Super Role Player

Anxi hit a three-pointer and the point difference was directly reduced to 1 point.

Anxi made all five shots in the second half and scored 12 points in a row. His personal condition and feel were already at full strength.

No matter how hard he shot, Popovich had to call a timeout.

In the first two games, the Spurs always widened the point difference in the third quarter. In the third quarter of this game, the Spurs not only failed to widen the point difference, but allowed Anxi to break out and close the score. Popovich Qi had to make some adjustments because he felt Kawhi Leonard wasn't doing enough on Anxi's defense.

"Stay close to him! Stay close to him! Don't give him any chance. You can let him break through, but don't give him enough room to take action!"

Kawhi Leonard frowned and opened his mouth to question: "However, in the first few balls of the third quarter, I was close to Anxi, which gave him a chance to score after the breakthrough."

Popovich waved his hand: "If he chooses to break through, it has nothing to do with you. Tim, Danny, you need to attack faster and cooperate with Kawhi to lock down Anxi. Do you understand?"

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For the 76ers, Anxi sat on the bench and rested for a while. Brett Brown didn't have much to do, mainly defense.

Now that the 76ers have chased the point difference to only 1 point, their next goal must be to continue their efforts and strive to overtake the score.

"Coach, don't worry, leave everything to me." At the end, when the timeout was almost over, Anxi stood up. After expressing his determination, the 76ers did not make any substitutions. Anxi still led half the main force and half the substitute. The lineup is on the field.

Seeing that the 76ers were still the same lineup that started the second half, no one questioned whether Brett Brown was going to give up the game, because judging from the more than 4 minutes of the game starting in the third quarter, this lineup was not used. The semi-main and semi-substitute lineup that people are optimistic about is very effective, and it is natural to continue to use it.

The first goal after the timeout was the Spurs' offense.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Spurs saw the 76ers' lineup and made adjustments to slow down the rhythm. Now, after Anxi scored consecutively, Popovich changed the rhythm back.

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, the Spurs sped up. They moved the ball very quickly on the offensive end. They passed the ball two or three times and then passed an opportunity.

In the end, Tiago Splitter hit a close shot, widening the point difference to 3 points again.

With a 3-point difference, Anxi controlled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, continuing to face Kawhi Leonard's defense.

At this time, the Spurs' defensive strategy against Anxi changed further. Kawhi Leonard was very close to him, which made Anxi subconsciously decide to break through.

But after looking at Tim Duncan on the inside and Danny Green eyeing him on the other side, Anxi changed his strategy.

He still chose to break through, stick to Kawhi Leonard, accelerate with a sudden step, and rush towards the three-point line.

The moment Anxi chose to break through, Kawhi Leonard took a step back and turned around to entangle himself. On the other side, Danny Green also dropped James Anderson and rushed over, and Tim Duncan also slightly moved towards Anxi's goal. Lean on this side.

As soon as Anxi broke through, the Spurs divided up three groups of troops, ready to surround Anxi at any time.

But when Kawhi Leonard took a step back and wrapped around Anxi, Anxi suddenly took a step back and retreated beyond the three-point line like a figure in a martial arts novel!

Kawhi Leonard was shaken and his steps suddenly became chaotic.

Danny Green and Tim Duncan were far away and had no way to interfere with Anxi. Anxi easily shot a step-back three-point jumper on the first shot after the timeout.

Unguarded, the three-pointer penetrated the basket like a sword.

The ball was scored, Anxi raised his hands high, and the Wachovia Arena became a sea of ​​cheers.

"Anxi! Three-pointer hit! The score difference is even!"

"For the second consecutive three-pointer, Anxi continued his excellent touch after returning from the timeout.

Scored 15 points in a row in the third quarter! The 76ers tied the score. The biggest contributor to the 76ers' tie in Anxi! In the first two games, the 76ers always collapsed in the third quarter. In this game, almost 5 minutes had passed in the third quarter. Not only did the 76ers not collapse, but they erased the points they had fallen behind in the first half. Difference! "

Anxi's performance was surprising. Director Zhang summed it up happily, and the game on the field continued.

The Spurs turned around and launched a quick attack, but Kawhi Leonard's shot was too hasty and failed to score.

Antoine Jamison's excellent positioning helped him easily get the rebound, and then passed the ball to Anxi.

Anxi ran wildly with the ball. This goal would be the go-ahead goal. He rushed to the frontcourt, faced Danny Green's return defense, and strode towards the inside.

During the counterattack and fast break, Anxi directly jumped into the air from the free throw line, shot an arrow on horseback, and scored two points from Danny Green.

