Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 113: "Good Brothers"
James's expression changed instantly.

In fact, when Han Sen spoke up for him under those circumstances, he was indeed touched by the saying “a friend in need is a friend indeed”.

It was only after Frick Carter from his team reminded him that it was Hansen who was plotting against him that he finally realized what was going on.

It was also Carter who reminded him to maintain the mindset of a chosen one, so that his moral high ground would be above Hansen.

Carter was his childhood friend and the smartest person in the team. The "Decision" came from his motivation, so he did exactly what Carter said.

During the warm-up, he went to Hansen to test the waters, and for a moment he thought Carter's plan was successful.

But now it seems that Han Sen was just pretending.

This guy had no intention of letting him have an easy life!

"We will be rivals next season no matter what. I am looking forward to playing against you."

The harsh words Han Sen had said to him after the press conference came back to his mind.

He was also familiar with the phrase "I allow you to call a pick-and-roll". When the Cavaliers played against the Celtics, Hansen used this trash talk to criticize Pierce.

This was an "open strategy". If he called for a pick-and-roll, his momentum would be instantly lost, but if he didn't, it would be difficult to break through Han Sen.

One of the important reasons why he kept Hansen at all costs in the Cavaliers was that he didn't want to face Hansen's defense, right?

James' mind was full of thoughts, but it only took a moment.

A moment later, he took the ball and started looking for his teammates.

Han Sen: As expected of you...

At this moment, he felt that Pierce's image in his mind was much taller than James'.

However, the Grizzlies' defense was always on point, and James had no good passing targets.

In the end, Wade played the honest man and struggled to get rid of Gay and move towards James.

James's originally desperate eyes suddenly saw hope.

Han Sen suddenly felt angry. This was so damn familiar to him.

When he was in Cleveland, James always had this expression on his face every time he tried to pass on the blame!
And a series of words popped up unconsciously in his mind.

"You know, Han is my good brother..."

"You know, Wade is my good brother..."

James is such a talent!

In the end, Gay was unable to keep up with Wade as their speed was not on the same level.

James threw the ball with all his might.

But at the moment the ball was thrown out, a figure rushed out.

Han Sen had been ready for a long time, just waiting for James to pass the ball.

Why is it that when Nash and Rondo pass the ball through the same ground, they call it art, but James is often criticized and blamed?

Because most of the time James' passes are like his three-point shot fakes, the opponent knows what he is going to do at a glance.

"Snapped!"

Han Sen rushed out diagonally, stole the ball diagonally, and then rushed forward diagonally.

Wade had already opened his arms to catch the ball, but he only saw Hansen steal the ball in front of him.

Moreover, the interception was so sudden that he didn't even have time to chase Han Sen!

Han Sen quickly rushed to the front court and scored a layup.

49 is better than 41!

Hansen scored 6 points in a row in the second half and stole the ball from James twice.

Han Sen was not afraid of the Big Three at all; he was actually pinning the Big Three to the ground!

"I was absolutely right when I called you a coward." Han Sen and James met while retreating.

"You are the official number one in the alliance, but you don't even have the courage to fight me, who is ranked one hundred times lower than you?"

Han Sen's words contained no curse words, but they were the most biting trash talk.

There was no change in James' expression, but in the next round, he was directly outside the Heat's offensive system.

When Bosh passed the ball to him, he had no reaction at all and just watched the ball go out of bounds in front of him.

Bosh held his head in his hands and James walked back numbly.

Han Sen shook his head in disappointment.

James' psychological defense is too weak. How can he be a villain with such a weak mentality? How dare he shout "not7"!

But think about it, if James had good psychological quality, he would not have come to Miami.

Spoelstra saved James again. In the next dead ball round, he replaced James with Miller for rest.

After James was substituted off the court, Spoelstra turned around and spoke to assistant coach David Fizdale, who then turned around and comforted James.

After James left the court, the Heat played more smoothly under the leadership of Wade and Bosh, but the Heat were not able to close the score as they did in the first half.

Hansen's consecutive scores gave the Grizzlies momentum.

Ten minutes into the quarter, the Grizzlies were already leading the Heat by double digits, 10 to 67.

There is a high probability that the Heat will mess up the opening game.

At this time in the stands, Pat Riley was stroking his chin and lost in thought.

