Super Role Player

After all, Scott Brooks is still a low-level coach. Perhaps his greatest strength is helping young players grow, but now the Thunder no longer need him to help young players grow. The Thunder now need an excellent coach to help them. The combination of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.

But obviously, Scott Brooks couldn't do this, so when the 76ers used Anxi and Jae Crowder to mark Durant and Westbrook respectively, and cut off the connection between the two, the Thunder on the field We can only continue to fight alone.

The efficiency of playing alone is naturally not high, especially when Westbrook meets Anxi, and Durant meets Jae Crowder, who has improved significantly this season. The two human-shaped blocking walls on the outside directly lock the Thunder's offense. Stagnant.

Looking back at the 76ers' offense, Anxi's singles Andre Robertson is difficult to guard. Even with tactics and various pick-and-roll triangles, the Thunder are difficult to deal with.

As a result, in the first quarter of the game, the 76ers defeated the Thunder. Obviously, Anxi's big words before the game are gradually coming true.

The first quarter ended quickly. The 76ers scored 38 points in a single quarter. They scored 38:24 in the first quarter, directly leading the Thunder by 14 points.

Anxi scored 18 points alone. In addition, Russell Westbrook, who also defended, scored 5 points on 2 of 7 shots in the first quarter and made 3 turnovers. Kevin Durant on the other side played normally, making 5 of 11 shots. It scored 14 points, but compared to Anxi, it was a bit worse.

Obviously, from the beginning of the first quarter, Anxi defeated the Thunder's two young players, and the 76ers also relied on team collaboration and cooperation to achieve a 14-point lead.

In this way, the 76ers entered the second quarter with a 14-point lead.

The opening of the second quarter was a battle between the two teams' substitutes. The 76ers' bench depth has improved significantly this season. Whether it's Lou Williams, Evan Turner, or Channing Frye, they have all been greatly strengthened. The 76ers' bench depth.

Looking back at the Thunder, the only player on the bench who is good is Reggie Jackson. Jeremy Lamb is not bad, but if he switches to the 76ers, Jeremy Lamb will have to compete with James Anderson and Troy Daniels for a rotation spot. Therefore, in terms of substitutes, the gap between the Thunder and the 76ers is still huge.

And this gap became apparent from the beginning of the second quarter. The 76ers scored consecutively, while the Thunder could only rely on Reggie Jackson's strong breakthrough to score inside. Soon, the score was further opened. .

Lou Williams hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Reggie Jackson responded with a layup, but the point difference widened by 1 point.

then,

Lou Williams broke through, attracted the defense and then passed the ball. Channing Frye hit another three-pointer, swish!

beep! Scott Brooks then called a timeout.

Because after this three-pointer, the point difference came to 20 points.

Naturally, Scott Brooks couldn't sit back and watch the point difference continue to widen. He looked at Durant and Westbrook on the bench, and with a wave of his hand, he decided to let them play again.

At this time, next to the 76ers' bench, Brett Brown was arranging the next tactical play with a smile on his face.

"Next, the Thunder will definitely have all their main players, so our next goal is also very simple. To maintain the current 20-point lead, we will also make substitutions."

Brett Brown immediately began to mobilize his troops, but at this time, the 76ers players already knew what kind of substitutions Brett Brown was going to make, which was nothing more than replacing the Death Tornado lineup.

"Ann, you come out as a guest point guard, Lou Williams continues to play the second position, Jae Crowder plays the third position, Channing and Nolens inside, we play fast break, don't worry about the defense, use offense to defeat the opponent !”

It's the Death Tornado lineup again. Although this lineup is deformed, the offense is really strong. Anxi assists, Lou Williams feints, plus the two three-point shooters of Jae Crowder and Channing Frye, and there is also an athletic ability inside. The extremely outstanding Nerlens Noel is simply unstoppable on the offensive end.

Soon, the timeout ended, and the Thunder replaced the full lineup, with point guard Reggie Jackson, shooting guard Russell Westbrook, small forward Kevin Durant, power forward Serge Ibaka and center. Steven Adams, this lineup should be the Thunder's strongest lineup.

Scott Brooks was all out at this time, obviously ready to give it a try to see if he could get back from a 20-point deficit.

The first ball after the timeout was the Thunder's offense. Kevin Durant held the ball. Facing Jae Crowder's defense, he took a step and then changed direction. After taking a step away from Jae Crowder, he took a step back. Pull-out shot from outside the three-point line.

Kevin Durant, who had just appeared, shot this shot as firmly as a killer. This three-pointer was like a killer's sword, penetrating the enemy's net with a swipe.

The ball goes in! Oklahoma City fans cheered wildly. Although they were still 17 points behind, Kevin Durant's three-pointer still made them excited. This shot also boosted the Thunder's morale a little. All Oklahoma City fans The fans were screaming and cheering like crazy.

Anxi ignored the heat in the Chesapeake Energy Arena and shouted with a cold face: "Give them one back!"

As a result, Anxi received the pass, held the ball outside the three-point line, and faced Westbrook's defense.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Anxi made two consecutive crotch dribbles. He glanced at the basket, then pushed past Westbrook, accelerated with one step, and rushed towards the three-point line.

Westbrook's defense has always been his flaw. After being hit by Anxi, he took two steps back towards the basket. When Anxi took a step back, he jumped high outside the three-point line. , Westbrook completely gave up on returning to defense, and instead continued to retreat toward the basket.

He blocked Lou Williams who was rushing towards the basket on the other side, and completely looked like he was grabbing the rebound, which made people laugh and cry.

Swish! Anxi hit a three-pointer!

Westbrook looked as normal as he prepared to take the ball from the baseline. On the other side, Anxi held up his right hand that made the three-pointer, celebrating the three-pointer.

"Three-pointer! The point difference is back to 20 points! Beautiful! We still have to look at Anxi at the critical moment!"

The Thunder quickly began to fight back. The biggest flaw of the 76ers' lineup was the defense. This time, they still failed to prevent the Thunder's offense.

But this time it was Durant who scored the goal. He singled out Jae Crowder and finally broke into the paint for a layup, narrowing the point difference to 18 points.

The 76ers had no idea about the Thunder's scoring. Anxi carried the ball to the frontcourt and directed the movement of his teammates. They also had the same confidence in their offense. After all, the entire month of November was played, and the Death Tornado lineup was somewhat famous. They also gained a lot of confidence.

Lou Williams accepted an off-ball pick-and-roll from Nerlens Noel on the side, and then accelerated to a 45° position on the left. Anxi threw the ball over without hesitation, and then started running.

But after running a few steps, the referee blew the whistle.

Anxi turned around and discovered that it was Louis Williams who made a three-point foul on Serge Ibaka, who was defending. The ball missed, but he won three free throw opportunities.

The 76ers bench cheered loudly, Lou Williams' free throws were solid, and he hit three consecutive free throws.

As a result, the 76ers not only failed to allow the Thunder to narrow the point difference, but instead expanded the point difference to 21 points.

In this way, the 76ers relied on a stronger offense and led the Thunder by 25 points 75:50 at halftime.

Anxi scored another 9 points in the second quarter and raised his personal score to 27 points at halftime. However, the 76ers were able to take such a big lead because of the explosions of Lou Williams and Channing Frye.

Lou Williams scored 12 points in the second quarter, and Channing Frye also made three three-pointers in the second quarter. The two of them, plus Ann, accounted for most of the 76ers' scoring in the second quarter.