Super Role Player

In the 2014 Christmas War, Anxi will finally participate as the protagonist.

In the past, he also participated in the Christmas game with the Spurs, but at that time, he was just a small role. Now, Anxi is the league's top superstar, and all eyes are on Anxi, especially since Anxi was absent for 6 years due to the Oracle incident. In this game, no one knows whether Anxi will do something earth-shattering after returning from the ban.

After all, Anxi has been holding back for 6 games, and his energy is already too high. Maybe he can fight hard in the next game and scare the teeth of countless people.

All games on Christmas Day will start slightly earlier than normal games. This is also a major compromise for the league. After the Christmas game, players can rush back to have a reunion Christmas dinner with their families.

In fact, many players arranged this. They first prepared courtside seats at the arena so that their families could watch the game from the sidelines, and finally the family went home together to enjoy Christmas dinner.

This is how Anxi arranged it. His father-in-law, Jeff Hornacek, flew back to Philadelphia from Phoenix. Abby’s two younger brothers also rushed back. The family reunited in Philadelphia. Before the game, Mrs. Hornacek prepared For a delicious Christmas dinner, even Anxi personally cooked a sweet and sour pork dish, a favorite Chinese dish among Americans.

The delicious dishes were packed, and the family took two cars and drove to Wachovia Arena.

The Christmas season is approaching, and five arenas across the United States have welcomed thousands of loyal NBA fans, as well as a group of NBA star players and coaches.

In the pre-game news interview, Gregg Popovich, who used to participate in the Christmas game every year, appeared in the Christmas game again this year, so he also complained about the league's arrangements as he did in previous years.

"In such an important holiday as Christmas, we still have games to play, which is enough!"

But Gregg Popovich didn't say too much. He knew very well that if he said too much, the league would be fined. Moreover, he played Christmas games every year. He was somewhat used to it, and his annual routine complaints were just Just for the disgusting alliance.

Faced with the reporter's next questions, Popovich also rarely showed some patience. He patiently continued to answer several questions, including a question about Anxi.

"Are you asking about the fight in Anxi? Yes, I watched it. After the game that day, I went back to find the video and watched it. The hit was great. He was like a boxing champion in a professional boxing ring. Every hit hit a critical point, Draymond Green was beaten badly, I was excited to watch, and I would say from that moment on, Ann made me a boxing fan.

"

"What? Are you asking me what I think about the fight?"

"Let's be honest, Anxi did something wrong, but it's no big deal!" A second ago, Popovich admitted Anxi's mistake. This must be admitted. If he doesn't admit it, the top leaders of the league will get angry. Come, maybe you will be issued a fine, but the next second, Popovich continued the previous topic. "Anxi fought so well, with a left hook and a right hook, and Drummond only hit himself once. It was great!"

In fact, Mark Stein, an old acquaintance of Gregg Popovich, has figured out that this old guy is pretending to be crazy.

"So what do you think of this game after Anxi's ban is lifted?" A reporter raised his hand and asked.

"What do you think? An is back, which is great!" Popovich pretended again, and then gave a perfunctory answer.

The reporters were speechless for a while until another reporter added a question: "Do you think Anxi will break out in this game? After all, he has been suspended for six games before."

Popovich immediately nodded: "Of course, of course An will explode. If I don't have to die today, I will go to watch An's game. I have a hunch that he will set a record in this game."

This time, Popovich answered simply, but this answer still made many reporters helpless.

Is Popovich serious? Will An really break out in this game? Will he set a record? Many reporters were skeptical.

Sam Amick of USA Today believes: Anxi has missed six games, 10 days of official games, and has not participated in normal games. Will his condition remain so good? I'm very skeptical.

Indeed, missing too many official games may indeed affect the player's condition.

But is Anxi an ordinary player? Of course he is not!

In this game, Anxi is indeed aiming for the record.

He has been holding back for six games, and he already misses the floor and basket of official NBA games.

