Super Role Player

After the awards ceremony, the official competition began.

The Grizzlies, who were behind 0:2, continued to put out their main lineup, and the Spurs also played the main team.

The Grizzlies who walked to the edge of the cliff broke out a very strong fighting power. From the first quarter of the game, they bit the Spurs tightly, and even led the Spurs for a time. However, under several timely timeouts by Popovich, the Spurs have always controlled the situation of the game. Although they did not expand their lead, they have always maintained a point difference of about 2 points.

The lead was not big, and Popovich was not in a hurry, and then made substitutions according to the usual routine.

In the last quarter of the game, the two teams entered a decisive battle.

"After three quarters, the Grizzlies are still 2 points behind, but this is already their best performance in the Western Conference semifinals. If they can maintain the 2-point difference until the last quarter, the Grizzlies still have a chance to win, but the premise is, They can withstand the impact of the main Spurs who have rested for half a quarter." Reggie Miller of Turner Sports is still not very optimistic about the Grizzlies.

The point difference is also very small, but the main force of the Spurs rested in the second half of the third quarter, but the main force of the Grizzlies has not rested. Can Marc Gasol, who has returned from injury, be able to hold on? What about McConley and the others?

The situation is not as good as expected.

But the Grizzlies fans were optimistic. Before the start of the fourth quarter, they gave a huge cheer.

Both teams are the main players, and the Spurs are pairing Anxi and Leonard on the flanks. Obviously, Popovich has also become serious. The advantage of Anxi and Leonard's partnership is that the flanks are very comprehensive in defense and offense. This advantage will be displayed very clearly in the fourth quarter.

In the first offense of the fourth quarter, the Spurs owned the ball. Tony Parker broke through and was blocked by McConley, so he forced a shot and missed. The game reached the fourth quarter, and every attack was a hand-to-hand battle. The Grizzlies were unwilling to let go, and the Spurs also hoped to play three games in a row, so as not to have long nights.

Tony Parker's shot missed, and the Grizzlies found a chance to tie the game. McConley rushed to the frontcourt, made two whirlwind turns, and directly passed Tony Parker and Tim Duncan. Leaving out Tony Allen.

So, Tony Allen caught the ball and shot it. Anxi looked up and hoped that the ball would not be scored, because he knew that Tony Allen's shooting was not good.

But things backfired, and with a bang, the basketball hit! The Grizzlies tied the game.

The FedEx Arena immediately burst into explosive cheers, rumbling,

It directly turns the arena into a noise collection field.

The game continued, and the Spurs began their offense amidst the noise created by the Memphis fans.

The noise made his ears hurt a little. Anxi rubbed his ears. He wandered around the corner for a while. The Spurs passed the ball several times in a row, but they couldn't find any opportunities until the basketball came to Anxi. After receiving this basketball, Anxi suddenly had a feeling that if he played singles for the next few shots, he would definitely hit all of them.

This feeling became more and more intense, so time passed faster and faster, and Anxi chose to break through.

Defending Anxi is Taixia Ann Prince, the former Piston Five Tigers, and a long-armed defender on the outside, but Anxi knows that Prince is old, so this breakthrough, Anxi's breakthrough is very resolute!

With a sudden rush forward, Prince accelerated and followed up, but Anxi suddenly stopped abruptly.

With a squeak, Prince also stopped abruptly, and there was an unpleasant sound of sneakers rubbing on the floor.

An Xi's emergency stop was not the end at all. He directly dribbled the ball under the crotch, moved laterally, accelerated again, and accelerated past Prince. Prince stretched his long arms, wanting to He stopped Anxi, but Anxi didn't stop at all, and rushed towards the inside line, throwing Prince away with absolute speed.

"Anxi! He made a breakthrough!" An exclamation sounded from the FedEx Arena. Anxi's breakthrough tore through the Grizzlies' defense!

Marc Gasol was sitting on the inside lane, watching Anxi coming at a gallop. Gasol Jr. moved his legs to make himself stand more stable, and then stretched out his hands, as if preparing to surround the upcoming Anxi.

However, Anxi suddenly made an emergency stop one step in front of the restricted area!

There was another exclamation in the FedEx Arena, because Anxi was completely empty in front of him. With this ball, Anxi could shoot a pull-up jumper!

The basketball was softly thrown by Anxi, and then there was a clean sound. Anxi directly used his own breakthrough to defeat the Grizzlies' defense.

Marc Gasol waved his hand a little depressed. He always felt that Anxi was going to rush to the inside line for a layup, so he didn't move to cover the defense. Prince was even more depressed. He was eaten by Anxi for this ball. Dead, he couldn't help sighing, sure enough, it's the young people's world now.

Anxi scored a goal, and the Spurs bench cheered. The Spurs led by 2 points again. Popovich began to shout from the sidelines: "Defend, defend! Don't be so shameful! Pay more attention to defending!"

