Chapter 216: The Final Four Minutes of the Decisive Battle (Guaranteed 2-in-1)
Pass! Anxi actually passed the ball!
No one expected Anxi to pass the ball, and the on-site commentator Kerry Chowiak thought that Anxi would continue to shoot, so he showed an expectant expression. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The same can be said of Popovich, who beckoned Ginobili to flank as early as Anxi's back.
The 76ers fans at the scene firmly believed that Anxi would continue to shoot, and the previous 9 shots and 8 shots had made them have a great sense of trust in Anxi's shot.
But...... Anxi just passed, and when everyone didn't think about this, he threw the ball to Antoine Jamison, who had already cut into the basket with his bare hands on the other side, ready to grab the rebound.
Antoine Jamison didn't expect this either, but when the basketball came into his hands, he reacted and made a simple, easy layup to put the basketball in the hoop......
"The ball goes in! Anxi assists Antoine and Jamison for a layup! The 76ers take the lead again!"
"Beautiful pass, Antoine Jamison's layup, 80% of the credit comes from Anxi, Anxi alone attracts most of the Spurs' defensive pressure, he is about to beat a team by himself!"
"When Anxi scored 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting in a single quarter, everyone forgot that Anxi is not a star who can only score, he can also pass the ball!
Just when everyone was frantically touting Anxi's pass, Anxi landed, panting, and high-fived Antoine Jamison, who scored the goal.
In fact, even An Xi himself, before jumping up to pass, didn't expect that he would choose to pass the ball, he also jumped up to prepare a backward jumper, and when he faced a double attack and felt a sense of difficulty, he chose to pass.
This pass not only surprised others, but also was outside of Anxi's original plan.
Throwing 9 balls in a row in the opening game, completely covering the offensive end, and even the defensive end is working hard and contributing a lot, Anxi's physical fitness has already launched an alarm, and he must reasonably control his shots.
No one can shoot non-stop for the whole game, and they have to juggle the defensive end, and Anxi knows this, and his number of shots has come to 32, and at this time, the game is just over halfway through the third quarter.
This number of shots looks very scary, Anxi alone accounted for more than half of the team's shots, but fortunately, the efficiency was extremely high, hitting 19 of the 32 shots, which is the main reason why the 76ers can lead the Spurs.
However, after consecutive shots in the third quarter, Anxi's physical fitness declined significantly.
Over the next few rounds, he significantly reduced the number of attacks he used with the ball.
The game also entered a tug-of-war, with two or three rounds played in a row, and the difference between the two teams was still 2 points, and the 76ers were ahead.
And when the game reached the eighth minute of the third quarter, Brett Brown also knew Anxi's current state, and he decisively replaced Anxi with a timeout.
Then with a wave of his hand, he replaced McCarvey and Pau Gasol and Omir Asik, the three main players who had been sitting on the bench, and after Anxi was out of the game, they began to play their role.
McCarvey and Pau Gasol were the number one offensive options for the 76ers outside of Anxi, and after resting enough time, as soon as they played, they were naturally alive, and in the second half of the third quarter, Anxi was gone, but they played a few Spurs in a row.
At the end of the third quarter, the combination of McCarvey and Pau Gasol helped the 76ers extend the margin to four points.
At the end of the third quarter, the 76ers led the Spurs by 4 points, which was not enough to ensure a victory in the game, or even just a two-goal difference, but it was already a good victory for the 76ers.
At least until the start of the fourth quarter, the 76ers have a certain advantage, and this advantage may help the 76ers win the first game of the Finals.
At the decisive moment of the fourth quarter, when the game just began, Anxi did not play, Brett Brown decided to let Anxi rest for a few more minutes, he knew that Anxi was determined to shoot more in this game, and it looked like the effect was not bad, and instead of letting Anxi play early to consume physical energy, it was better to let McCarvey and Gasol go first, play a few minutes to replace Anxi, and strive for a wave to determine the victory of this game.
But in the fourth quarter, the combination of McCarvey and Pau Gasol did not have the same outstanding effect as in the second half of the third quarter.
