he had already started practicing for breakthroughs. Allen Iverson's guidance also benefited Anxi a lot.

"In addition, passing, your passing should have improved to some extent, but it is not enough." Mike Budenholzer looked at Anxi and said: "The 76ers' offense relies on you, but your passing is not enough." It’s hard to create more chances for your teammates, especially when you move the ball in a wide area.”

"Finally, the most important point is that you have to add more help defense. The 76ers' defense is really bad. Your single defense is good, so your help defense should be good, right? But it's hard for me to see your help defense in the game. .”

Hearing the last point, Anxi smiled bitterly in his heart. Mike Budenholzer took it for granted that his assist defense was good, but Anxi himself knew very well that his assist defense could not be compared with single defense. Maybe the next step is to Considering the team's record, Anxi really needs to improve its help defense... (To be continued.)