Chapter Fifty-Eight: Only More Than 40 Points?

"Ann, how many points are you going to score in this game?"

An Xi quickly walked through the players' tunnel in the parking lot, but there were a lot of reporters pestering him, An Xi thought about it and still answered. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"50 points. ”

The answer was very brief, but the reporters around Anxi were already very excited to hear this answer.

Because they got the answers they wanted.

"The Grizzlies are strong defensively, do you really think you can score 50 points with the Grizzlies and Tony Allen?"

Anxi turned a passage, he was already approaching the home team's locker room, and the reporters were running out of time.

An Xi's answer this time was still very simple and rude: "Of course." ”

At the moment, a local Memphis reporter was angry, in the eyes of the Grizzlies' die-hard fans, the most insulting thing about the Grizzlies is their defense, and now, Anxi is going to break the Grizzlies' defense, which is of course infuriating.

The Memphis reporter angrily asked Anxi as he was about to enter the locker room, "Are you insulting the Grizzlies' defense?"

An Xi pushed the door in, and he didn't answer this last question.

However, in the half hour before the game, the news that Anxi was ready to score 50 points above the heads of the Grizzlies and Tony Allen spread throughout North America and China, and even the players of the two teams participating in this game and the commentators of this game also knew Anxi's goal.

In fact, after six consecutive 50+ games, Anxi's goal for this game has been determined, and many people know this, but Anxi said this goal, which makes people a little surprised to hear.

Before the start of the game, the commentary bench discussed the goal of Anxi's game.

The commentary combination sent by Turner Sports in this game is Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley saw Anxi playing, and immediately smiled: "Before the game, Anxi proudly said that he would continue to score 50+ points, Kenny, what do you say?"

Kenny Smith has always been a supporter of Anxi, but in this matter, he also shrugged his shoulders: "I'm not very optimistic, Anxi has been 50+ for six consecutive games, such a continuous crazy score, whether it is physical fitness or personal will, may be on the verge of the limit, this game he will encounter the current league's No. 1 defensive Grizzlies, in the face of such defense, I don't think he can continue to cut 50+ points." ”

Charles Barkley then nodded: "Yes, I think that the defense that Anxi encountered in the previous six games together is not as good as the defense that he will encounter in this game, the Grizzlies' defense is integral, if Anxi's goal in this game is 30 points, I think it is still possible, but if it is 50 points, it is too exaggerated......"

Discussions were everywhere, but inside the venue, Anxi was met with collective hostility from the grizzly bears.

Tony Allen stared at An Xi for a long time, and then showed a vicious smile, obviously, in this game, Tony Allen is going to be inseparable from An Xi.

And Mark Gasol and Zach Randolph on the inside are also eyeing Anxi, and this season the Grizzlies also introduced Courtney Lee, an excellent 3-and-D quarterback, and this game against the Grizzlies, Anxi may face another wheel war.

In previous games, the Grizzlies' starting point guard has always been a better projector Courtney Lee, but in this game, Dave Jogel adjusted the starting lineup in order to deal with Anxi, allowing Tony Allen to return to the starting lineup and mark Anxi against him.

In terms of the Grizzlies' other starting positions, the point guard position is the always underrated Mike Conley, who is also a point guard with above-level defensive ability, and the Grizzlies' strong defense is obviously due to McConley.

The shooting guard is Tony Allen, small forward Jeff Green, and the interior combination is the black and white duo of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph.

On the 76ers' side, Ismael Smith started point guard, scoring guard Anxi, small forward Jack Crowder, power forward Pau Gasol and center Noren Snoll.

It is worth mentioning that this game is also a brotherhood battle between Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol, of course, the two are brothers off the field, and they are opponents on the field.

Noren Snoll and Marc Gasol jumped the ball, and Noren Snoll was younger and jumped to grab the ball.

The basketball was handed to Ismael Smith, and An Xi also rushed to the front court, and then landed directly on the right side at 45 degrees, opening his hand to ask for the ball.

On the first goal of the opening game, Anxi put on a posture of wanting to play singles.

Tony Allen defended Anxi, and the matchup between the two attracted the attention of the fans in the stadium and all the fans who watched the game, almost all neutral fans wanted to see Tony Allen defend Anxi strongly, but soon, Tony Allen let them down.

Tony Allen's defense is strong, but it doesn't mean that Tony Allen's defense can stop Anxi's kaleidoscopic offensive methods.

Anxi is a kaleidoscope on the offensive end, and Tony Allen didn't think about defending Anxi by himself, so Anxi's wave of singles, when Anxi accelerated towards Tony Allen's right side with two consecutive changes of direction, Tony Allen lost his defensive position and was forced to entangle Anxi sideways.

However, the Grizzlies have Makgasole's complementary defense on the inside, so after Anxi broke through, Tony Allen was not worried that Anxi would attack directly.

