Chapter 17: Smooth Race (2nd Shift Monthly Pass)

The 76ers' schedule in December is obviously not good, and if they encounter strong opponents in a row, they will not play well in one game, and it is likely that they will collapse in several consecutive games after that. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Therefore, in the next game, the 76ers seem to attach great importance to it.

On December 5, 2014, US time, the 76ers challenged the Oklahoma City Thunder away from home, losing the last game, and this game also made many people worry more about the 76ers.

Two days after the loss to the Spurs, will the 76ers be able to recover from the loss? Obviously, that's a big question.

In particular, whether the 76ers' opponent in this game is a strong opponent who is crazy to climb the rankings, or whether they are playing away from home, the game will obviously be difficult.

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The plane landed at Oklahoma City International Airport, and the 76ers arrived in Oklahoma City to prepare for their road game.

Before the start of the game, An Xi received an interview from reporters: "An, after the loss in the last game, you have played against another strong team in the West in this game, do you think you can win the final victory?"

"It's up to us to be in shape and on the court, normally I don't make too many predictions about the game before the game, but in this game, I have enough confidence to win the game because this season, the 76ers are not going to lose any kind of streak. ”

An Xi answered the question with a smile, and seemed very cooperative, he said a lot, and the confidence displayed in it made the reporter happy, because the reporter got the news material he wanted.

"So how are you going to let the team win? Will you beat Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant?

"I'm going to beat Russell and Kevin, but we're going to work as a team to win the game, and that's not a conflict. ”

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Before the start of the game, Anxi saw Russell Westbrook and Durant, and Anxi and the Thunder didn't have much friendship, so the two teams didn't communicate much before the game.

Of course, although there is not much communication, there is a lot of hostility between them.

An Xi during the Spurs period, no matter what, he was a Durant terminator, the two were dead opponents back then, and Anxi always faced Durant, and the defense of Durant was embarrassed.

Last season, Anxi went to Philadelphia, and in the two games they met in the regular season, the two had a lot less matchups.

But this season is different, the 76ers are the defending champions, their identities are different, and in the face of the defending champions, no matter which team it is, they will always muster up greater fighting spirit.

So, Durant was in high spirits, and so was Russell Westbrook, and the two teams began to go toe-to-toe before the game began.

Then, when the game started, the Russian fans on the sidelines began to shout constantly.

"Kill the people of Phillies ********* kill them!"

"We need to win!"

Anxi listened to the clamor of this group of crazy fans, and didn't care, just silently moved his hands and feet in the center of the court, this game, as Anxi said before the game, he was aiming for the final victory, this game The 76ers must win.

The 76ers still haven't made any changes to the starting lineup, but Samsinki is said to be contemplating a deal that could be traded away except for a few core players who have fitted perfectly into the team.

However, for the time being, the 76ers will maintain their current lineup and will not even change the starters.

Point guard McCarvey, shooting guard Anxi, small forward Jack Crowder, power forward Pau Gasol, and center Noren Snoll.

On the Thunder side, starting point guard Russell Westbrook, scoring guard Andre Robertson, small forward Kevin Durant, power forward Sergi Ibaka and center Steven Adams.

The Thunder's lineup also has the same problems as the 76ers, the 76ers are the point guard McCarvey has no three-point ability, and the Thunder is simply a point guard Andre Roberson does not have any shooting ability, if it is not for excellent single defense, Roberson would not have been signed by the Thunder at all.

On the field, the two teams jumped the ball.

Steven Adams snatched the basketball to win the first offensive possession of the opening game, and just one jump ball victory sent the City fans into a wild cheer.

Amid the cheers of the mountains and tsunamis, the Thunder offensive also began.

Russell Westbrook received the basketball and immediately began to attack the 76ers' interior, but Anxi took a step sideways and blocked it directly.

In this game, the 76ers made some adjustments to the defensive alignment of the outside line, and Anxi switched to Westbrook, which was obviously to prevent Westbrook from breaking through from McCarvey's defensive weakness.

And after McCarvey switched defenses, all he needed to deal with was Andre Roberson, who had extremely poor shooting ability.

Therefore, such a change of defense is obviously very reasonable.

Russell Westbrook's defense against Anxi, he came to a strong burst at the beginning, Westbrook's impulsive shortcomings when playing were once again exposed, and after being blocked by Anxi, Westbrook still did not give up on Anxi.

So, Anxi seized the opportunity, turned sideways, and after letting go of Westbrook, he stretched out his right hand and patted it, and when he turned around, he slapped the basketball down.

"Oh! no!"

The Russian fans on the sidelines immediately exclaimed, and Westbrook quickly reacted, but at this time, the basketball in his hand had been snatched away by Anxi!

He could only turn around quickly and rush towards Anxi, hoping to make up for his mistake by returning to defense.

But Anxi's speed was fast, and the sighs of the fans on the sidelines made him run faster and faster, and he quickly rushed to the front.

He went straight to the half, faced an empty basket, came to a very light layup, and scored 2 points.

This was the first point of the game, Anxi helped the 76ers score first through a steal, obviously, this was an extremely morale-boosting goal, and all teammates on the court ran over and Anxi slapped him.

An Xi also took advantage of this opportunity and shouted to everyone: "Defend and defend!

Needless to say, the 76ers began to move constantly on the defensive end to help the defense, and this time, Westbrook did not continue to do it, he passed the basketball to Durant in the middle distance on the other side.

Durant faced Jack Crowder's one-man defense in a three-threat position, and then, after shaking off Jack Crowder with a feint at the request of head coach Scott Brooks, he rushed into the interior and got a more solid scoring opportunity through the impact on the interior before making a layup.

The ball was back in the hands of the 76ers, and McCarvey held the ball past half court before handing the ball to Pau Gasol, who had risen to the top of the post.

In this ball, An Xi played without the ball, he cut from the other side, and after shaking off Andre Robertson half a step, he immediately opened his hand to ask for the ball.

Pau Gasol made a ground-hitting pass around the crowd and accurately passed the basketball to Anxi, who directly chose to go to the basket after receiving the basketball.

Steven Adams rushed over to make up for the defense, but Anxi directly resisted Adams, the two fought in the air, compared their strength, and in the end Anxi won, he pressed Steven Adams, threw the basketball into the basket, and scored another 2 points.

Thunder's offense, the 76ers continued to strengthen their intensity on the defensive end, this time, Westbrook forced Anxi to no avail, and threw the basketball to Durant, Durant missed the middle distance, and Noren Snoll on the inside jumped up, pushed Steven Adams, and grabbed the rebound.

The ball changed hands, and the 76ers quickly began to counterattack, Anxi rushed towards the frontcourt, and he received another pass.

Holding the ball and rushing to the front court, An Xi didn't have any pause, he directly handed the basketball to his right, and took a few steps with his left foot, and then accelerated and rushed forward.

Andre Robertson, who barely returned to his backcourt, was quickly shaken by An Xi, but An Xi jumped up directly, and he was in the air!

Andre Robertson reluctantly adjusted again, and jumped up as well.

But he jumped a step too late, and he couldn't interfere with Anxi at all.

Swish!

The basketball flicked a high parabola and finally got straight into the net!

In this way, Anxi took the first 7 points of the 76ers' opening and led the team to a wave of 7:2 small climax.

The race went smoothly as a result.