Super Role Player

As soon as Anxi came on the scene, Harden was suppressed, and the Rockets were therefore at a disadvantage. After adjusting the offensive end, they were able to score, but the defensive end was still a mess. Even so, McHale was still unwilling to replace Howard.

However, McHale paid great attention to the team's offense. When the team's offense was unfavorable, he put Chandler Parsons on the court and replaced Terrence Jones. The main lineup on the court was a small lineup.

But in this way, it gave the 76ers an opportunity to expand the score on the offensive end.

As soon as Anxi holds the ball, the Rockets continue to double-team, double-team or even double-team. As soon as the Rockets double-team, Anxi passes the ball.

The teammates also have a tacit understanding. As soon as Anxi breaks through, they immediately start running and pulling, forcing the Rockets to cover up defenses everywhere, but in the end there will always be a position missing. In the end, Anxi's precise passing can find the opportunity.

Taking advantage of the Rockets' lax defense, Francisco Garcia hit two more three-pointers. This game may be his best game in Philadelphia.

After hitting consecutive three-pointers, in the last attack before halftime, Francisco Garcia also took advantage of the opportunity that all the Rockets players were paying attention to Anxi's breakthrough, cut into the inside, caught the ball and went straight for a layup.

In the end, the 76ers scored another 35 points in the second quarter. At halftime, the score between the two teams was 73:52, with the Rockets trailing by 21 points.

"Looking at this situation, the 76ers have to clock out in three quarters again. Their road trip in the Western Conference is going very smoothly this time. The last game in San Antonio was an unexpected clocking out in three quarters. As long as there are no surprises in the third quarter of this game, Maybe it will be a three-quarter clock-in game."

"Yes, now that the regular season is almost over, the rankings of the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs have basically been determined. The 76ers and Rockets are the same, both ranking around the third, fourth, and fifth place in their respective divisions. The meaning of competing for the top rankings is no longer Big, if we trail by about 20 points in the third quarter, maybe Kevin McHale will give up the game."

Director Zhang and Yu Jia discussed the issue of clocking out in the third quarter. During the halftime break, Kevin McHale was furious in the locker room. He hoped that the team could exert strength in the second half and narrow the current point difference. McHale focused on criticizing Ha Den, after the first half, Harden made 5 of 16 shots and scored 16 points on free throws. It didn't seem like a low score, but Harden's efficiency was too low, with only 16 points on 16 shots.

If free throw attempts are included, Harden wastes even more shots.

On the other hand, Anxi scored 36 points in the first half, but only took 15 shots and made 10 of 15 shots. The efficiency was more than higher. Even Amy Johnson of Turner Sports believed that the Rockets fell behind in the first half because of Anxi. After beating Harden, the current 21-point difference is actually the difference between Anxi and Harden, or even more.

Anxi continued to play in the second half, with all the main players of both teams on the field. After McHale turned on the hair dryer mode in midfield, everyone in the Rockets looked expressionless and looked very motivated.

Beverley broke out first. Harden controlled the ball in the frontcourt and passed the ball to Beverley, who was running without the ball. Beverley seized the opportunity from outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer, although it was much better than at the beginning of the season. , but McAway's current defense is still a major shortcoming of the 76ers.

Beverly succeeded with a sudden attack, and the score reached 73:55, reduced to 18 points.

During the 76ers' offense, Anxi intentionally returned the ball, but the Rockets were closely guarding him and there was little chance, so Anxi made a gesture and immediately started to break through.

Jack Crowder understood and started running. Anxi rushed into the inside line from the baseline. A group of people immediately surrounded Anxi and blocked Anxi.

Jae Crowder flew to the bottom corner, another set of corner contact tactics, but the Rockets were still fooled. Jae Crowder was unguarded in the bottom corner, and Anxi passed the ball!

Jae Crowder aimed at the basket from the bottom corner and then took a shot. Chandler Parsons turned around and pounced, but to no avail.

With a swish sound,

The ball goes in! Anxi assisted Jack Crowder and scored a three-pointer.

76:55, the point difference is still 21 points.

The Rockets continued to attack, but the 76ers quickly increased the intensity of their defense. Howard played in singles, and Anxi double-teamed in time to cut off the basketball. Then the offense and defense changed. The 76ers launched a fast break and rushed to the frontcourt. Anxi took advantage of the Rockets to return. Unprepared, Biao hit a three-pointer!