In fact, he felt that the momentum was a little wrong in the preseason. It was more of a James problem than a Heat problem.

James' status as the best player in the league may be controversial, but it's not that unbearable.

Ultimately, it is because of his uniqueness as a super giant.

Generally, superstars can adapt to the team by adjusting themselves, but with James, you have to build the team around him so that he can unleash his strength.

This is not a problem that can be solved in a short period of time.

And he turned his gaze to Han Sen who was taking a break.

The boy who he had his eyes on but was not chosen at the beginning had grown up at such an astonishing rate.

This made him think a lot.

If he had traded Beasley for a lottery pick to select Hansen, and then waited until this summer to sign Wade and Bosh and strengthen the inside line, wouldn't the situation be much better than it is now?
After three quarters, the Grizzlies still maintained a 72-point lead with 62 to 10.

A 10-point difference is nothing in other games, but for a slow-paced team like the Grizzlies, it is already a huge lead.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Gay was put on the court by Hollins right at the start.

Coincidentally, James of the Heat also returned to the game.

Hansen really admired Spoelstra at this time. Spoelstra was still a young coach at that time, but his abilities in all aspects were already excellent.

Then he stood up, took the initiative to find Hollins, and asked to play at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

This kind of disruption of the rotation is not something that would make the coach happy, but Hansen's words successfully convinced Hollins.

"If we can increase the score difference to more than 15 in this period, the fourth quarter will become garbage time."

Beat the Big Three into garbage time?

This sounds tempting.

At the start of the fourth quarter, players from both teams came on the court one after another.

When he saw Hansen also come on as a substitute, Spoelster called back Ilgauskas and let Bosh play early as well.

Grizzlies: West, Hansen, Gay, James Johnson, Haddadi
Heat: Chalmers, Miller, James, Haslem, Bosh
The Grizzlies attacked first.

West dribbled the ball and Gay dribbled past Haslem, but his quick stop jump shot was interfered by Bosh's assist defense and went wide of the basket.

Bosh's defense is underestimated. He can fight one-on-one with Randolph in the low post, and his help defense speed is only slightly slower than that of top help defenders like Garnett.

The Heat had a chance to close the gap. James went to the front court and found that the person defending him was Han Sen...

No, aren't you Hansen a shooting guard? !

In fact, when he saw Han Sen coming on at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he already had a bad feeling.

Unexpectedly, Han Sen didn't even pretend this time and was openly trying to get him.

Even rabbits bite when they are angry. He really can't tolerate it anymore.

If I can't beat you with the ball, then... I can't play without the ball?!

With Bosh's screen, James rushed to the basket, then pointed his hand above the basket, and Chalmers immediately passed the ball to him, and James completed an alley-oop dunk.

The Heat's lineup has a lot of space to attack, and James is indeed not that easy to defend when he's off the ball.

After landing, James flexed his biceps and roared at the camera.

Looking back, Gay broke into the three-second zone and was intercepted by James.

Han Sen's appearance broke the previous "mutual brushing" situation, and the alley-oop just now also made James regain his confidence, and James regained some of his form.

But just as James was about to rush forward after stealing the ball, a figure passed by him, and then the ball in his hand disappeared.

After James made an alley-oop, Han Sen kept staring at James.

This steal can only be attributed to the fact that he knows James too well.

After completing the steal, Hansen rushed to the basket, and when he saw Bosh coming to help defend, he also threw the ball over the basket.

Gay, who was still in the three-second zone after being intercepted, suddenly completed an alley-oop slam dunk with one hand.

The visual effect of this alley-oop was explosive, causing an uproar at the scene.

In terms of talents such as jumping and wingspan, Gay is better than James, and these are precisely the factors that create the visual impact of dunks.

Gay had just been intercepted, and the next second he got an alley-oop, which made him very excited.

He ran straight up to Han Sen and gave him a passionate chest bump.

James is really numb.

He finally found the feeling, and it was Han Sen again, damn Han Sen!
In the Heat's offense, Bosh held the ball in a high position, suddenly turned around and rushed to the basket, facing Haddadi who was assisting in defense and scored 2+1.

After scoring the goal, Bosh made his signature Dragon King roar.

The morale at the scene, which had dropped, instantly rose again.