The main reason is that in the second half of the third quarter, McCarvey and Pau Gasol faced the Spurs' main force that was almost consumed by Anxi, and now, they need to face the Spurs' semi-main and semi-bench lineup, which may not be as strong as the full main lineup, but in terms of physical fitness and energy, such a semi-main lineup is more powerful.
Especially in the fourth quarter, Manuginobili, who was in good shape in this game, was on the court, scoring several goals and assists in a row, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs actually played a wave of 11:4 for the 76ers, not only beating back the 4 points behind, but also overtaking the score, leading the 76ers by 3 points.
After Ginobili hit a three-pointer to take the lead, Brett Brown decisively called a timeout.
He couldn't wait, he had to change to Anxi immediately.
"Ann ......" Brett Brown looked at Ann Xi. "You go on, go on offense, but it's a crucial fourth quarter now, and the offensive end has to ensure a success rate, and we have to win this game!"
An Xi nodded heavily, no need Brett Brown to say, he also knew that with less than 8 minutes left in the game, every attack, every score, is crucial, and every ball, An Xi has to take it seriously.
"I see. Anxi knew what Brett Brown was thinking.
As for the lineup in the decisive moment of the fourth quarter, Brett Brown chose to keep Gasol on the court to ensure the height and thickness of the team's interior line, Omir Asik to protect the frame inside, plus two three-point shooters - James Anderson and Jack Crowder, Anxi's position is point guard, and he will control all the ball.
The Spurs saw the 76ers replace Anxi and also make substitutions, Manuginobili, who performed well, continued to play, Danny Green came on the court and was pushed to the No. 3 position, and Kawhi Leonard was also changed to the No. 4 position, plus Duncan who played as a guest center and point guard Parker, the main force of the two teams was exhausted.
Anxi held the ball directly in the backcourt, controlled it to the frontcourt, and faced Danny Green.
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs chose to let Danny Green defend themselves because of the cameo appearance of Kawhi Leonard as a power forward and the need to defend Gasol in the opposite position.
Although Popovich guessed that Gasol would not be the main point of attack in the 76ers' final stage, what if Brett Brown made a crooked move?
With Pau Gasol present, Anxi's offense became simpler, directly calling for a block and cover, and rushed in at a faster pace.
Kowai Leonard naturally made up for it in front of Anxi, and after blocking and dismantling, the two met again.
However, as soon as Anxi passed the cover, he didn't have the slightest idea of breaking through to the inside, and jumped up directly in front of Kawhi Leonard and made a shot.
Kowai Leonard reacted quickly, although An Xi's sudden attack caught him off guard, he still reacted, jumped high, and a pair of big hands directly covered An Xi's face.
Kawhi Leonard's defense has done his best, and this kind of interference has been done enough, at least from the visual point of view, Kowhi Leonard has been put in front of Anxi, and if he goes further, it will be a foul.
With a bang, after Anxi and Kawhi Leonard landed at the same time, the basketball crossed a wonderful arc and fell straight into the basket.
The cheers at the Wajovia Arena came one after another, Anxi came out and scored, and the scoring crisis of the 76ers was solved at once.
Anxi scored to recover two points, but then the Spurs also scored, extending the gap back to three points.
The 76ers' offense, Anxi's ball-holding attack again did not score, a backward jumper, the shot was a little reluctant, and the basketball smashed on the edge of the basket and bounced out.
The Spurs grabbed the rebound and took the opportunity to widen the difference.
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In a few rounds in a row, the two teams began to play iron with each other, scoring occasionally, and Anxi's score was not very good, after all, it was a break for most of the quarter, and although he scored a goal at the beginning, he didn't feel completely hot.
After Anxi looked for a while, with more than 4 minutes left in the game, the score of the two teams came to 89:81, and the Spurs turned to lead the 76ers by 8 points, and the situation reversed.
For the 76ers, trailing by 8 points with more than four minutes left in the game was already an extremely bad situation, just because Anxi rested for a few minutes and couldn't find his touch, the game changed direction.
The 76ers fans on the sidelines were worried, if they still lost this game, the 76ers would fall behind 0:3, and at that time, there would really be no hope for the finals.