"Go ahead! The 76ers overtook the score!" Krychowiak shouted excitedly, hoarse and shouting amidst the huge cheers at Wachovia Arena. "This is the go-ahead goal! Anxi scored seven consecutive goals in the third quarter! Scored 17 points in a row! He has completely gone berserk!"

68:66, the 76ers who collapsed in the third quarter overtook the score! Among the 68 points scored by the 76ers, Anxi scored 43 points. Of course, Anxi also took a lot of shots. At this stage of the game, he had already taken 30 shots.

However, because of seven consecutive shots in the third quarter, Anxi's shots that originally seemed inefficient have become super efficient.

Anxi scored 43 points in 30 shots, averaging 1.4 points per shot. This efficiency is terrifying!

This is not over yet. Although Anxi has already felt that his physical fitness is declining, he still continues to maintain his defensive intensity on the defensive end. Through another make-up defense, he prevented Tony Parker's emergency stop jumper that he was originally determined to win.

Cole Aldridge inside grabbed the rebound, and the 76ers continued the fast break. During the fast break, Anxi rushed into the penalty area and hit a heavy dunk!

Eight shots in a row! 19 points!

The 76ers instantly led the Spurs by 4 points!

Then, the Spurs scored on the offensive end. Newly replaced Manu Ginobili hit a cross-step and knocked away Jack Crowder's mid-range shot. At the critical moment, Popovich replaced Manu Ginobili again. Billy, with a mid-range shot, helped the Spurs stabilize the situation.

But soon, the 76ers attacked. After Anxi got the ball in the backcourt, he went straight to full speed and rushed to the frontcourt as fast as he could.

Then, two steps outside the three-point line, he pulled up and shot!

Everyone on the sidelines stared with wide eyes, including 76ers fans, on-site commentators and Spurs head coach Popovich.

"Another super long three-pointer? Are you crazy Anxi?"

Bang, missed.

Popovich breathed a sigh of relief. It would be better to go in again, Anxi would be too evil.

If the ball is scored again, Popovich will be forced to call another timeout. After the timeout, the Spurs will have to continue to change their defense against Anxi. It is not enough to double-team Anxi from the three-point line. When the time comes, we have to double-team Anxi from the center circle.

If you think about it carefully, it would be terrible to double-team Anxi from the center circle. Anxi would be impossible to defend at all.

Anxi, who missed the shot, shook his head helplessly. He shot this shot a little impulsively. He rushed to the frontcourt and took the shot without thinking much.

However, it is obvious that if you shoot a three-pointer two steps away from the three-point line, God cannot guarantee the hit rate. Anxi's current three-pointers are already good enough, but it is obviously not as good as shooting two steps away from the three-point line. , to the point where the hit rate can also be guaranteed.

The ball missed, the basketball hit the rim hard and then bounced high.

The basketball was taken by Manu Ginobili. After receiving the ball, Ginobili was already on the outside of the Spurs' half. He received the basketball, turned around and launched a fast break.

Anxi didn't hesitate. He turned around and started running to retreat, trying to block the Spurs' fast break.

Rushing to the frontcourt, Manu Ginobili tried to layup against Anxi's defense, but Anxi stretched out his hand to block the basketball in Ginobili's hand.

The two had a confrontation in the air, but the next second, Ginobili flicked his wrist and the basketball disappeared from his hands.

On the other side, Kawhi Leonard suddenly jumped out, caught the basketball in the air, and dunked with a clang from the other side of Anxi, evening the point difference.

At a critical moment when the 76ers were about to expand the point difference, Manu Ginobili's appearance helped the Spurs stabilize the situation.

For the 76ers, Anxi's crazy outburst in the second half obviously couldn't help them win the game directly.

However, the game has been anxious and suspenseful. For the 76ers who lost the first two games without any ability to fight back, this is already a good result...

After the Spurs equalized the score, another wave of offense from the 76ers came. To be precise, Anxi's personal offense was staged again.

Anxi was not so impulsive in this shot. He once again used a post-up single. Anxi had not used this move for several consecutive shots. Now that he suddenly used it, Kawhi Leonard was a little uncomfortable. Manu Ginobili on the other side quickly double-teamed over.

But Anxi just turned around and jumped up, using a fadeaway jumper to shoot the basketball.

Manu Ginobili and Leonard also jumped up and stretched their arms to interfere with the ball.

"Anxi's fadeaway jumper!" Krichowiak looked at the goal expectantly. The expression on his face was obviously asking: Can this goal still be scored? After Anxi missed a shot, can he still maintain his previous hit rate of 100%?

But the next second, the basketball in Anxi's hand disappeared...