Super Role Player

Brett Brown frowned, paused, and after writing on the tactical board, he looked directly at Anxi. ?

"An, the team needs you to play without the ball next."

No ball? Anxi was stunned for a moment, and then understood.

As soon as Anxi gets the ball now, he needs to face the Heat's endless double-teaming and assisting defense. In other words, as long as Anxi plays with the ball, the offense will stagnate. So taking this into account, Brett Brown decided to let Anxi play without the ball. , allowing Anxi to attract the defense by running without the ball, or catch and shoot.

Such a change is indeed the best choice at the moment.

Anxi would not object. His off-ball ability had just been upgraded to 85 points some time ago, so it would come in handy in this game.

Anxi agreed, and it was easy for Brett Brown to arrange tactics.

"Then next, Paul (Gasol), you come out and replace Jae Crowder. You and Michael (Carter-Williams) cooperate more in the high post and try to attract the defense. Paul can play more. But if Ana has a good chance, pass the ball to him."

Anxi nodded. Brett Brown's adjustment actually changed the main attack point on the court, making Pau Gasol the main attack point, while Anxi attracted defense from the wings. Judging from the Heat's defensive strategy in this game, this set The tactical success is very likely, because the Heat cannot ignore Anxi, and once they continue to defend Anxi, there will be many opportunities for Pau Gasol.

This way, at least the team's offense will be revitalized.

The timeout ended quickly. Pau Gasol took off his jacket and walked onto the court. Anxi walked over and patted Pau Gasol on the shoulder, because this time, it was the first time that Pau Gasol was unable to stand up and end the game in Anxi. Next, Anxi had to carry the team's offense. Anxi was worried that Pau Gasol would be under pressure.

But Anxi obviously thought too much. Pau Gasol is a veteran who has been in the league for more than ten years. He has seen all kinds of ups and downs in the Grizzlies and Lakers. This little pressure is nothing to him.

He smiled at Anxi: "Leave it to me, An, but you have to help me open up the defense."

Anxi nodded and returned to the field.

Not surprisingly, LeBron James continues to follow Anxi, and Dwyane Wade, who has just appeared, is also eyeing the other side.

"The 76ers made substitutions.

Pau Gasol played, but can Pau Gasol's appearance really bring changes to the 76ers? ” asked Charles Barkley.

Kenny Smith has always been a supporter of the 76ers. When the 76ers fell behind by a big score, he chose to keep silent for the time being.

Craig Sagel took over the topic: "It's difficult. Since Pau Gasol joined the 76ers, his performance has been quite satisfactory. He is enough to be the main attacker of the 76ers, but if the opponent is the Miami Heat, it is still a bit far behind. .”

"So I think the purpose of Pau Gasol's appearance should be to take away a certain amount of defensive pressure from Anxi..."

Before Craig Sagel finished speaking, Anxi hid in the corner on the court, and McAway and Pau Gasol cooperated in the high post at the top of the arc. Depending on the situation, Pau Gasol should be the main attacker. .

So Craig Sagel smiled awkwardly and said instead: "The 76ers actually let Pau Gasol play the main offense. This is a bit surprising, but Pau Gasol plays the main attack. The 76ers want to come back in this game. It’s just too difficult.”

This time Craig Sager was right. After Pau Gasol and McAway continued to cooperate in the pick-and-roll, an opportunity appeared in the mid-range. Pau Gasol took a direct shot from the mid-range, but unfortunately he missed the mid-range shot.

The inside rebound was taken by James, and the Heat launched a counterattack.

In this game, the Heat's quick counterattacks have significantly increased. This may be another adjustment by David Fizdale, and the effect of the increase in quick counterattacks is also obvious. Of the 54 points the Heat have currently scored, at least 1o points are Obtained by quick counterattack.

After counterattacking to the frontcourt, the 76ers quickly retreated to the backcourt, and LeBron James overcame Anxi's defense for a layup.

But this time, Anxi proved himself.