Anxi's heart skipped a beat. Didn't the Grizzlies' last goal mean that he missed someone? But when he heard the last sentence, Anxi was relieved. He missed someone to make up for the defense.

McConley pushes forward, and Marc Gasol sets a pick-and-roll for Zach Randolph at the free throw line. Randolph takes a step away from Duncan and rushes directly to the high post. The ball passes.

Remembering to pay attention to the defense, Anxi immediately stepped across to make up the past, and got close to Zach Randolph with his body.

In the two games, Anxi's shots and dunks made Zach Randolph a little afraid of Anxi, so as soon as Anxi posted it, Randolph subconsciously took a step back, and then avoided Anxi to try to break through.

However, since Anxi took over Randolph's defense, he naturally couldn't let Randolph get an easy chance to score, so he immediately slapped Randolph fiercely.

Randolph was forced to feel a little uncomfortable by this force, so he chose to pass the ball as a last resort.

The Grizzlies' offense was already difficult, wasting more than a dozen seconds, and now they had to reorganize their offense. This ball developed to the end and could only become a strong shot. Marc Gasol faced Split's strong shot and ultimately missed.

Duncan grabbed the rebound, and the opportunity for the Spurs to continue to expand the point difference came.

The Spurs launched a fast break, and Anxi had already rushed towards the frontcourt. Duncan passed the ball to Parker, and Parker made another pass across the half court. Anxi, who took the lead in the frontcourt, received the basketball, and in front of him was There's only one defensive player left, and it's Tony Allen.

As the core of the Grizzlies' perimeter defense, although the Grizzlies have lost two games, Tony Allen's defense is the most troublesome point for the Spurs. He is always the first to return to the defense, and then pinch the Spurs' fast break.

At this time, Tony Allen was still retreating quickly, and Anxi also accelerated to the inside. The duel between the two was imminent.

"The duel between Anxi and Tony Allen! The duel between two outside single-defense strongmen!" Craig Sager shouted excitedly.

Although it was a duel between two outside single-defense strongmen, it was no less intense than a duel between two offensive masters. With a muffled bang, the two collided together.

Anxi didn't think about avoiding Tony Allen with an emergency stop jumper. With this shot, he wanted to boost the morale of the Spurs!

Squeezing Tony Allen hard, An Xi forcibly jumped up under the basket, holding the ball in his right hand, and smashed towards the basket hard.

"Don't even think about it!" Tony Allen yelled, his ferocious face suddenly appeared in front of Anxi, stretched out his hand, and moved towards the basketball hood.

Anxi yelled, it was a hysterical yell, he mustered up his strength, and leaned towards the basket suddenly.

Bang bang!

"Duke! Anxi! He dunked Tony Allen directly! The goal is scored!"

There was an exclamation in the FedEx Arena, and there was a burst of cheers from a corner of the venue, followed by boos all over the sky.

"With a four-point lead, the Spurs are extending their lead."

There is another sentence that Craig Sager didn't say, that is, in the fourth quarter, Anxi suddenly emerged and began to dominate the game.

Anxi performed very well on both offense and defense. The balance of the game gradually turned towards the Spurs. Anxi scored consecutively on the offensive end, and the Spurs gradually expanded their lead. In the next three minutes, the Spurs continued to expand. The point difference, three minutes later, the point difference came to 7 points.

Then, Anxi hit Prince with his back, squeezed behind him, and then turned around and scored 2 points with a jumper. The point difference came to 9 points.

Lionel Hollins made a time-out gesture, calling one of his two remaining time-outs.

The timeout was very effective. The Grizzlies stopped the downward trend, but that was all. The Spurs maintained a 7-point advantage until the end of the game. Then, they defeated the Grizzlies 98:91 in the away game, and the Western Conference semifinals were 3:0 ahead of the Grizzlies.

With a score of 3:0, the Spurs have almost reached the Western Conference Finals.

On the sidelines, Craig Sager sighed, and said: "Unfortunately, this game may be the best opportunity for the Grizzlies in the entire series. At the end of the three quarters, they were only behind by 2 points, but no one had a chance." Thinking that there will be Anxi in the fourth quarter, Anxi's offense and defense have played a huge role. Although Anxi's performance in the first few games was also very good, this dazzling performance that determines the outcome of the game has always been Didn't show up."

Reggie Miller nodded: "That's right, this game should be the Grizzlies' best chance. If they win the game, then they still have the chips to turn the entire series around, but if they lose, then the next game In a game, they can only shout the slogan of refusing to sweep."

He paused, and continued: "Anxi's performance is outstanding, not only in this game, but in this game Anxi's few points and defenses in the fourth quarter are too important. It decided the victory of the game, although he only scored 15 points in this game, but anyone who really watched the game knows that Anxi is the best player in this game."

Craig Sagel and Reggie Miller raved about Anxi, but no one thought it was wrong. After all, Anxi’s key goals and defenses were only ten minutes past, and they are still impressive, especially the dunk. The entire FedEx Arena shook three times! (To be continued.)