Chapter 52: Losing streak (asking for a monthly pass)

At the beginning of the second half, Anxi continued to play, and the Spurs sent a mixed lineup of main substitutes, Tony Parker and Manuginobili partnered on the guard line, the small forward is Kowhi Leonard, and the interior line is a combination of Boris Dior and Tim Duncan, this lineup is more offensive, and the purpose of the Spurs is obvious, they want to seal the victory of the game in a wave. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The first ball of the third quarter, the Spurs' offense, Tony Parker controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, Manuginobili ran with Anxi, rushed to the top of the arc and cooperated with Tony Parker to come to a cross cover, then shook off Anxi, cut into the inside line empty-handed, and Anxi turned to stare at Tony Parker who took the ball.

The old French sports car made himself the fastest, shook off Anxi in a smoke, and threw it successfully.

When he returned to the defense, Tony Parker also smiled and patted Anxi's buttocks.

An Xi smiled helplessly, the 76ers couldn't control the game anymore, if the last time the 76ers lost was a 7-point loss to the Cavaliers, then this 76ers will usher in their first fiasco of the new season.

However, Anxi still did not give up, did not give up, this is a necessary trait to become a superstar.

Anxi held the ball in the front court, called for the covering cooperation of his teammates, and accelerated to get rid of Kowhi Leonard, and the defender of Anxi became Manuginobili, and then a large change of direction, rushed into the interior to dodge Tim Duncan's defense, and made a somewhat reluctant split.

An Xi raised his hand and celebrated the goal.

Tim Duncan smiled rarely, and Manuginobili also patted Anxi on the shoulder: "Ann, don't be too arrogant!"

An Xi showed a defiant smile.

Then, Anxi was taught a hard lesson.

Manu had to use his experience to single Anxi in a row, a European step broke through Anxi's defense, scored 2 points on a layup, and beat Anxi's "arrogance", and the game was also under the control of the Spurs' veteran, and the suspense was lost early.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs had a 24-point lead, and then, after only two minutes of play in the fourth quarter, the two sides were quite tacitly replaced at the same time.

The game was over, Anxi scored 38 points in the whole game and got a high score, although he lost the game, Anxi proved himself.

After the game, Anxi had a friendly exchange with the three elders of GDP, chatted a few words, and then was about to drag the three elders to the bar in North Philadelphia to have a good time, but was "angry" reprimanded by Popovich who rushed over.

As a result, Anxi could only withdraw.

After the game between the 76ers and the Spurs, the media was not very interested, and there was no explosion in this game overall, the relationship between Anxi and the Spurs still looks very good, and the communication in the game is also very warm, it seems that Anxi did not lose the friendship of the Spurs because of leaving the Spurs.

After the game, a reporter made Popovich difficult with the question of Anxi scoring 38 points and performing well, and asked Popovich why such a player would choose to let go, Popovich jokingly replied: "Anxi is a good boy, he is very good, but in San Antonio, his opportunities are a little less, Philadelphia can provide him with more opportunities, and can also provide more money, so I said to him, get out, go take advantage of your chance, go and make a lot of money!"

And here for the 76ers, the 76ers, who ushered in the first fiasco of the season, were naturally questioned a lot.

"How about losing the first place in the league? It's good, it doesn't belong to us in the first place, so it's not a pity to lose it. ”

"Does the first loss of the season mean that the 76ers are not as strong as they thought? ”

"A loss, we can't deny our previous efforts, and we're still going to be contenders for the playoffs. ”

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Anxi still answers reporters' questions without leaking, since the 76ers won one after another, and recently won the first loss, there are many more North American reporters in front of Anxi, and now after each game, the number of reporters covering Anxi can hold a small press conference.

After the loss to the Spurs, the 76ers' record became 7-2, and after the stellar start of the season, the 76ers inevitably began to decline.

Two days later, the 76ers challenged the strong Hawks away, although the Hawks lost Josh Smith this season, they introduced Paul Millsap as a replacement, and Josh Smith's poor performance in the Pistons set off the success of the Hawks' signing, coupled with the addition of Spurs head coach Mike Budenholzer, the Hawks played Spurs tactics, and the new season turned into a small Spurs in the East.

Since the start of the regular season, 8 games have been played, with 4 wins and 4 losses, but the last three games have won all three games, and the team has completely run in place, and the state and strength are not at all what the record reflects.

And the first time they met in the new season, Mike Budenholzer was obviously a little envious of Brett Brown, Anxi's performance was too good, and he had reached a certain level, which was enough to lead a bad team to the level of a strong team, and now Mike Budenholzer regretted it a little, why didn't he have the courage of Brett Brown at that time, isn't it the right to fire unlimitedly, just give it, Anxi's performance is obviously worth the right to fire unlimitedly.

But now it's useless to regret it, before the game, Mike Budenholzer chatted with Brett Brown for a while, and then in the game, the Hawks directly suppressed the 76ers with a more mature system and a stronger rotation lineup.

Then, after four quarters, the Hawks defeated the 76ers 113-103, giving the 76ers their first straight loss of the new season.

Then, on Nov. 16, the 76ers continued their road trip in New Orleans, where they ended their losing streak by defeating the former Hornets who had just changed their name to the Pelicans.

For the Pelicans, they have big ambitions this season, trading for Tyrek Evans and Jrue Holiday and second-year Anthony Davis, and their goal is not just to make the playoffs, they even want to go further in the playoffs.

However, after the start of the season, the Pelicans played 9 games, 3-6, counting the loss to the 76ers, the Pelicans are 3-7, and it seems that even the playoffs are a little far away.

The 76ers, who won against the Pelicans, ended their losing streak, but two days later, they lost again, losing 94-97 to the Mavericks on the road, ushering in their fourth loss of the season.

Then, on November 20, the 76ers returned to their home court, but unexpectedly lost to the Toronto Raptors, 98-108, although they only lost by 10 points, but this is another wave of consecutive losses for the 76ers.

The losing streak wasn't over yet, and on Nov. 22, the Paul George-led Pacers defeated the 76ers 106-98 on their home court, handing the 76ers on a three-game losing streak.

It seems that since the crushing defeat to the Spurs, the 76ers' hot form at the beginning of the season is gone, and there are suddenly a lot of doubts in the league, pointing directly at the 76ers.

Anxi's performance during this period has not been bad, scoring less than 20 points per game, and his current average points per game are still high at 29.5 points, competing with Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony for the top of the scoring list. (To be continued.) )