LeBron James jumped up in the penalty area, stretched his right arm, and wanted to send the basketball in his right hand into the basket.

LeBron James, who kept beating Anxi without being blocked, has gradually gained confidence and continued to beat Anxi.

But this time, Anxi did not miss this arrogant goal!

Anxi roared in the air, leaned against LeBron James, stretched out his left arm, and attached his big yellow hand directly to the basketball. Then, with a muffled bang, the basketball was slapped into the sky by Anxi!

"Covered! LeBron James was covered by Anxi!"

"LeBron James is too arrogant. Anxi is in poor condition on the offensive end, but that doesn't mean that Anxi on the defensive end can be bullied! Anxi used his big hat to let LeBron James know that Anxi is still the king on the defensive end!"

Kenny Smith held it in for a few minutes, and Anxi's block made him excited again.

Charles Barkley and Craig Sager were also happy. LeBron James's goal was indeed a big one. Anxi's poor offensive state was largely due to the fact that the Heat's defense was too tight, which did not mean The situation in Anxi is not good.

At least on the defensive end, Anxi still prevented LeBron James from several balls, but there was no block in this game.

As a result, James continued to beat Anxi hard and gave Anxi a big opportunity, and Anxi took advantage of it.

On the field, Anxi shouted excitedly after his big hat.

The American Airlines Arena used boos to cover up Anxi's excited shouts. LeBron James's face darkened again, but looking at the 19-point lead above the arena, LeBron James' good mood returned.

No matter how you cover me, the Heat will be in the lead, right?

Because the basketball flew out of the baseline, the Heat kicked the ball directly to Mario Chalmers. After a deft sideways dribble from the outside, Chalmers passed McAway and made a sudden jump shot.

With a swish sound, the basketball hit, and the point difference was widened to 10 points...

The score difference is getting bigger and bigger, but at this time, the 76ers are not in a hurry.

They began to patiently look for opportunities on the offensive end. Anyway, they were already behind by points at this moment. Whether they are chasing points or not, it all depends on the team's state. If the state is good, they can recover most of it in one wave. If the state is bad, they can recover more than half of it in one wave. , it’s okay to give up strategically in this game.

Even if they lose this game, the total score is only a 2:2 tie.

But if they win this game, the total score will be 3:1. For the 76ers, this game is naturally not at the point of giving up. They still need to fight, but the points difference is more than 2o points. , even if we don't succeed in the end, it doesn't matter, after all, the score difference is too big.

The 76ers, who put aside their impatience, made a breakthrough on the offensive end.

Pau Gasol took the ball from the mid-range, attracted the defense and then passed the ball to McAway who was cutting through the air. McAway rushed inside and dunked successfully, narrowing the point difference to less than 20 points.

LeBron James no longer relied on the Heat's offense. After storming through Anxi, he did not choose to force the ball. Instead, he chose to distribute the ball to Chris Anderson under the basket, and Chris Anderson dunked under the basket.

The point difference returned to points.

Returning to the offensive end, Anxi gradually began to show his threat without the ball.

Sprinting towards the penalty area from the bottom corner, he suddenly made a reverse run, throwing away LeBron James, and then made another sharp turn towards the top of the key.

LeBron James hurriedly rushed, but was stopped by Asik again on the way.

Unfortunately, Anxi failed to get the ball in this round.

Because of Anxi's running, Wade saw that LeBron James couldn't keep up with Anxi. He had to drop Jae Crowder and run over to make up the defense. As a result, Jae Crowder was given a golden opportunity.

Jae Crowder went around the corner, received a pass from McAwee, and shot a three-pointer, and he hit it!

At 56:38, the 76ers narrowed the point difference to 18 points!

The 76ers turned around to defend. After the Heat's frontcourt cooperation, the ball was given to Wade. Wade broke into the penalty area and missed the layup.

But Chris Anderson grabbed the rebound and made a tip-in.

58:38, 20 points difference, the 76ers still saw a little hope of chasing points, so they returned to the offensive end and started to work harder.