After arranging Abby's seat, Anxi stood on the court and prepared for his warm-up. Abby's belly had reached its peak. She was pregnant in ten months and Abby was about to give birth.

However, the due date is set in the New Year, that is, 2015, and Anxi is not in a hurry. He plans to finish 2014, and then quietly wait for the birth of the baby, and then celebrate the baby with another championship trophy in June. The arrival of life.

At this time, in the Christmas Day game, Anxi touched the floor of the Wachovia Arena, and then walked to the center of the field amid thunderous cheers and screams.

Suspended for six games, Anxi also missed three of the home games. The home fans have long been looking forward to Anxi's return. In this game, Anxi officially returned, and the 76ers fans went crazy.

"Anxi! Anxi! Anxi!"

Anxi seemed to have returned to the moment when he won the championship last season, with countless fans shouting his name crazily.

As Anxi started waving his hands, countless Anxi posters and cheering boards were suddenly erected on the sidelines. A cheering board in the front row read: "Anxi! We will always stand behind you!"

"Ann! You are the best!"

"Anxi! Unique!"

"The strongest in history - Anxi!"

Other cheering boards and posters also had different slogans and words written on them. Anxi Xixi showed a happy smile. He waved his hands towards the sidelines for a while, and then picked up a basketball in the center of the court, as if showing off his skills. He started dribbling the ball with his crotch, and then suddenly sprinted toward the basket!

With a bang, a dunk in the warm-up caused the rim to explode.

Then, the Wachovia Arena seemed to explode, with crazy cheers and screams one after another.

Anxi was having fun and continued to dunk in the warm-up.

The cheers on the sidelines also came one after another, but the coach on the sidelines was a little worried about Anxi's continuous dunks during the warm-up.

Just dunk now, what about the official game?

Anxi didn't care. After a few dunks, he was called aside by the team's press officer and accepted an interview with on-site reporter David Aldridge.

The fans on the sidelines were still very considerate, and the cheers never stopped.

Anxi also seemed very excited. This was the excitement he had not seen for a long time. When David Aldridge asked about the All-Star Weekend, Anxi became excited and made a promise.

"Yes, I decided. In order to repay the fans who cheered for me, I decided that during the All-Star Weekend this season, I will participate in all the games I can participate in! The three-point contest, the slam dunk contest, and the All-Star Game. !”

Anxi's promise immediately aroused many people's surprise.

Charles Barkley in the commentary box interrupted in surprise: "Oh no! Is the strongest yellow dunk king coming back?"

In the picture, Anxi happened to be nodding, seemingly in response to Charles Barkley's surprise.

Then, more people began to discuss Anxi's whim of this promise.

"If Anxi really participates in this year's dunk contest, then this year's dunk contest will be great. It is said that the rookie Zach LaVine, who is most like Kobe, will also participate!"

"And LeBron James, he also joked some time ago that he would participate in the dunk contest to prove himself!"

"Haha, if it's true, it would be really exciting! LeBron James! Anxi! And Zach LaVine! The most powerful slam dunk contest in history!"

"Forget it about LeBron James. He always says he wants to participate in the slam dunk contest, but maybe he is used to fooling his fans. Maybe it will be the same this time."

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The slam dunk contest is just a digression. More fans and reporters on the sidelines are concerned about the upcoming Christmas game.

The Christmas game between the 76ers and the Bulls, because of the Bulls' current good record, this matchup is barely considered a strong matchup.

For Anxi, perhaps the most difficult thing he has to face in this game is Jimmy Butler's defense, and of course Tom Hibbert's chain defense. If you think about it carefully, the game is still very difficult. , after all, Anxi is facing a strong defensive team.

Soon, the game started amidst the crazy shouts of countless 76ers fans on the sidelines.

The starters of the two teams came on the court. For the 76ers, McAway officially returned and he also returned to the starting position. Shooting guard An Xi, small forward Jae Crowder, power forward Ronny Turiaf and center No. Lensnoll.