Rushing into the inside, Anxi distributed the ball to Pau Gasol, Pau Gasol turned around and was about to shoot, but Marc Gasol quickly pounced back.

An Xi took the opportunity to accelerate and run back, widened the distance, and opened his hand again to ask for the ball.

Pau Gasol's passing strategy was excellent, and he found the opportunity in front of Anxi at the first time, a pass, Anxi received the ball and made a jumper, and Tony Allen's interference was in place, but Anxi also shot very steadily.

Swish!

Hit the mid-range shot, and the two points were in hand.

In the first wave of the opening battle, although there were twists and turns, Anxi still won and got the first point of the opening game.

Grizzlies' offense, McConley held the ball to the frontcourt, the big black bear Zach Randolph pulled to the outside, and after a high-quality block, McConley broke through in one step, rushed to the inside, and made a stop-and-go jump shot.

Phew, the same hit.

2:2, both teams scored at the same time in the opening game.

Then, the ball was back in the hands of the 76ers.

It was Ismael who held the ball and controlled it to the frontcourt, and Anxi was still in the same position, opening his hand to ask for the ball.

Ismael Smith still didn't hesitate and gave the ball directly to Anxi.

In this game, Anxi's teammates also have a lot of support for Anxi, and they are also very clear about Anxi's goal, in order for Anxi to tie Chamberlain's record, everyone is willing to sacrifice the data of one or two games, or even the victory of the game.

Anxi made another single, this time it was a turn and a high back-to-back single, Tony Allen resisted Anxi to the death, Anxi advanced two steps, one turned, and threw a backward jumper.

Swish!

Scored again, there was cheers in the arena, Anxi scored two goals in a row, and the Grizzlies' defense seemed to be ineffective in the opening game.

But in fact, the Grizzlies' defense has been in place, the first goal Marc Gasol's defense is very timely, Tony Allen's follow-up defense is also very good, the second ball Tony Allen has not been out of position, and the last Anxi's backward jumper, Tony Allen also interfered in place, but Anxi just scored, unreasonable goals, no one can do anything.

Soon, the Grizzlies' offense, Zach Randolph shot in the middle of the shot, the arc was very high, and finally a beautiful arc was crossed, drilled into the basket, and the two teams continued to divide evenly.

In the next round, Dave Jogel on the sidelines made a gesture, and the Grizzlies began to strengthen their defense of Anxi.

But this goal, Anxi seems to have an insight into the changes of the Grizzlies in advance, and actually handed over the basketball to Pau Gasol, who was promoted to a high position, and turned into a no-ball state.

Anxi, who entered the state of no ball, became difficult to defend, but this wave of attack Anxi ran a single position, attracting a wave of defense, Pau Gasol burst into the inside line and made a layup, the ball did not pass Anxi's hand, and the 76ers scored.

However, in the next wave of offense, Anxi circled the bottom line, caught the ball in the bottom corner and threw a three-pointer, and the ball went in, so he scored another 3 points.

In the face of Anxi's changes on the offensive end, Dave Qiaogel did not make any changes, so then Anxi continued to run without the ball and shoot and score, shooting four balls in a row, three of four, plus the 7 points he got before, Anxi only played half in the first quarter, and he had already scored a 15 points.

"15 points in the first quarter, Anxi played too surprisingly, the opening feeling was so hot, a wave of 7 shots and 6 shots, and he scored a 15 points in the opening game!" Kenny Smith was obviously surprised, no one thought that Anxi could score 50 points in the game against the Grizzlies, but just halfway through the first quarter, Anxi scored a 15 points, and it was obvious that he was rushing towards a high score.

When Anxi hit the final three-pointer, Dave Jogel called a timeout and made a change.

For the Grizzlies, it is actually relatively simple for them to restrain Anxi's off-ball offense, after all, the Grizzlies' defense is integral, and they can rely on a joint defense to prevent Anxi from scoring.

Soon, the Grizzlies stepped up their running on the defensive end, expanded the area of the team, and focused on Anxi.

At this moment, Anxi felt the pressure, and when the pressure came, Anxi continued to shoot resolutely, relying on the excellent feel of the opening, Anxi shot another 4 shots and 2 hits in the second half of the quarter, and cut a 20 points in the first quarter, looking like 50 points are expected.

The 76ers led 31-25 in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, the Grizzlies further strengthened their defensive intensity, and Anxi also rested for half a quarter in the second quarter, and came back after half a quarter, and the score of the two teams became 42 draws.

However, after a half-quarter break, Anxi's hand was not as hot as the beginning, and in the face of Tony Allen's continuous high-intensity defense, Anxi also began to play iron in the second quarter.

played two irons in a row, and then made adjustments to get back to the state, but in the second half of the second quarter, Anxi's overall shooting percentage was not high, he shot 3 of 8, and scored another 8 points in the second quarter, and at halftime, Anxi scored a 28 points.

