Super Role Player

The game continued. At the end of the first quarter, Manu's three-pointer and Anxi's another three-pointer directly helped the Spurs overtake the score.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs entered the second quarter with a one-point lead at 33:32.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Anxi continued to play, the point guard position was replaced by Patrick Mills, the power forward position was replaced by Thiago Splitter, plus Anxi and Manu, the Spurs came off the bench.

The Clippers also came off the bench with point guard Eric Bledsoe, shooting guard Jamal Crawford, small forward Matt Barnes, power forward Lamar Odom and center Ryan Hollins.

The Clippers' bench is considered relatively strong in the league. The backup point guard Bledsoe has the strength to start, plus Crawford in the Super Six, and Matt Barnes, the perimeter defender. The best sixth man Odom and the tank center Hollins, in addition, the injured Chauncey Billups and the injured Grant Hill are also sitting on the bench. The depth of the bench has caught up with the Spurs.

As soon as the second quarter came up, it was the Clippers' offensive round. Bledsoe made a breakthrough after a pick-and-roll and rushed into the inside. Eric Bledsoe has a nickname called Little James. His peripheral shooting is not good, but The breakthrough is very powerful, the body is also very strong in the point guard, and the style of play is similar to James.

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"Twopoints! Eric Bledsoe!" the Staples Center DJ shouted loudly, and the Clippers led by 1 point.

In the Spurs' offense, Manu and Splitter had a pick-and-roll from the outside. Manu cut into the inside and then passed the basketball to the ground. Patrick Mills from the outside made a three-pointer, but unfortunately missed.

The Clippers attacked, Bledsoe broke through and scored, Crawford caught and shot from the outside, hit a two-pointer, and the Clippers expanded their lead.

Then, Manu held the ball firmly across the half court, Aron Baynes walked to the top of the arc, set a pick and roll for Manu, and Manu quickly entered the inside line with the ball.

Manu's drive to the inside does not mean the end of the Spurs' offense. Anxi knew that he still had a chance to catch the ball, so he started his legs and ran out from the bottom corner.

Crawford followed Anxi closely, and Anxi also spread his legs, ran vigorously, and circled to the top of the arc.

Before Aron Baynes left this position, Anxi glanced at Crawford, who was rushing from behind, and ran back, rushing to the penalty area from the other side of Aron Baynes.

Crawford hurriedly changed direction, turned around forcibly, and rushed towards the penalty area, but Anxi made another sharp turn and rushed directly to the bottom corner!

The corner on the weak side, there is no one here, and the nearest one is Ryan Hollins who is preparing to defend Manu on the inside, so Manu Ginobili passed the ball to Anxi without hesitation...

After changing directions without the ball several times in a row, Anxi got this opportunity!

Golden Opportunity in Anxi with NO ONE in front of you! He made a move!

"An open three-point jumper! Anxi!" Yu Jia yelled, and when the basketball fell into the basket, he yelled again: "Go in! Unguarded opportunities! Anxi never misses! Never Miss!"

Entered, 33 levels! Popovich clapped his hands, expressing his satisfaction with Anxi's performance so far.

After turning into a substitute, Anxi's defensive pressure is much less. Although his opponent in this game is still a super sixth man like Jamal Crawford, he is not a superstar like Kevin Durant after all. Anxi He can always put most of his energy on the offensive end.

Anxi scored 7 points in 2 minutes of the first quarter and scored another three-pointer in the second quarter. Anxi was satisfied with his performance.

Then, after defending the next wave of the Clippers' offense, it was time for the Spurs to attack again.

Anxi pulls to a high position and directly catches the ball for post-up singles. Anxi's post-up has risen to 70, which is regarded as the league's starting-level post-up. Facing Jamal Crawford's defense, Anxi sits and hits and then makes a turn. Jump shot!

The basketball quickly flew to the highest altitude, then fell rapidly, and got into the basket all at once!

Swish! With a crisp netting sound, Anxi scored another 2 points!

Then, Bledsoe made a layup and the Clippers equalized again.

In the Spurs' offense, Manu and Anxi made a cross screen at the top of the arc. After Manu attracted the defense, he directly passed the ball to Anxi not far away.

Anxi shot quickly, with a swish! Another three-pointer!

In this way, Anxi and Manu were a perfect pair, leading the Spurs to play wave after wave of offensive climax in the second quarter. Not only was the point difference evened by the Spurs, but in the second half of the second quarter, Manu and Anxi joined forces Go-ahead and expand the lead.

In the end, the Spurs entered the intermission with a 10-point lead at 66:56 at halftime.

Anxi, who scored 7 points in two minutes of the first quarter, continued to explode in the second quarter, scoring 11 points on 4 of 6 shots. After two quarters, Anxi scored 18 points in the half.

Manu, who played with Anxi, also scored 11 points and 5 assists in the half, and the combination of Anxi and Manu is beginning to emerge.

"How about it, Mike, what do you think of the effect of hitting the bench?" During the intermission, Popovich did not rush to make arrangements, but chatted with Mike Budenholzer outside the locker room.

"Very good. Compared with Danny on the bench, Ann's style of play seems to be more suitable for the bench. His offensive skills are much more than last season. He can catch and shoot, he can also hold the ball and cut himself, and he also has one hand behind him. Technology..." Mike Budenholzer paused and continued. "In the starting lineup, Anxi's playing style and type overlapped with Kawhi's, so Anxi could only shoot three-pointers, and couldn't perform well in mid-range shots and post-ups, because those two positions belonged to Kawhi."

"Now, he appears on the bench. Manu handles the ball, makes mid-range shots, and breaks through. Anxi shoots as soon as he catches the ball. He can occasionally play post-ups twice. It should be said that the bench is alive."

Popovich nodded: "That's right, the substitute is alive, and now this substitute, at least on the outside, has reached the level of other teams' starters. Perhaps with this group of substitutes alone, we can beat many downstream teams. gone."

"This is a good development, but whether there will be problems in the starting lineup remains to be seen."

The two discussed some arrangements for starting and substituting. In this way, the matter of Anxi's substituting was basically confirmed.

"Do you want to talk to Ann?" Mike Budenholzer asked Popovich because he was afraid that Anxi would suddenly become a substitute.

Popovich shook his head: "No, maybe, let him go to the bench, it's too late for him to be happy." (To be continued.)