Super Role Player

Against Luer Deng, Anxi's defensive task is actually not heavy, because Popovich did not arrange defense at all.

So Anxi decided to devote more energy to the offensive end.

Halftime offense and defense, the Spurs are 1-4, Tony Parker is alone on the outside and firmly controls the ball, Anxi and Danny Green appear in the bottom corner, Thiago Splitter is slowly walking towards the outside, This is the Hammer Tactic...

The Spurs took out their iconic tactics, and the focus was naturally on my outside shooting. As soon as the two teams settled in the half, Anxi started running.

According to the fixed running position of the hammer tactics, Anxi circled all the way from the bottom line from the bottom corner position, and made a cross exchange with Danny Green in the middle, and then went straight to the outside line, ran back to catch the ball, and switched to Anxi's Jimmy Butler followed Anxi closely.

Jimmy Butler is the biggest discovery of the Bulls this season. This forward and guard who entered the NBA in the same year as Anxi was reused by Tom Thibodeau after Derrick Rose was injured. His super defense on the outside became Jimmy Butler. Le's label, every game, Tom Thibodeau will always send Jimmy Butler, either let Jimmy Butler defend the opponent's arrow figure, or like this game, let Jimmy Butler play, through continuous defense, to pinch Dead opponent's diversion ball.

However, after Anxi received the ball, he did not choose to continue passing the ball. He dribbled the ball twice on the spot, then suddenly accelerated and galloped away from Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler pursued closely, and just as he was about to rush to Anxi to complete his defense, Anxi suddenly stopped, shaking Jimmy Butler who couldn't stop the car, jumped up, and with a bang, hit !

"Emergency stop jump shot! Anxi scored 2 points!"

That's right! Stop jump shot! Anxi's newly developed offensive method, Anxi used it in the first attack after playing.

After scoring 2 points, Anxi turned around and returned to defense, and the Spurs fans in the at\u0026t arena cheered for Anxi.

Jimmy Butler was quite depressed when he failed to prevent Anxi's emergency stop jump shot at the beginning. After experiencing the dilemma of having almost no playing time in his rookie season, he now cherishes the playing time that Tom Thibodo gave him as a substitute, so every In every attack and defense, he has to do his best.

The Bulls' offense was still Joakim Noah's high-post support. This time, Nate Robinson ran through Boozer's off-ball screen. Little Potato quickly shook off Tony Parker and received Noah's support pass. After that, he was about to shoot with his hand open. At this time, Danny Green made up the defense in time and sent a high-quality block with his hand.

With a bang, the basketball strikes the iron.

At some point, Anxi and Luer Deng, who went inside, collided with each other in the air. Immediately, Anxi overwhelmed Luer Deng and grabbed the basketball!

"Anxi protected the rebound, should the Spurs fast break this ball?"

Of course you have to go fast! The Bulls' defense was not so easy to break through. Since there was an opportunity for a fast break, the Spurs naturally wanted to seize this opportunity, so Anxi shouted: "Tony! Catch the ball!"

Then he threw the ball directly.

Tony Parker sped up and ran towards the frontcourt. Anxi's pass was left a little ahead of time, so when Tony Parker ran, he just reached out and received the ball.

"Fast break! Two against one in the frontcourt!"

In the frontcourt, Tony Parker and Danny Green quickly made a fast break, while the Bulls turned back in time to defend only Jimmy Butler, and Nate Robinson was still not far behind Parker, chasing hard.

"Tony Parker's so fast! He's going to the hoop! Going for a layup!"

Liu Jiachao yelled indiscriminately, but at that moment, Jimmy Butler, who had already retreated to the basket, appeared, with a forehand cap, and pressed towards Tony Parker.

Tony Parker had to change direction for a layup, but in a hurry, the basketball hit the basket's neck and missed...

Jimmy Butler, who landed on the ground, grabbed the basketball with quick eyes and hands, ending the Spurs' fast break!

"Not in! Jimmy Butler's key defense!"

The Bulls reorganized their offense,

Anxi became interested in Jimmy Butler, who was able to defend against Tony Parker's fast-break layup. This player in the same class and position as him seems to be a player of the same type as himself.

This also has to make Anxi lament that basketball has developed to the present, and players are becoming more and more similar. Every player is adapting to the development of the times, rather than letting the times adapt to themselves.

Back on the offensive end, Joakim Noah responded from a high position, Jimmy Butler ran back and ran out of space, then received a pass from Noah, made a three-pointer, and made a successful hit!

Just this three-pointer made Anxi even more convinced that this Jimmy Butler was clearly another him.

Thinking about Leonard, Jack Crowder, and Draymond Green, who have also entered the NBA in recent years, it seems that the entire league is full of shadows of such players.

In the Spurs' offense, Tony Parker was still holding the ball. The missed layup just now made Parker a little depressed, so he chose to make this shot by himself, directly accelerated and broke through Nate Robinson, rushed inside and scored a drop shot. .

In the Bulls' offense, Joakim Noah was still holding the ball. Noah got the ball with his back and then made a pass. After receiving the ball, Little Potato Robinson continued to cut in, attracting the defense, and then passed the ball to Boozer. , the mid-range Boozer made a slow-motion jumper, the basketball threw a high arc, and finally made a successful hit!

In the Spurs' half-court offense, Anxi came out from the bottom corner, directly completed a cross screen with Tony Parker, received the ball from Parker, continued to cut in non-stop, and rushed to the free throw line. Anxi suddenly made a sudden stop, and then another Stop and jump shot!

Swish! The sound of a clean basketball hitting the net sounded, and Anxi took the second shot of the game and continued to hit!

Under the Bulls' iron-blooded defense, the Spurs' offense was unfavorable. Anxi, who came off the bench, directly took over the offense. After two consecutive pull-up jumpers, Anxi took a good position in the high post, and then caught the ball and played with his back.

Pushing with his back, Luer Deng couldn't stop Anxi's strong advance at all, pushing to the free throw line, Anxi turned over and made a jumper, scoring another 2 points!

"Anxi scored again. He already scored 6 points. He made all three shots in the first quarter!" Wang Meng's voice was a little excited, and Anxi's outstanding performance made him excited involuntarily.

The first quarter ended quickly. Anxi forced a shot to score when the team's offense was difficult to open, showing his recent improvements, especially the emergency stop jump shot, scoring consecutively, making it impossible for the Bulls to defend.

In this way, after the first quarter, the Spurs were 24:26, still behind by 2 points, and Anxi, who played in the second half, made 5 of 7 shots and scored 11 points. (To be continued.)