With a swish sound, he hit a three-pointer from behind! At 79:55, Kevin McHale almost couldn't help but call a timeout at the start of the game.

With a 24-point difference, the Rockets continued to attack. Chandler Parsons broke through and scored. Terrence Jones on the other side made a fake shot from the outside. However, he was not very lucky. His layup that broke into the paint did not go in. The rebound was also collected by Asik.

The Rockets missed consecutive attacks and the 76ers took advantage of the opportunity to widen the point difference. Anxi passed the ball to McAway and cut inside. McAway broke through to attract the defense and passed the ball to Pau Gasol. Gasol came up from the other side of the basket. The basket was successful, 81:55, and the point difference came to 26 points.

At this time, McHale sat back in his seat and had no intention of calling a timeout.

Director Zhang was surprised, and then analyzed: "Perhaps Coach McHale thinks that the point difference has already reached 26 points. The 76ers are in such good condition and feel that the Rockets don't need to struggle, so they simply leave the game to the players." If the point difference after three quarters is too big, the Rockets will give up the game."

The team failed to score in a row, and Harden became anxious because Anxi put too much defensive pressure on him, so Harden learned his lesson in the second half and created more opportunities for his teammates.

As a result, his teammates didn't score, so Harden thought about it and decided to hit a goal himself.

Holding the ball from the outside, he singled out Anxi. After a series of cross-step changes on the outside, Harden accelerated and broke through Anxi, and Anxi also moved sideways to get entangled.

Rushing to the inside, Harden made an emergency stop and shot a jumper. Anxi jumped up and stretched out his hand to interfere with the ball.

Bang, Harden didn't score either.

However, Howard inside grabbed the rebound and scored 2 points with a make-up dunk.

The Rockets scored, but the 76ers failed on offense. Anxi missed a mid-range jumper. Howard grabbed the rebound again, and then passed it to Harden to start a fast break.

Howard grabbed two rebounds in a row, but Yu Jia questioned McHale: "Howard grabbed two rebounds in a row. Such an internal barrier is not used early. McHale also has to bear a certain responsibility for the Rockets' defeat in this game. .”

Director Zhang nodded, and then turned his attention to the sidelines. Harden took the lead and rushed to the frontcourt. Anxi also retreated quickly. The two faced each other in the frontcourt again, and it was one-on-one in the fast break.

With a bang, Harden lifted the ball for a layup. Anxi slapped the basketball with his big hand and blocked the shot with a crisp shot, sending the basketball flying!

"Another block! Anxi once again locked up Harden. Even if there was a fast break opportunity, Harden could not break through Anxi's defense!" Director Zhang shouted excitedly again.

The basketball flew toward the frontcourt of the 76ers, and was picked up by McAway who rushed to the backcourt to defend. He turned around and launched a fast break, rushed inside and completed a dunk with a bang.

83:57, the point difference is still 26 points.

But then, the Rockets relied on Howard's strong singles inside to score consecutive points, but the 76ers relied on Anxi's offensive threat to score consecutive three-pointers. After two or three minutes, the Rockets' offense had no problem and kept scoring, but the point difference was expanded to 29 points.

At the end of the third quarter, with the Rockets trailing by 28 points, Kevin McHale replaced all the main players and put them on the bench, admitting defeat.

The 76ers also followed the Rockets and put on a substitute.

As a result, Anxi completed another three-quarter clock-in. Anxi scored 42 points in the three quarters, plus 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. He made 12 of 20 shots and also hit 8 three-pointers. The offensive end was complete. beat Harden.

The same goes for the defensive end. Harden, who was defended by Anxi, only made 6 of 20 shots and scored 22 points on free throws. He also had 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 6 turnovers.

Anxi was completely beaten on both offense and defense. In this game, Anxi completely realized his plan. He defeated Harden.

The game is over. The 76ers defeated the Rockets 129:108 in an away game. The 21-point victory gave them a 12-game winning streak. The team's state is getting hotter and hotter. Instead, they won two consecutive games in the Western Conference road trip. Both clocked out in the third quarter, and the Rockets and Spurs are both the top five teams in the Western Conference. This kind of victory is obviously very convincing.