Super Role Player

After 27 points in a single quarter, the Cavaliers began to find ways to prevent Anxi from scoring.

David Blatt is not a mediocre person. As a head coach who has returned from Europe, he knows very well that at this moment, he should give Anxi the highest defensive courtesy.

So, during the break, David Blatt deployed a double-team tactic and asked LeBron James to defend Anxi.

Compared with Iman Shumpert, LeBron James' defense will not be much better, but LeBron James has his advantages. His body can withstand Anxi's strong attack. Such a change of defense will at least be difficult for Anxi. Then use your own physical strength to directly beat your opponent.

This means that it is difficult for Anxi to play the simple and efficient offense like the first quarter.

In addition to LeBron James's single defense, the Cavaliers also replaced Tristan Thompson to protect the basket and be ready to flank Anxi at any time.

In the second quarter, the two teams played a semi-main lineup. Anxi continued to play on the 76ers' side, and the point guard played Lou Williams to strengthen the offense. Anxi moved to the third position, and Troy Daniels was at the second position. Inside are Channing Frye and Cole Aldridge.

On the Cavaliers' side, LeBron James continues to play, with Matthew Dellavedova and J.R. Smith on the outside, and Shawn Marion and Tristan Thompson on the inside.

The Cavaliers' lineup is on the short side, but has good speed and acceptable defensive hardness inside. The two teams are destined to continue to fight an offensive battle in the second quarter.

Soon, the game resumed.

The 76ers had the ball at the beginning of the second quarter. After coming on the court, Anxi made a hand-off with Lou Williams in the high post. Lou Williams received the ball. Then, he discovered that Matthew, who was guarding him, Dellavedova actually let him go, and instead cooperated with LeBron James to start to contain Anxi without the ball.

Obviously, this was the change in the Cavaliers' defensive end in the second quarter.

Their goal was to prevent Anxi from dying, and Matthew Dellavedova began to implement this strategy profoundly from the beginning.

Lou Williams did not waste the opportunity. He came off the bench and was very capable of grabbing points. Because he was far away from the basket and his shot was cold, Lou Williams finally chose a breakthrough to end the offense. He broke into the paint. , Tristan Thompson inside could only make up for it.

Lu Wei passed the ball, Cole Aldridge dunked inside, and scored 2 points.

The opening of the second quarter of the game,

The 76ers easily tore apart the Cavaliers' defense, but Anxi was not happy. The Cavaliers double-teamed him so simply. Looking at it this way, it would be difficult for him to score in the second quarter unless he forced a single.

After thinking about it, Anxi thought of a way.

After guarding against the Cavaliers' attack, Anxi handed the basketball to Lou Williams directly in the backcourt, and then started running without the ball.

It is obviously impossible for the Cavaliers to double-team Anxi without the ball. If they did, they would be allowing the 76ers to win this game. After all, one less person on the defensive end means that the 76ers can completely The ball was given to an unguarded player and the basket was passed.

Therefore, at this time, Anxi's off-ball movement began to show off.

Anxi was also very strong without the ball. He came out from the bottom corner and then ran back and forth in a circle. It was almost a reverse run, and Anxi got a chance.

This caused the Cavaliers to panic, and Shawn Marion quickly made up for it, but it was too late.

Anxi had received the basketball, and when Shawn Marion pounced on him, he stepped back and shot a three-point jumper.

Sean Marion jumped high into Anxi and then heard a clear sound as the basketball plunged into the basket!

Three points! Anxi directly scored the 30th point of the game!

With this goal, Anxi proved with his actions that he is not only a huge threat when he has the ball, but he is also a sharp weapon without the ball and can pierce all defenses!

When there is the ball, Anxi is a superstar, and when there is no ball, Anxi is still a superstar!

Then, Anxi played three consecutive rounds without the ball. In these three rounds, Anxi scored three consecutive points.

His personal score also rose to 36 points.

As a result, the point difference was widened to more than 10 points, and the situation on the court immediately became unfavorable to the Cavaliers.

Anxi scored consecutive points, which the Cavaliers didn't want to see, and what they didn't want to see even more was the 76ers expanding their lead with Anxi's efforts.

There was no way, David Blatt made a decision, Tristan Thompson was moved to the fourth position, Mozgov reappeared, the Cavaliers decided to drag out the rhythm and let the game enter a stagnant position battle.

The Cavaliers changed their style of play, but the defensive matchup remained the same, so Anxi continued to play without the ball.

However, the Cavaliers began to pay attention to Anxi's three-pointers, and they began to try their best to prevent Anxi from receiving the ball outside the three-point line.

Anxi is not stupid. He understands that at this time, he has to make some changes and cannot shoot three-pointers unchanged.

So for the next ball, Anxi still ran to catch the ball without the ball. After a single block, Anxi appeared outside the three-point line. JR Smith pounced on him. Anxi's subsequent choice was surprising. He directly shot. With a fake move, he hit J.R. Smith and then changed direction with the ball and rushed inside.

Then before LeBron James could cover up the defense, he made a pull-up jump shot and sent the basketball into the basket again!

The 38th point of the game was only 2 points away from the 40-point mark.

The 76ers bench was in a state of excitement, and Reggie Miller in the commentary box couldn't help shouting: "Only two points away, Anxi can achieve the achievement of scoring 40+ points in two consecutive games!"

Anxi played very smart, and then ran to catch the ball without the ball. He faked a move from the outside and then rushed inside. However, he was entangled with LeBron James on this ball and was unable to take a shot until he rushed into the penalty area. In addition, the attack ended with a throwing gesture.

However, when throwing, Anxi also used a cautious approach. He did not take the shot directly, but made another fake move, and then threw the basketball after shaking LeBron James away again.

At the same time as the throw, the referee's whistle also sounded.

The basketball got into the basket! LeBron James's thug foul! 2+1!

Suddenly, the whole stadium was booed, and only the 76ers' bench was in a state of excitement.

When Anxi stood on the free throw line and hit the extra penalty, the cheers on the 76ers bench became even louder.

"The 41st point of this game! Anxi has scored two consecutive 40+ points before the half is over!"

Soon, the game lasted a few more minutes. After the 76ers maintained a 16-point lead, Anxi was substituted.

Evan Turner and McAway came on the field, leading a group of substitutes. The Cavaliers also replaced LeBron James, with Kelly Irving leading the bench.

The two teams continued to fight until halftime, and the 76ers still led the Cavaliers by 16 points, 67:51.

Anxi scored 41 points in the half, a completely explosive scoring performance that made everyone look forward to the second half of the game.