Super Role Player

All the Spurs returned from Sacramento, and Popovich finally approved Anxi to return to the team to participate in training.

In the next two games, the opponents will be the Jazz, one at home and one away. At this time, Jeff Hornacek also said goodbye to Anxi, and when he was preparing for the next game, he returned to Utah with the Jazz.

This time he came to San Antonio to give Anxi special training. Jeff Hornacek took a long vacation to come. He has not quit his job in the Jazz, and he is not planning to quit his job in the Jazz.

On the morning of the game against the Jazz, Anxi followed Jeff Hornacek for a morning run. In recent days, Jeff Hornacek has reduced the amount of training for Anxi. The off-ball training is coming to an end. Anxi also knows that today In the evening, Jeff Hornacek returned to Utah, because Mrs. Hornacek started to pack her luggage early in the morning.

"Ann, I'm going back to Utah today. You can't stop training without the ball in the third stage, but the amount of training must be controlled. It was my mistake before. I didn't expect you to be able to handle such a large amount of training." Jie While running, Fhornacek explained to Anxi the rest of the special training without the ball after he left. "Oh, by the way, there is also CIC training. Don't stop that training. The amount of training is not large, so don't reduce it. You can increase it appropriately."

Anxi nodded: "Understood."

He should be happy to say that Jeff Hornacek left, but he couldn't be happy in the end. Have a family relationship, right?

"Also, do you have any plans for the offseason?"

"Offseason?" Anxi thought for a while and replied. "I have to go to London for the Olympics in August and then maybe a couple of friendly matches with the national team in July."

"The national team's game, okay, so, in June and July, you clear half a month and follow us to Arkansas for vacation."

"Oh, good." Anxi agreed, but he reacted immediately. "Uncle Jeff, why are you going to Arkansas?"

"There is no reason, there is an old friend's farm of mine, and our family will go there for a while every year."

Anxi nodded, taking him out to play, he would definitely not object, what does this mean? This means that Jeff Hornacek has regarded Anxi as a family.

The game against the Jazz started quickly in the evening. Anxi returned from injury, but Popovich did not directly start Anxi, because in the Spurs, the starting position is not obtained for nothing, it has to be robbed, and Anxi missed four games due to injury No one knows how the game will be. At this time, he must start as a substitute first.

The Spurs' opponent in this game is the Jazz. The Spurs have already had a battle with the Jazz before. At the beginning of the season, Anxi came off the bench in that game and locked the runaway Paul Millsap.

Meeting the Jazz again in this game, Anxi is no longer the rookie who just entered the league. His high-profile performance after the All-Star has made him known to more people as the perimeter defensive gate.

Walking on the sidelines of the AT\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;T Arena, people kept saying hello to Anxi, Spurs fans, league staff, reporters from major media, TV commentators, and the Jazz. players and coaches.

Jeff Hornacek has returned to the team, and he waved towards Anxi from the Jazz's bench.

Anxi trotted over, and Jeff Hornacek patted Anxi's shoulder: "What? Aren't you going to start this game?"

Anxi nodded: "Well, Greg asked me to come on the bench first, if you want to start, you have to grab it yourself."

"Okay, I'm just asking, then go warm up first."

Anxi nodded again, turned around and continued her warm-up.

On the Jazz's side, Anxi also has many friends. Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors are two who have a good relationship.

The three chatted for a while on the sidelines until the game started.

At the start of the game, the starting lineup for the Spurs is point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Danny Green, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Boris Diaw, and center Tim Duncan. Except for Anxi, they are basically the main players. up.

The starters for the Jazz are point guard Devin Harris, shooting guard C.J. Miles, small forward Gordon Hayward, power forward Paul Millsap, and center Al Jefferson.

In this game, the Spurs used their main force to attack the Jazz.

The Jazz are currently ranked eighth in the Western Conference. The Spurs' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is likely to be the Jazz. Popovich definitely wants to win this game.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs played very actively. The fast pick-and-rolls, cuts and screens made it easy for the Spurs to get shooting opportunities. A group of outside shooters fired consecutive shots, and the Spurs took the lead easily.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Danny Green scored two three-pointers in a row, then Kawhi Leonard grabbed offensive rebounds in a row, Tim Duncan also rounded up the defensive rebounds, the Spurs made various mid-range shots and three-pointers, Boris Diaw scored three assists in a row, and the Spurs beat the Jazz 12:0 at the beginning. Then the Spurs stabilized the rhythm of the field, and the continuous screens and moves directly dragged down the Jazz's defense.

In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs at home showed their prowess. They beat the Jazz 37:22 and directly led by 15 points. You must know that the Jazz is not a weak team. They were beaten by the Spurs by 15 points in the first quarter. Anxi thought He has a dead heart, and the condition of several starters is very good, which means that it is difficult for him to regain the starting position if he does not show his best condition.

The Spurs' offensive rhythm is very fast. At the end of the first quarter, everyone on the Jazz side was out of breath. The Jazz's rookie head coach Dillon Corbin had nothing to do, so he made a slight adjustment and replaced a few players with relatively good physical strength. player of.

On the Spurs side, Popovich praised the performance of the starters in the first quarter, and then let Anxi prepare to play. In the second quarter, Anxi played to replace Kawhi Leonard. In addition, Patrick Mills played to replace Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili played to replace Danny Green. The inside combination remains unchanged, still Tim Duncan and Boris Diaw.

Anxi finally played, he took a deep breath, missed four games in a row, returned to this long-lost stadium, Anxi really missed it.

The beginning of the second half of the game was the Spurs' offense. Anxi found his position in the frontcourt. DeMarre Carroll, the Jazz's backup small forward, was defending Anxi. This season was Demar Carroll's explosive season. The Grizzlies, Rockets and Nuggets were all cut by the team. This time, he seized the opportunity in the Jazz and became the main rotation of the team.

Facing Carroll, Anxi ran back and took a step away from Carroll. Manu Ginobili controlled the ball. Seeing that Anxi ran out of space, he passed the ball without saying a word.

Anxi, who received the ball, was very excited and returned to the court. He wanted to use a three-pointer to regain his state.

Three-point shot!

Bang! Didn't enter? ! ! !

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