Anxi continues to run without the ball, and his off-ball attributes of 85 points are still very strong. He can be regarded as a rare off-ball genius in NBA history.

A run once again disrupted the Heat's defense. However, Anxi still failed to score, but it gave Asik a chance to play an aner-ba11. Anxi's run opened up the inside line, and Pau Gasol hit the ground pass. The ball passed into the penalty area, and Asik caught the ball and dunked, which was a repayment for Birdman Anderson's make-up dunk just now.

58:4o, and after defending against a wave of offense from the Heat, the score was slowly shrinking.

But at the critical moment, the 76ers' offense also made mistakes. McAway's pass was passed to James. LeBron James stole the ball and launched a quick counterattack, widening the point difference to 20 points.

As the game time progressed and the half came to an end, it became much more difficult for the 76ers to continue to narrow the point difference before half time.

However, with Anxi running without the ball on the offensive end and Pau Gasol constantly getting the ball on the offensive end, Anxi found that the defensive pressure on him was much less.

As a result, Anxi also began to try to make some big moves.

During the 76ers' offense, Anxi was still ambushing in the bottom corner. At the beginning of this offensive round, Anxi did not move. He seemed to be waiting for an opportunity in the bottom corner.

But after Pau Gasol and McAway in the middle cooperated for a while, they took the ball and headed inside. When LeBron James suddenly rushed inside to cover the defense, Anxi knew that his opportunity had come.

Wade rushed over from the other side to make up for Anxi's shortcomings, but Anxi is not a player who just waits for opportunities.

He ran towards Wade.

Wade was still a little confused. When he and Anxi met halfway, and Anxi led him to the other side, and then was blocked by a wall of people in the middle, Wade knew that he had been fooled!

"Anxi! He suddenly moved and got an opportunity in the bottom corner! Will McAwee pass the ball?"

The ball was in McAway's hands. After Anxi used Asik's screen to get rid of Wade's defense, the opportunity only lasted for a moment. He could only raise his hand to ask for the ball. Will McAway give it to him or can he give it to him in time? It's not something Anxi can decide.

McAway finally gave it, but his pass was a little slow. Wade rushed in front of Anxi, and the basketball appeared in Anxi's hands at the same time.

But at this time, Anxi had already aimed at the basket. The basketball was unsheathed like a sword, facing Dwyane Wade's defense, and shot!

"Anxi's three-pointer! Can this goal be scored?"

"This is Anxi's first shot after a timeout. I wonder if his touch has recovered?!"

If Anxi heard this question, he would definitely sneer. If he hadn't encountered the Heat's strong defense, his shooting would never have felt so good!

Sure enough, the next second, with a swish sound, the basketball hit the rim! Bringing up a burst of white net flowers...

Anxi hit a three-pointer, which was Anxi's first score after the timeout, and of course his first score in the second quarter.

The three-pointer was completed in one go, and Wade and James were annoyed. In order to chase Gasol and McAway, they missed Anxi from the outside.

David Fizdale on the sidelines was even more angry: "LeBron, you don't need to cover up, just keep an eye on Anxi! Keep an eye on Anxi!"

At 6o:43, the point difference narrowed to 17 points. With 1 minute left before halftime, the Heat's offense, LeBron James made a ball to Bosh inside, Bosh turned around and missed a jumper, and Jae Crowder grabbed the rebound. .

The 76ers slowly advanced to the frontcourt.

As early as when Anxi could not hold the ball, the 76ers' offense fell into a positional battle. They could not play fast breaks and could only look for opportunities in the half-court positional battle.

Anxi still wants to make some big moves this time, and he feels that his condition is getting better and better. This time, although he didn't direct anything, when he rushed to the frontcourt and took his position, Anxi slapped Gasol on the butt, and Gasol returned the favor.

Anxi continued to lurk in the bottom corner, and after spending some time in the frontcourt, McAway began to move towards the inside.

He quickly worked hand-in-hand with Pau Gasol and handed the basketball to Pau Gasol.

