Super Role Player

At the beginning of the game, Nerlens Noel lost a jump ball to Bogut, and the Warriors took the lead.

Anxi faced Klay Thompson on the defensive end. Before the game, the 76ers had studied whether Anxi should switch defense. The biggest threat to the Warriors on the offensive end was undoubtedly Stephen Curry, so Brett Brown once considered letting Anxi directly. Go switch to Steph Curry.

But considering that Klay Thompson is also a super scorer and a crazy player. Once he turns on his touch, he will enter the unstoppable Buddha mode. In the end, Brett Brown did not dare to take risks and chose to fight. Defensive position.

Only Jae Crowder was switched, and he was moved to the power forward position by Brett Brown to defend Draymond Green, who was always on the outside.

Anxi faced off against Klay Thompson, who had little offensive ability with the ball. In the first round, he passively started running.

The 76ers have learned a lot about the Warriors' top two offenses in the league this season. Basically, the Warriors' style of play is to gain space through constant pick-and-rolls and air cuts, and outside shooting, especially three-pointers, this season. , Stephen Curry averaged 3.6 three-pointers per game, Klay Thompson averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game, and Andre Iguodala averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game. Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green, who averaged .4 three-pointers per game.

These three-point shooting points alone can help the Warriors stably contribute close to 0 three-pointers in each game. If you calculate accurately, the Warriors can score 30 points in each game with just three-pointers.

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, the 76ers' defense was forced to expand outwards, denying the Warriors an opportunity to easily shoot three-pointers.

Anxi followed Klay Thompson's footsteps and quickly moved across the court. To be honest, Anxi, who was only guarding one person, was scary when he was serious. Klay Thompson ran for more than ten seconds and didn't get any chance.

In the end, the Warriors could only have Stephen Curry break through the middle and take a jump shot.

With a bang, the shot missed. Pau Gasol protected the backboard and then passed the basketball to Anxi.

Anxi chose to control the rhythm. Compared with the Warriors, the 76ers' advantage lies in the inside. The inside combination of Pau Gasol and Nerlens Noel is obviously not comparable to the blue-collar combination of Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut. Slow down the rhythm. Playing inside is the 76ers' top priority.

Although they were confident in their own strength, the 76ers chose to play it slow.

Anxi controlled the ball from the outside and after suppressing the rhythm, he tried to organize the offense.

But at that moment, Anxi frowned.

The Warriors' rotation defense did a great job, but the 76ers' running was a little inefficient and they never found it.

Anxi is not the kind of player who will always wait for his teammates to get a chance. Facing Klay Thompson's defense, he made two fake moves of dribbling under the crotch, and then suddenly rushed forward, breaking through Klay Thompson almost instantly. Le Thompson's one-on-one defense.

Then, Anxi rushed all the way to the inside, but unexpectedly encountered no more resistance. He went straight to the basket and succeeded in a layup.

Of course, there is also a defense, but Andrew Bogut's defense comes too slowly and poses no threat to Anxi.

Anxi was also very surprised. He didn't think this was the Warriors' true defensive level. A Western Conference championship team that could break out of the Western Conference with so many strong players couldn't have such a bad defense. What's more, the Warriors also have the NBA. One of the best wing lines.

After much deliberation, the Warriors actually did not double-team Anxi. This may be the fundamental reason why Anxi felt that the Warriors' defense was too poor.

Brett Brown off the court was also stunned. He didn't double-team Anxi? The 76ers have played two games in the playoffs, and the Warriors are the first to dare not double-team Anxi.

Brett Brown smiled. He somewhat admired Steve Kerr's courage.

But he believes that Anxi will use practical actions to give the Warriors a heavy blow and make Steve Kerr wake up and know what he is doing.

Anxi scored the first goal and scored two points, and this was the beginning of the game.

In the first wave of the Warriors' offense, they failed to score. They are a team that relies heavily on touch. In the second round of offense, Stephen Curry's shot still failed to hit. Obviously, they are still looking for touch.

On the other hand, for the 76ers, Anxi didn't need to look for touch at all. Facing Klay Thompson's still weak single defense, Anxi once again made a breakthrough, rushed into the inside for a layup, and scored two more points.

