Super Role Player

After the first game, the discussion about Anxi's 75 points in the third quarter was like a torrential river, endless, and like the Yellow River overflowing, it was out of control.

Only one year has passed since last season's finals. Last season, Anxi also single-handedly led the team to win against the Spurs in some games. This season, Anxi, who is personally stronger, is obviously not something the Warriors can stop.

Therefore, the fans and media began to constantly mock the Warriors in this game.

"Oh my god, what did I see? The Jordan Rules? Is Steve Kerr out of his mind?"

"Steve Kerr must not have watched last year's Finals, otherwise he would not have used Jordan's Rules so impulsively. Last year's Anxi proved that he can defeat a team by himself."

"The 76ers won this game very easily. There was no way. There was an undercover Steve Kerr on the opposite side. Does he want to give the O'Brien Cup directly to the 76ers?"

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The headline on ESPN's front page was - "Anxi scored 75 points, and the 76ers defeated the 76ers in the first game of the Finals!"

The headline article was written by Bill Simmons. Bill Simmons wrote in the article: "In the three rounds of the Western Conference playoffs, Steve Kerr showed his wisdom and defeated powerful enemies. As a rookie head coach, the former Western Conference coach He has done everything he can in the three rounds of the playoffs, and after reaching the finals, he has an opportunity to make history."

"No one knows whether Steve Kerr suddenly went crazy. In the first game of the Finals, he suddenly became confused and appeared frequently."

"The Jordan Rules were implemented on Anxi, but in fact, the Spurs used several losses last season to prove Anxi's ability to defeat a team alone. One or two of the games were even narrated by Steve Kerr himself. Could it be that In the finals, he suddenly lost his memory?"

"In addition, throughout the game, the Warriors used different players to defend Anxi. Little did they know that this was also a wrong approach. To defend Anxi, we still need a player who is not at a disadvantage physically to defend Anxi head-on, supplemented by another player who can move faster. Helping to defend, this kind of defense is correct, and looking at the Warriors, the most suitable person to defend Anxi head-on is the substitute Andre Iguodala. If Andre Iguodala can be used to defend Anxi, Supplemented by other players' defense, this kind of defense can truly restrict Anxi, instead of all kinds of unnecessary defense changes."

Bill Simmons criticized Steve Kerr, and after the disastrous defeat in the first game, the Warriors also began to criticize themselves, identify mistakes, and make timely adjustments.

Steve Kerr was the first to admit his mistakes in the strategy of the first game. He completely overturned the tactical play of the first game, abandoned Jordan's rules, adopted Luke Walton's suggestion, and used Andre Iguodala to defend Anxi alone, and other players Conduct flanking attacks and assist defense.

After the first game of the Finals, Steve Kerr no longer dared to relax his defense against Anxi.

So, in the second game of the finals, everything was back on track.

At the start of the game at Wachovia Arena, Anxi once again enjoyed double-team defense from start to finish.

Charles Barkley in the commentary box sighed: "This is the defensive treatment a superstar should enjoy. Steve Kerr finally realized this."

Andre Iguodala and Klay Thompson's flanking defense made Anxi feel the slightest bit of pressure.

Fortunately, the pressure is not too great. In the last game, Anxi scored 75 points. In this game, Anxi also changed its opponent's defensive strategy. At the beginning, Anxi did not focus on individual offense, but held the ball. Threaten the opponent's defense and organize the team's offense more.

In this game, Anxi played more overall.

The Warriors also played very well at the beginning of this game. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson regained some touch.

Continuous outside shots were made in the opening game.

The 76ers were not to be outdone, and Anxi also led the 76ers team to play an extremely efficient offense.

In the first eight minutes of the game, the two teams tied at 16:16, and Brett Brown called a timeout.

The first eight minutes of the second game surprised many people. For the 76ers, Brett Brown did not expect that after the wild victory in the previous game, the Warriors could actually find their rhythm, and in the first eight minutes of this game In minutes, the score was 50-50 with the 76ers.

On the Warriors' side, Steve Kerr was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that after solid defense, the team's offense also opened up, and they actually tied with the 76ers at the beginning.