After Pau Gasol held the ball, his position began to move towards Anxi, and at this time, Anxi started to move.

He pretended to rush from the bottom corner to the penalty area. With a starting movement, LeBron James could only twist half of his body. Anxi suddenly turned, brushed LeBron James's shoulder and rushed towards Pau Gasol.

At the beginning, LeBron James was slowed down by Anxi's feint. After Anxi rushed to Pau Gasol and made a hand-to-hand cooperation, Pau Gasol put his hands in front of him and blocked LeBron James. .

Anxi rushed outside the three-point line and got another good opportunity.

Although Mario Chalmers threw away McAway and rushed over, Anxi's vision was still unobstructed. He aimed at the basket and took another three-point shot!

"Anxi found a good opportunity, and his running was effective, three points!" Kenny Smith shouted, and as the crisp sound of the net wiping sounded, Kenny Smith shouted excitedly: "In! In! Anxi hits another three-pointer! This is the second one in a row!"

"The second consecutive three-pointer! Before halftime, the 76ers achieved good results in chasing points. With Anxi's two consecutive three-pointers, they narrowed the point difference to 14 points! The game rekindled hope!"

On the sidelines, David Fizdale didn't say anything this time. LeBron James was tricked by Anxi's off-ball movement, and he really had nothing to say.

There were 32 seconds left before halftime, and the Heat controlled the time and waited until 24 seconds before taking action.

The purpose of controlling time is simple. They don't want the 76ers to have more time for the final attack.

But the result of such control is that under Anxi's perfect defense, LeBron James' shot at the buzzer in the last 24 seconds was hasty. He directly shot a three-pointer.

Anxi smiled, and his defense on this ball was considered an aner-ba11, because Anxi also shot a three-pointer under LeBron James' defense before.

Because the Heat played for 24 seconds, the referee set the time back a little. In the end, with a little more than 6 seconds left, the 76ers played the ball in the backcourt.

McAway was waiting for the ball in the backcourt, but Anxi did not leave the backcourt.

"Give me the ball, Michael."

When McAway heard what An Xi said, he didn't argue and nodded immediately.

Asik passed the ball in the backcourt and gave the basketball to Anxi. In a little more than 6 seconds, Anxi's dribbling in the backcourt was slow at first.

But when LeBron James was pressing close to him, Anxi suddenly stepped forward, and then, with the countdown sounding in the audience, he passed the half-court.

Three steps away from the three-point line in the half, Anxi rode an arrow and threw the three-pointer!

The time is just right, the moment the basketball is released, the timer lights up with a red light!

"Anxi's buzzer-beating three-pointer was too far away..." It was still Craig Sagel. He had been slapped in the face many times in this game, and it was the same this time. Before he could finish his words, there was a swish. , the basketball scraped into the basket crisply! "It's in! It's actually in!"

Craig Sagel had a look of disbelief on his face, as did all the Miami fans on the sidelines.

"The goal actually went in?"

"A three-pointer at the buzzer? Did it go in?"

Everyone couldn't believe that Anxi's last three-point shot, which was like riding a horse and shooting arrows, actually went in! The entry was still so accurate, and I rushed in while wiping the net flowers.

The coaching bench and bench on the sidelines immediately looked at the referee. The referee indicated that the goal was valid, and the 76ers bench immediately boiled!

The goal is valid! Three points plus, that's it, halftime! The 76ers were only 11 points behind the Heat at 49:6o!

From being behind by 11 points at the most, and only falling behind by 11 points at halftime, Anxi's three consecutive three-pointers are obviously worthy of recognition. Not only that, Anxi's several successful defenses against LeBron James are also worthy of recognition. Recording merit.

In other words, when everyone thought that Anxi was a misfire and the 76ers could only rely on Pau Gasol's explosion to chase points, Anxi was the last one to stand up!

It’s still Anxi!

Maybe Miami fans should ask at this time, hy-a1ays-you! Why is it always you! (To be continued.) 8