Chapter Seventy-Six: Return to the American Airlines Arena (Part 2)
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The 76ers had already arrived early, the airport bus was parked on the first floor of the arena, and the players got off one after another, took their luggage and walked towards the visiting team's locker room.
Anxi was the last to get off the bus, took his luggage under the bus, Anxi walked slowly at the back of everyone, and soon, as expected, the reporters waiting in the passage surrounded him.
Reporters from ESPN, reporters from the Florida Express Times, and reporters from Sports Illustrated and Yahoo Sports all surrounded and blocked Anxi.
Anxi was willing to answer a few questions, but the team press officer behind him quickly ran over, stopped a few reporters, and argued as they went, and then reached an agreement at the door of the away team's locker room that only three questions were allowed, because Anxi still had to do some pre-game physiotherapy.
So, after a few reporters discussed, the reporter from the Florida Express Times was left out, and the reporter from ESPN first asked, "Ann, predict the outcome of this game." ”
An Xi nodded, and there was no unusual expression, and answered this question calmly: "We will win the final victory in this game." ”
The reporter from the Florida Express Times was anxious, but there was no way, he was excluded, so he could only look to the other side, and the reporter from the Sports Illustrated asked: "What if I lose?"
An Xi squinted his eyes, he knew that the one who danced the most fiercely on the social networking site seemed to be the reporter of Sports Illustrated, and this question of Sports Illustrated was a bit of a pit for Anxi.
An Xi did not hesitate, and said directly: "Without ifs, it will only be the Philadelphia 76ers who will win." ”
Then, Anxi didn't give the reporter of the Sports Illustrated reporter any more chance, and looked directly at the reporter of Yahoo Sports: "One last question. ”
The Yahoo Sports reporter nodded: "You are already a starter in the All-Star Game, make a prediction for yourself, how many points can you score in the first All-Star Game of your career?"
"One point. An Xi smiled and dropped an inexplicable answer, one point, how to get it, two free throws and one hit after making a foul?
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Anxi pushed the door into the visiting dressing room, and Brett Brown was already holding a tactical board, ready to lay out the tactics for this game.
Anxi didn't go to his place, but walked over to Brett Brown and discussed it with his ears.
"Brett, let me play the number three in this game. ”
"Number three, do you want to align with lbj?"
"Yes, give me LeBron James and I'll give you a win. ”
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Brett Brown tilted his head and thought about it, if Anxi was allowed to go to the No. 3 position, then his original tactical arrangement would be reversed, originally Brett Brown was ready to let Anxi continue to play the No. 2 position, don't worry about defense, just focus on attacking, and now Anxi takes the initiative to apply for LeBron Messes, and the defense has to be managed, which is different from Brett Brown's original idea.
But it didn't take long for Brett Brown to make up his mind.
An Xi actively asked for the fight, and Brett Brown obviously wanted to support it, so he nodded: "Okay, An, you play the No. 3 position in this game." ”
Anxi sat back in his seat, and Brett Brown also picked up the tactical board again and began to lay out the tactics for this game.
"In this game, our starting lineup is, McCarvey, Ann, Jack Crowder, Thaddeus and Cole Aldridge, but Jay, you switch positions with Ann, Ann goes to the number three, Jack Crowder, you go to the number two. ”
Jack Lauder nodded, he didn't understand the significance of this change.
Soon, Bret Brown said the meaning of the change: "Ann, you have a heavy task in this game, defend LeBron James, and then control the team's offense, we need a win." ”
An Xi nodded.
Brett Brown continued: "In this game, we still stick to the same way we used to play, pick up the tempo, play fast and counterattack, but pay attention to the defense, especially you, Crowder, although you don't need to defend LBJ, Dwyane Wade is not an easy opponent to play against. ”
Jack Crowder also nodded, and Brett Brown finally said: "Let's do a good job of offense, leave the defense to Anxi and Jack Crowder, this game, we have a chance to win." ”
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The American Airlines Arena has been filled with white, and fans in Heat's white jerseys have filled the arena.
In the last minutes before the game, both teams were already on the sidelines.
When the on-site commentator began to introduce the home and away players, LeBron James grabbed a handful of magnesium powder and walked to the technical desk.
Sprinkle magnesium powder, this is already LeBron James's signature pre-game ritual, there are various versions of the reason why he sprinkled magnesium powder, but no matter what the version, standing in front of the technical table, the image of LeBron James throwing a handful of magnesium powder into the sky has been ingrained.
As James tossed the magnesium powder, there was a loud cheer in the American Airlines Arena, which meant the game was about to begin.
The referee blew a whistle and came to the center of the court with the basketball in his arms.