The Grizzlies led the 76ers by three points at halftime 55-52, and the situation looked a little tough.

However, this is also normal, Anxi obviously wants to forcibly brush the score, and the result of the forced score is that the offensive efficiency of the 76ers is very low, especially under the high-intensity defense of the Grizzlies, the offensive efficiency of the 76ers is even lower, so the two teams ended at halftime and played a relatively low score.

And this is exactly what the Grizzlies think, the Grizzlies pressed down the rhythm in the second quarter, and what they want is this kind of slow-paced high-intensity defensive battle, so that on the one hand, the Grizzlies' twin towers can exert their might, and on the other hand, Anxi's offensive efficiency will be greatly reduced.

So, in the third quarter, the 76ers had to make some changes.

Brett Brown's adjustment is also very simple, he directly let Anxi play as a guest point guard in the third quarter, let Louis Williams play, ready to steal points when Anxi is heavily defended, small forward Jack Crowder, and the interior is a combination of Channingfrye and Nolan Snoll.

With a small and fast offensive lineup, Brett Brown is obviously going to force up the speed.

Anyway, the biggest goal of the 76ers in this game is to make Anxi cut a 50 points, and winning or losing the game is not so important, so forcibly speeding up may make the rhythm chaotic, but Anxi can play at his own pace, and the offensive end can play more freely.

The 76ers' adjustments were somewhat haphazard, and after the start of the second half, Anxi began to have all the ball.

In the first shot of the opening game, the Grizzlies replaced Courtney Lee to defend Anxi, but Tony Allen was also on the court at the same time and played a cameo role as a small forward.

In the first goal of the opening game, Anxi broke through with the ball, encountered a bag, and made a strong throw.

Marc Gasol on the inside grabbed the rebound, the Grizzlies pressed the tempo, and in the positional battle, McConley broke through and scored a layup to extend the lead to five points.

Then, Anxi continued to play strongly, this time it was a back-to-back single, but unexpectedly, Anxi's usual back-to-back singles were nine out of ten, and he turned around and jumped to hit the iron again.

In the opening two consecutive irons, Anxi still didn't care, turned around to defend, and prevented the Grizzlies from attacking.

Then on the offensive end, Anxi once again turned into a no-ball state.

But after receiving the ball without the ball, he threw another iron, three consecutive irons, and at the beginning of the second half, Anxi's hand was completely cold.

Then, running without the ball again, Anxi received the ball and shot the iron for the fourth time.

Anxi believed in serving only three times, and after forcing the single to hit the iron twice, he changed to no ball, and after hitting the iron twice without the ball, Anxi made a change.

On the offensive end, Anxi broke through directly, entered the restricted area, used the method of making fouls, made Courtney Lee a foul, walked to the free throw line, and hit both free throws.

In this way, Anxi's score in this game is just over 30 points.

found a way to score, but Anxi's offense became extremely inefficient, and he couldn't always score by making fouls, so next, Anxi increased the number of times he hit the basket, and his physical energy was quickly depleted.

The game lasted until the end of the third quarter, and Anxi's score had just reached 34 points.

If you don't mention the previous goal of 50 points, 34 points in the third quarter against the Grizzlies is already a very good result, but once you mention 50 points, with Anxi's current state, it looks difficult.

In the fourth quarter, Anxi insisted on playing, and after playing more than half of the last quarter, Anxi struggled to increase his score to 42 points.

The Grizzlies' defense is indeed tough, Anxi's every score is difficult, seeing that there is not much time in the game, Anxi still has to brush up on another 8 points, and there are less than 4 minutes left in the game, and 50 points seem hopeless.

The 76ers even trailed the Grizzlies by 10 points, and even lost the final game victory.

"Anxi's current score is 42 points, and as long as the Grizzlies stick to their current defensive intensity, it will be difficult for Anxi's score to break through 50 points in the end. Kenny Smith said with some pity, in fact, just looking at Anxi's strong play in the first quarter, everyone thought that Anxi was going to risk the world's disapproval to sweep down 50 points above the grizzly bear's head.

But the game was near the end, Anxi was killed by the Grizzlies, and his feeling plummeted, Anxi spent more shots to get a 42 points, and finally more than three minutes of slow-paced offense and defense, Anxi still wanted to score another 8 points, the difficulty was too great.

"Maybe when the game is over, the headline of all the news media will be: Four quarters, Anxi only scored more than 40 points......" Charles Barkley thought of the headline of the media after the game.

And An Xi on the field is still working hard.

This 50+, Anxi will not give up, if it is really difficult to get, he will not hesitate to spare his glory pool and forcibly cut a wave, so what Anxi has to do now is to wait for the last three minutes to come......