It looks like he plays well and has a chance to win this game.

Brett Brown made an adjustment in the first timeout, allowing Anxi to take the ball more in singles, hoping to use Anxi's personal ability to regain the advantage and take the lead.

This adjustment is very effective. Anxi's personal ability is still very strong. Andre Iguodala has tried his best, but in the face of Anxi's crazy personal singles, Andre Iguodala was still beaten.

In the last 4 minutes of the first quarter, Anxi played consecutive high singles and used his physical advantage to beat Andre Iguodala. He scored 9 points in a row in the last four minutes, widening the point difference to 5 points.

Just like that, after the first quarter, the 76ers led the Warriors by 5 points.

The 5-point difference is not too big, but for the 76ers, they already have the advantage in this game.

Next, in the second quarter, the Warriors entered the chasing stage. The 5-point disadvantage was indeed not big. They could recover it with two or three goals. However, the 76ers are not the kind of team that can let the Warriors chase these two or three goals. As long as the Warriors start chasing points, Anxi will immediately step up and beat the Warriors back with a wave of singles.

Steve Kerr is getting impatient again. This season, the Warriors have a small lineup, which is the highest scoring lineup in the league. They are point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Klay Thompson, and small forward Andre Igo. Dara, power forward Harrison Barnes and center Draymond Green.

Therefore, in the third quarter, when the point difference could not be narrowed, Steve Kerr waved his hand and directly changed into this point-grabbing lineup.

With more than 6 minutes left in the third quarter, the Warriors made a desperate move. Brett Brown also saw the Warriors' thoughts. He made alignment adjustments and replaced Pau Gasol with Lou Williams. Anxi topped To the third position, and was given unlimited fire rights.

Brett Brown's idea is simple, use Anxi's personal ability to score, and then use the same small lineup to withstand the impact of the Warriors' point-chasing lineup.

As long as they can withstand the Warriors' impact, judging from the current 10-point lead of the 76ers, this game can be won directly.

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The game restarts with the Warriors' offense.

Stephen Curry held the ball, controlled it in the frontcourt, but handed it directly to Draymond Green.

Draymond Green took the ball and quickly released the ball. Obviously, the Warriors' speed has been revealed and they began to move the ball quickly.

Anxi's reaction was also very quick. Brett Brown had already made arrangements, and the 76ers immediately started their defensive rotation.

Anxi directly faced Stephen Curry. He knew very well that the Warriors' biggest offensive threat was actually Stephen Curry. The entire Warriors only had two scoring points with 20+ points, one was Stephen Curry and the other was Klay Thompson.

But Klay Thompson has been guarded by Anxi for a whole game. The touch of this whole game is not good. Now with Jae Crowder taking over the defense, the 76ers are still not afraid of Klay Thompson's sudden explosion.

Anxi defends Stephen Curry, and this defense is very solid.

He pushed directly in front of Stephen Curry and followed Curry closely at a slower speed than Stephen Curry.

The Warriors' quick passing failed to find an opportunity for a time, and they could only pass the ball back to Curry's hands, and Stephen Curry caught the ball and shot.

With Stephen Curry's shooting ability, even if his shot is against the defense, there is a high probability of hitting it.

But... in the finals, he faced Anxi. Anxi's interference was extremely aggressive. His height and jumping advantages allowed him to fly directly above Curry, forcing Curry to change his shooting posture. A way to throw to avoid Anxi's interference.

In the end, the ball never touched the ball without exception.

Nerlens Noel collected the basketball directly under the basket.

Anxi caught the ball and hit a three-pointer in the counterattack, widening the point difference again!

Then, Anxi opened up the situation with his absolute personal strength. The Warriors changed to a smaller lineup with the idea of ​​chasing points, but it did not work out for Anxi. In this fast-paced offense and defense, Anxi completely opened up his offensive firepower, continuously Hit from medium to long range.

In the last five minutes of the third quarter, Anxi scored 11 points, and his personal score in the game reached 47 points.

After three quarters, the 76ers' lead reached 20 points...

The game instantly entered garbage time... 8)