Super Role Player

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In the first quarter, the Spurs led by 6 points at 31:25, while Anxi scored 9 points on 3-of-3 shooting, and Kobe Bryant scored 13 points on 4-of-10 shooting. Considering that Kobe made two of the four goals before Anxi played. Hit, so the real data of Anxi's defense against Kobe is 2 of 7 shots, and the shooting rate is extremely poor.

Off the court, discussions about Anxi also began. Obviously, Anxi's state has returned, and his rookie wall has been broken. Facing Kobe in this game, Anxi seems to have improved again.

In the second quarter, Mike Brown put Kobe on the bench to rest, and let the inside twin towers bring Steve Blake and other substitutes to the bench. The Spurs also replaced the bench here, Manu Ginobili played with Danny Green and Patrick Mills, and Tim Duncan stayed on the court to deal with the Lakers' inside twin towers.

In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers' inside twin towers showed their power and began to slowly narrow the point difference.

Pau Gasol wanted a good position, received a pass from Steve Blake, and successfully beat DeJuan Blair.

Then, Andrew Bynum capped Manu Ginobili inside, the Lakers made a quick break, Steve Blake scored two points for a layup, and the 6-point difference in the first quarter was wiped out instantly.

Popovich immediately called a timeout. He replaced Tim Duncan, who played the entire first quarter, and put Thiago Splitter on the court. He also ordered Patrick Mills and Manu Ginobili. Speed ​​up with all your strength, and use speed to defeat the Lakers' inside twin towers.

This trick works very well. The Lakers have been playing for a long time. Once the Spurs speed up, the offensive end is fine, but the defensive end can't keep up. Especially Andrew Bynum, the Spurs have often ended their offense , Shark Bynum was still halfway, and did not settle in a defensive position at halftime.

In a few minutes, the Spurs led by 6 points again. It has to be said that Popovich's adjustment is effective.

When Mike Brown saw that the situation was wrong, he quickly called a timeout.

"Bryant, are you resting now?"

Kobe nodded, shook off the towel, and was ready to go out.

On the Spurs side, Popovich also expected that Mike Brown would definitely choose to replace Kobe at this time. After all, it is the tradition of the Lakers to find Kobe when they are behind.

So Popovich chose to replace Anxi: "Anxi, you play, replace Danny, and defend Kobe."

Anxi nodded, stood up, and went to the technical table to prepare for a replacement.

Anxi and Kobe met on the technical stage. They looked at each other, and turned their heads away in the next second. They didn't like each other. This is the current situation of Anxi and Kobe. Jordan Hill on the side was a little embarrassed. He was about to play, replacing Andrew Bynum.

The game restarted, with 5 minutes and 22 seconds left in the second quarter, Kobe and Anxi appeared on the field at the same time, and the two faced each other again.

The Lakers served the ball, and Kobe reached out and took the ball directly, dribbling the ball continuously outside the three-point line.

Anxi posted it up and rested for most of the quarter. Anxi felt that his physical strength was very abundant, so he deliberately increased his body's resistance.

Kobe dribbled the ball unhurriedly. When he came on the court, the main task was not to score, but to find a way to slow down the tempo. The tempo is too fast, which is very unfriendly to the Lakers' twin towers. Fortunately, Mike Brown reacted quickly. After Kobe played, he also replaced Jordan Hill to make his inside more flexible.

After making a few crotches in a row, Kobe suddenly increased his speed, and it was still a sudden breakthrough. Kobe didn't ask for any pick-and-roll, nor did he make any fake moves. For this ball, Kobe just wanted to use hard power to score Anxi.

Accelerated and rushed in a few steps, Kobe stepped on the free throw line, made an emergency stop, and shot back sharply.

The basketball crossed a high arc and fell into the basket!

In! Kobe Bryant celebrates,

There was a burst of cheers from Staples, and at the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe hit Anxi, which gave hope to many fans on the sidelines.

Anxi wasn't upset either. The ball wasn't something that could be easily defended. If Kobe could be defended easily, then Kobe wouldn't be Kobe anymore. If he leaned back a lot, he couldn't defend. Anxi could only do his best. However, the hit rate of the ball thrown with such a large backward pitch will not be high, which is why Anxi is not worried.

The game continued, the Spurs attacked, Patrick Mills controlled the ball, and Anxi hid in the bottom corner again. The moment Patrick Mills cut inside, Anxi started running without the ball.

From the bottom corner to the 45-degree position on the other side, Anxi successfully opened up space for his teammates. Manu cut into the penalty area, Patrick Mills' lob, and Manu caught the ball and made a layup on the spot.

The point difference is still 6 points. The Spurs' offense is very stable and fast, and they don't give the Lakers a chance at all.

Kobe caught the ball from the baseline and controlled it all the way to the frontcourt. This time, Anxi controlled the distance, and Kobe still dribbled the ball slowly in order to control the rhythm.

Kobe dribbled for a while, still accelerating, rushing into the inside line from the side of Anxi, but because Anxi controlled the distance, this time Anxi was firmly in front of Kobe while keeping up.

As soon as Kobe broke through, Anxi posted it up, with small movements in his hands, constantly interfering with Kobe's dribbling.

Kobe was a little annoyed by Anxi's interference. He took a few steps towards the inside with the ball, still made an emergency stop, and shot a fallback jumper!

With a bang, I didn't enter this time! Bryant's field goal percentage became 5 for 12.

Then, a minute later, Kobe came again with the ball, Anxi still used the same defensive method, stuck to Kobe's breakthrough, and blocked Kobe's ordinary shots at the same time, with only one purpose, forcing Kobe to shoot that kind of large fadeaway jumper .

For this ball, Kobe chose a low post singles. He carried Anxi's defense all the way to the low post and turned his back to Anxi.

Back defense, Anxi has long been taught by Bruce Bowen. When Kobe sits, Anxi puts it back. Kobe wants to turn around, and Anxi pushes forward, which makes Kobe very uncomfortable. .

However, Kobe's back-and-forth footsteps are still very good. He keeps dribbling the ball in his hands, moves constantly under his feet, swings his shoulders left and right, and swings his body back and forth, so that Anxi doesn't know what choice Kobe will make.

Turn around and break through? Or a step-back shot? Or make a foul? Anxi concentrated her attention, staring at the basketball in Kobe's hands.

"Kobe Bryant! He turned around! Jump shot, no fadeaway, was interfered by Anxi! The ball was outrageous! Didn't go in!"

The sideline commentary kept shouting, but helplessly, Anxi's block was timely and the angle was very tricky, Kobe's shot missed! 5 of 13 shots!

Then, Anxi continued to restrict Kobe on the defensive end, still using the same defensive routine, blocking Kobe's breakthrough, blocking Kobe's ordinary shots, and letting Kobe's big fallback, it should be said that the effect is still very good.

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