"Anxi scored consecutively. Judging from the first few rounds of the game, perhaps the biggest gap between the Rockets and the 76ers is the shooting guard position. Facing Klay Thompson's defense, James Harden only performed normally in one of the five games. , and Anxi’s performance was very strong from the beginning of this game, directly ignoring Klay Thompson’s defense.”

Anxi scored two goals in a row. Ke Fan and Yang Yi naturally praised Anxi, and the barrage in the Tencent live broadcast room also went up to 666.

The game was still going on, and the Warriors finally scored. The goal was by Stephen Curry. After two consecutive irons, Stephen Curry shot a three-pointer from the outside and scored.

The way the goal was scored was a very controversial tactic of the Warriors this season - pick-and-roll three-pointers.

Draymond Green made a single block from the outside, and Stephen Curry moved laterally and shot a three-pointer directly. It was this unreasonable scoring method that allowed the Warriors to win many games by big margins, because at critical moments, they could always pass This is the way to score.

Of course, the Warriors' tactics are also quite controversial. Many people believe that most of the Warriors' outside single blocks are mobile pick-and-rolls, so that Stephen Curry can get enough space to shoot three-pointers.

Relying on this controversial tactic, the Warriors tied the score to 3:4, but when the 76ers switched to the offense, Anxi's offense was still unstoppable.

This time it was a mid-range shot, a strong mid-range shot despite Klay Thompson's interference, and he hit it again.

After scoring three goals in a row, Steve Kerr on the sidelines was a little anxious. He adopted Jordan's rules to prevent Anxi's teammates and let Anxi play in singles. However, Klay Thompson's defense was so fast that Steve Kerr couldn't watch it. After three goals in a row, Klay Thompson's defense failed to put any pressure on Anxi's offense.

This is not the one-on-one defense Steve Kerr wants to see. At least it must put a certain amount of pressure on Anxi and make every wave of Anxi's offense extremely difficult.

So, Steve Kerr stood on the sidelines and shouted a few words, and Klay Thompson made a K sign towards the sidelines.

The Warriors continue to play hard, and their touch is obviously not good. The 76ers' one-on-one defense is still very strong. Ismael Smith, Anxi and Jae Crowder on the outside are all defensive strong points, and the matchup defense is still very strong. of.

In the finals, the 76ers' defense has reached a new level of intensity. Facing high-intensity defense, it is normal for the Warriors to feel uncomfortable for a while.

But after the Warriors continued to hit the iron, what ushered in was the complete outbreak of Anxi, who was single-guarded throughout the game.

Three consecutive hits in the opening period, and then the whole court started firing from all corners. After the first quarter, Anxi had already taken 7 shots and hit 3 goals. He scored 32 points in a single quarter, while the 76ers' entire team's shots in the first quarter were just as good. Only 2 times, that is to say, other 76ers players only took 4 shots. Anxi single-handedly led the team to 35:2 in the first quarter, leading the Warriors by 7 points.

Steve Kerr was already a little helpless. He thought that Anxi might be super, but he still didn't expect that Anxi could single-handedly lead the 76ers to lead the Warriors.

Steve Kerr believed that there was a problem with the Warriors' defense in the first quarter, so he made substitutions during the break.

"Andre, you have to defend An in the second quarter. You don't have to guard him to death, but remember, you must put enough pressure on him." Steve Kerr pointed Andre Iguodala. He used to be a good one-on-one defender against Anxi.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors continued to implement the strategy of the first quarter.

The 76ers have also seen through the Warriors' defensive strategy. Steve Kerr's idea could not be more obvious. It is nothing more than Jordan's Law. Defend the other four 76ers, and single-handedly defend Anxi, the 76ers' biggest threat. .

To be precise, it is actually a horse racing strategy of Tian Ji.

Anyway, no matter how hard the Warriors defend, they can't guard Anxi. It's better not to guard Anxi at all and guard the other four to death.

Steve Kerr still believes that in modern basketball, one person cannot win a team.

In the second quarter, Anxi met his old enemy, Andre Iguodala, whom he had a hard time defending, but the one-on-one offense and defense was still one-sided.

After seeing through the Warriors' defensive strategy, the 76ers responded accordingly. It was not impossible to rely solely on Anxi's offense for the entire game, but this was only the first game of the finals. Brett Brown did not want to see a Anxi was exhausted and exhausted, so he arranged several sets of Pau Gasol's singles tactics and replaced Lou Williams.