However, compared to everyone's worries, Anxi is still very confident, so far in the game, Anxi has made 36 shots, hit 20 of them, and scored 47 points, which is scary with high efficiency.
But even so, the team is still behind, obviously, Anxi has not done enough, he has to do better, there are more than four minutes left in the game, he needs to quickly find his touch, hurry up to score, hurry up to score.
The game went on with the 76ers possessing the ball.
Anxi took the ball from the backcourt, advanced to the frontcourt, and after a little thought, he unexpectedly stuffed the ball to Pau Gasol in the high position.
Many people are surprised by Anxi's move, after all, this game has been played for so long, Anxi hasn't passed the ball much, and now he actually passes the ball after half time, has Anxi also lost confidence?
Henry Albert looked at Anxi who ran to the side, smiling, he thought so, he felt that the game was coming to an end, but Anxi lost confidence and wanted to be invisible at the last moment of the game, this is a big black spot, after the game, he has to make good use of it.
Just when Henry Abbott couldn't stop laughing, An Xi moved.
He started from the bottom corner, suddenly accelerated, bypassed Asik's cover, and directly used absolute speed to shake off Danny Green.
But even so, Anxi is still the 76ers player that the Spurs pay the most attention to, and as soon as Anxi shakes off Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard on the other side follows.
It's just that because Anxi is too fast, Kowai Leonard can only follow Anxi and follow Anxi closely.
An Xi accelerated to the top of the arc, bypassed Gasol's body, and after cooperating with one hand, while Kowhi Leonard was still one step away from him, he jumped high, and outside the three-point line, he shot directly.
From the moment the basketball was shot, Anxi knew that the ball was there.
Sure enough, the basketball slashed through the air and finally fell into the hoop!
When the 76ers needed to score the most, Anxi successfully scored!
The Vacovia Arena was full of cheers, and there were five points left in the difference.
The Spurs' offense, they serve from the backcourt, Tony Parker quickly advances to the frontcourt, and plays against Anxi's defense.
He rushed to the front court and wanted to return Anxi with a three-pointer, so he shot a three-pointer directly from the outside.
But Anxi had already expected it, took a step outside the line, and reached out to interfere.
"Bang!" No surprise, this three-point shot was iron, and Tony Parker's intention to chase down the three-pointer was too obvious, and it was discovered by Anxi early......
Omir Asik on the inside grabbed the rebound and then threw the basketball to the frontcourt.
Anxi received the ball in the front court and directly launched a fast attack.
Tony Parker also followed Anxi and retreated.
But the physical gap between the two was too big, and Anxi directly pressed Tony Parker and rushed into the inside.
Tony Parker wants to forcibly defend Anxi's ball, he knows that if Anxi scores this goal, it is nothing to narrow the gap to 3 points, and the most important thing is that Anxi, who has scored two goals in a row, may be going to rise again.
That's what the Spurs don't want to see right now.
So, Tony Parker stretched out his arms and stood in front of Anxi.
Anxi didn't want to think about it, jumped up against Tony Parker's defense, and then sent the basketball to the basket.
A heart-wrenching whistle sounded.
At the same time, the basketball slammed into the hoop.
After landing, Anxi immediately turned his head, only to find that the referee blew for a defensive foul on Tony Parker.
Tony Parker had an innocent look on his face, but the referee was pretty sure that Tony Parker stretched out his arms and affected Anxi's layup, so it was a clear foul.
Anxi walked to the free throw line and hit a free throw.
In this round, Anxi scored another 3 points.
Tony Parker patted his head in annoyance, it was good that he didn't stretch out his hand, Anxi only got 2 points, but this stretch of his hand made Anxi get 3 points, and the difference was only 2 points all of a sudden.
"Anxi has scored again!
"Hit a three-point shot! 76ers! Victory!"
Anxi broke out again, and cheers and screams rang out in the Wajovia Arena, which directly restored the suspense of the game.
Especially Anxi scored two goals in a row, and as soon as the feeling came back, Anxi was going to become difficult to defend......
And the final four-minute decisive battle really began after Anxi regained his touch. (To be continued.) )