The referee of this game is the bald referee Joe Crawford, and after the two teams stand on the court, Joe Crawford throws the basketball high and the game begins!
Kerr Aldridge jumped high and grabbed the basketball, and Anxi took the basketball and advanced directly to the outside of the three-point line.
Defending Anxi is Luke Richard Bamot, as the most important reinforcement of the Heat this season, the second game of the Heat this season, that is, the opening game with the 76ers, Bamot exposed his biggest problem - no offensive ability, Bamot is on the court, the Heat is almost an offensive four to five, fortunately, Bamot has a full sense of presence on the defensive end, so Bamot has not fallen out of the starting lineup, but his current position is actually a pseudo-starter.
Play six or seven minutes at the beginning of each game, limit the opposing star players, and then David Fitzdale will replace him with offensive players such as Ray Allen.
After observing the Heat's defense in the first game, Anxi directly beckoned for a pick-and-roll cover, Thaddeus Young came around from the inside and blocked Luke Richard Bamot, Anxi quickly dribbled, rushed to the three-point line, and made a pull-up jump shot.
Bang, didn't go in.
The opening feeling was still a little cold, and An Xi didn't care, seeing that the rebound was taken by the Heat, he immediately retreated.
After retreating, Anxi faced LeBron James.
However, James only controlled the outside for a while, and did not attack by himself, and directly passed the ball to Wade.
Wade accelerated to break through, and the layup was interfered with by Jack Crowder and did not score.
Cole Aldridge protected the rebound, and after grabbing the rebound, he passed directly to Anxi, who rushed straight to the front court with the ball.
The Heat's retreat was not timely, and they hadn't yet entered the groove at the beginning.
The same is true for the 76ers, only Anxi and McCarvey are quick to attack, but that's enough.
An Xi shouted: "Attack!"
The attention of the 76ers was immediately raised, and the five people quickly rushed towards the frontcourt, instantly forming a fast-break momentum, and the Heat also accelerated the speed of retreat, but on the other side, McCarvey had already inserted into the Heat's interior line from the oblique side.
An Xi found the opportunity and passed directly through the Heat's defense with a quick and accurate pass.
McCarvey took the basketball, got to the basket, and was about to go to the basket.
At this moment, Mario Chalmers behind McCarvey caught up and reached out to pull McCarvey's jersey.
McCarvey was moving towards the basket at high speed, and Mario Chalmers pulled it, and McCarvey's momentum of rushing forward was immediately stopped, and he was dragged down from the air by Chalmers.
Fell to the floor with a thud.
With a beep, the referee's whistle sounded in time, but McCarvey on the floor hugged his ankle, his face was hideous, obviously injured.
The fans at the scene booed, not for Chalmers' foul, but for McCarvey, who the Heat fans thought McCarvey was injured.
As the boss of the team, Anxi beckoned the team doctor to come on the field for the first time, and then found the referee, Anxi thought that the ball should be at least a first-level malicious foul.
On the other side, Jack Leoder slammed directly in front of Mario Chalmers, LeBron James also went up to protect his teammates, and the referee was a little scrambling.
After a few quick whistles, referee Joe Crawford pulled away the players on both sides who were about to fight, and then beckoned to the other two linesmen to call up the replay at the technical table.
On the 76ers' side, the team doctor's examination also came out quickly, and McCarvey couldn't hold on to the game, so he motioned for Brett Brown to make a substitution.
"Shet!" Brett Brown squirted, the 76ers were a little unlucky in this game, and McCarvey was injured in the opening game.
Brett Brown spent a week on the bench before making the decision to free up Toniro to bolster the team's impact on the offensive end.
At this time, the referee's decision also came to an end, and Joe Crawford blew a whistle at Mario Chalmers and directly made a gesture - a second-degree malicious foul!
Mario Chalmers was ejected outright!
The American Airlines Arena immediately erupted in boos, and fans on the sidelines hurled insults at Joe Crawford.
However, the 76ers were satisfied with the result of this decision, and the executioner Mario Chalmers also had to leave the court, and the Heat replaced Norris Cole.
The 76ers also made two free throws and one throw, and Tony Roten, who came off the bench, made two free throws.
When Tony Roteng made a free throw, Anxi crossed his waist and approached the side of the court, asking about the results of McCarvey's inspection.
Brett Brown told Anxi that there was nothing wrong with him, that he had a sprained ankle and could have to rest for a few games.
Hearing this, Anxi was relieved.
On the court, Tony Roteng hit two free throws, the 76ers began to send the sideline ball, Anxi received the ball on the sidelines, and it was still Bamot who defended him. (To be continued.) )