Ronny Turiaf is the new signing of the 76ers during Anxi's suspension. Because Pau Gasol was injured and Anxi could not play, the 76ers' insiders had already started to alert, so Sam Hinkie urgently reported to the league. He applied for Joel Embiid's injury exception, and then used the spot vacated by this injury exception to directly sign Ronny Turiaf with a ten-day short contract.

Before coming back in Anxi, Ronny Turiaf had already played 3 games on behalf of the 76ers, averaging 3.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. His performance was pretty good, but Sam Hinkie was still hesitant. Judging from the characteristics that Neturiav has shown so far, he is not enough to ensure that he stays with the 76ers.

This game is also the last game of Ronny Turiaf's ten-day short contract. Ronny Turiaf's last chance. He is also holding back his energy and wants to vent it in this game.

Brett Brown directly put Ronny Turiaf into the starting lineup, and the Bulls' main power forward Taj Gibson was consumed at the beginning.

The starting point for the Bulls is center Joakim Noah. Noah has also performed at his peak in the past few seasons. He even won a best defensive player trophy last season. This season under Tom Thibodeau , he also continues to play the core role of the team's interior defense.

However, the role of the offensive core no longer exists with the return of Derrick Rose.

Power forward Taj Gibson, the Bulls also competed with the 76ers this season for Pau Gasol, but obviously, the Bulls failed. They chose not to further attract Carlos Boozer at the fourth position. With the help of reinforcements, Tom Thibodeau can only allow Taj Gibson to start in the starting lineup. Coupled with Nikola Mirotic on the bench, the Bulls' power forward strength is still not bad.

The small forward is the aging Mike Dunleavy. The Bulls were weak at the second position in the past few years. With the growth of Jimmy Butler, he has been moved to the third position this season. Mike Dunleavy is obviously not a qualified starting three position. However, he relied on his superb shooting skills to defeat this year's rookie Doug McDermott and sophomore Tony Snell and become the starter.

The shooting guard is Jimmy Butler, Anxi's opponent in this game. It has to be said that Jimmy Butler has made huge progress this season and is excellent both offensively and defensively, which has affected Derrick Rose's status in Chicago to a certain extent.

The point guard position naturally belongs to Derrick Rose, who has returned from injury. In the first half of his comeback, Derrick Rose often played against teams that were pitted against him. Now, Derrick Rose has found his rhythm on the court after a serious injury. In recent games, he has always played well. He skillfully led the team to win at the last moment of the game.

Facing such an unreasonable lineup of Bulls, the 76ers, who were short of major generals, took the initiative on the court at the beginning of the game.

Nerlens Noel won the jump ball, and then the basketball was given to Anxi.

Anxi seemed very excited at the beginning. The fans on the sidelines started cheering as soon as they saw Anxi get the ball. After six games, Anxi returned to the game. Everything seemed so rare.

The excited Anxi made an impulsive shot at the beginning. He directly took the ball with his back from a high position. Facing Jimmy Butler's defense, Anxi swayed twice, then turned around and shot a jumper. Then he turned and shot.

Bang, finally striking the iron.

The 76ers fans who had been cheering on the sidelines were about to climax. After hearing the bang, they all let out a helpless sigh. The first goal was not scored!

But this is normal. Anxi still needs to find his touch in the opening game, and no one will score every shot.

Fans began to look forward to Anxi's next defense and offense.

Soon, the Bulls' offense was also the first goal. Derrick Rose played very resolutely. He controlled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt. It was a rapid change of direction and breakthrough that was only made in his peak period. It was easy. He easily passed by McAway, who was not a good defender in the first place, rushed into the paint, faced Nolens Noel's defense, and succeeded in picking up the basket!

2 minutes!

The Bulls took an early lead.

Then, with the 76ers' attack, Anxi once again got the ball on the offensive end!