In the entire 76ers team, there are three players with the ability to play in isolation with the ball, Anxi, Pau Gasol and Lou Williams.

Now the 76ers have three major ball-holding points on the court, taking turns playing singles, which can always release some pressure on Anxi.

However, the first goal in the second quarter was still an individual single from Anxi. Facing the new defender Andre Iguodala, Anxi chose to explore at the top of the key.

A step, then turned around leaning on Andre Iguodala.

Iguodala was about to retreat. He thought Anxi's turn was a precursor to a breakthrough. Anxi's original idea was indeed to turn around and wipe out Iguodala, but when he saw Iguodala retreat, he was rude. A step back and a jump shot from outside the three-point line.

With a swoosh, the ball goes in!

With his 35th personal point, the 76ers also led the Warriors by 3:2 by 0 points.

Seeing that the score difference went up to 0 points, the Warriors became a little impatient. Stephen Curry wanted to hit a three-pointer in return, but his touch was really not good in this game, and he was guarded by Ishmael Smith.

After missing a three-pointer, Nolens Noel grabbed the rebound and then subconsciously handed the ball to Anxi.

Anxi didn't think much about it, and followed the team's established tactics and gave the ball to Lou Williams before halftime.

Brett Brown arranged several singles tactics for Lou Williams. Anxi could also take a break during the game. Lou Williams rushed to the frontcourt with the ball. At this time, he was playing the second position, facing Klay Thompson's On defense, Lu Wei made a breakthrough and wanted to draw a foul.

But Klay Thompson saw through Lu Wei's fake move and withdrew his hand. Lu Wei missed the shot.

Then, Anxi gave Lu Wei several singles opportunities one after another, but Lu Wei's touch was really not good. He continued to hit the iron, and Anxi could only continue to do it on his own.

Fortunately, the Warriors' touch was mediocre. With Anxi's scoring alone, the 76ers continued to tightly control the situation on the court.

In the second half of the second quarter, Anxi's personal score quickly exceeded 50 points unbelievably. If he continues like this, Anxi will break the record.

The point difference also widened further. Before the half was over, the 76ers' lead reached 7 points and was about to break through 20 points.

The 20-point difference is a critical point. Steve Kerr is also a little anxious. Now he is still dreaming that Anxi's physical fitness will decline significantly in the second half. However, Anxi directly strengthened the Warriors' defensive strategy the moment he learned about it. With his own physical fitness, even if he plays alone throughout the game, he can maintain extremely high efficiency in this game and play until the end of the game.

In the second quarter, the defender in front of Anxi changed again. Andre Iguodala left the field and Harrison Barnes came to defend Anxi.

Facing the tall Harrison Barnes, Anxi's offense was simpler. He directly relied on speed to break through, and it was full of holes in the Warriors' defense.

On the last shot of the second quarter, Anxi drew a foul with a mid-range 2+, directly extending the 76ers' lead to 20 points.

Brett Brown on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief. He led by 20 points at halftime. The victory of this game was more than half assured...

In the end, Anxi scored 55 points at halftime and continued to work hard in the third quarter. Another 20 points in the third quarter, totaling 75 points, the Warriors collapsed...

The score difference has reached 30 points. Anxi scored 75 points, truly defeating a team by himself. Of course, it is not that no other player has done this in history, but in the finals, he single-handedly defeated a team. Anxi is truly the first person to defeat his opponent.

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The moment he knew the game was over, Steve Kerr was still confused. He thought of Anxi's power, but he really didn't expect Anxi to be so powerful.

Throughout the game, the Warriors changed four people to defend Anxi. Facing Klay Thompson, Anxi defeated Klay Thompson with breakthroughs and shooting. It could only be regarded as a first-class single defense at best, but faced Andre Iguodala's defense. , Facing the league's top single defense, Anxi was sweating a little, but the variety of weapons on the offensive end has made Anxi not afraid of defenders like Iguodala.

Facing the tall Harrison Barnes, Anxi directly used speed to attack; while facing Draymond Green, who is known for his strength, Anxi's handling method was simpler, avoiding strength confrontation and using various fadeaway jumpers. Mondgreen couldn't defend at all.

In the end, in the first game of the finals, the 76ers won the first game by 2 points at home!

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