Haddadi is a star in the Asian arena, but it is obvious that when he comes to the NBA, his protection of the restricted area is completely not on the same level as the black and white duo.

Moreover, Bosh had just joined the Heat and had not been asked to practice three-pointers. His inside scoring ability was still at the top level in the league.

Bosh made the free throw and the score came to 74 to 67.

Spoelstra's on-the-spot substitution adjustment worked.

Han Sen gave West a look at this time.

West understood what he meant and went to the frontcourt to play pick-and-roll with Haddadi to distract the Heat's defense. After breaking through the free throw line, he passed the ball to the weak side at a 45° angle.

Over there, Hansen had already created a three-point opportunity under the cover of James Johnson.

A ball that Hansen had demonstrated before during the Grizzlies' team training appeared in the official game this time.

But at the moment Han Sen made his move, a figure flew towards him.

This tactic actually originated from the Cavaliers' previous passing and cutting cooperation. How could James not be familiar with it!
He had just been blocked by Han Sen, so he could use this block to get back on track.

Han Sen saw James in the air.

James fully demonstrated his blocking ability in this shot. He could have blocked Hansen at a normal speed.

Han Sen quickened his attack rhythm. Grover's muscle refinement training and the blessing of [Steel Bones] allowed him to do this.

"Snapped!"

James slapped Hansen on the arm.

The referee's whistle sounded in time.

Han Sen also completed the shot before James could make a move.

James's blow was so powerful that Hansen lost his balance in the air. After landing, he quickly slid backwards to avoid injury.

"Shh!"

Just as he fell to the ground, he heard a familiar voice in his ears.

Thanks Mike Brown!

If he hadn't had the three-point shooting training, even with those improvements he could only avoid being blocked in the previous shot, but now, he was able to make it!

The scene was agitated.

Bosh's 2+1 rekindled the Heat's morale, but Hansen's 3+1 extinguished it directly.

Guy and West quickly ran over and pulled Hansen up.

It's a familiar scene, except that it's in Memphis instead of Cleveland.

Han Sen stood up, looked at James with a smile, and mouthed "thank you".

Then he walked to the free throw line and made the free throw despite all the interference.

78 to 67, the Grizzlies regained a double-digit lead.

And just when Hansen was shooting free throws, Hollins replaced Haddadi with Gasol Jr.

After Gasol Jr. came on the court, the Grizzlies' interior defense intensity increased significantly, and Bosh failed to score again when he attacked the basket.

And looking back, Gasol also showed his ability to pass the ball without looking at the opponent at the free throw line, assisting Johnson to score in an open cut.

The score difference on the field suddenly reached 13 points, which was really heading towards garbage time in the fourth quarter.

"Let's go! Heat!"

Led by the host, the crowd cheered for the home team.

It was the first game of the season and the Heat were still in the process of getting used to each other. Although the loss was embarrassing, it was not unacceptable.

But if the top three were to be beaten into garbage time, it would be really embarrassing.

However, with Gasol Jr. on the court and the Heat already gaining momentum in this period, it was not so easy for the Heat to score.

James then repeated his old trick, made eye contact with Bosh and quickly cut to the basket.

Bosh also used his passing ability to pass the ball on the ground as soon as possible.

However, before the ball was passed to James, Hansen once again broke out from the side and completed the steal.

This pass by Bosh was very similar to the one by Gasol Jr. before. The difference was that Gasol Jr.'s pass was covert enough, but Bosh's intention was too obvious.

Moreover, Han Sen would not miss anyone a second time using the same tactics.

After completing the steal, Hansen passed the ball to West on the outside.

The former Cavaliers' two-man fast break team rushed out of the three-point line one after the other.

There was no Wade on the court at this time, only Chalmers was defending West in front.

After West quickly broke through to the frontcourt, he directly passed the ball back and pushed Chalmers out of the baseline.

After Han Sen caught the ball, there was no one behind him, but in front of him were reporters holding up their cameras and ready to take pictures.

He knew what he should do.

When he was still more than one meter away from the basket, he began to slow down, and while in the air he turned sideways, pulling the ball down from the front of his body, and then swung it in a circle and hit the basket while gliding.

"Oh!"

With the spotlight flashing, Hansen delivered the most exciting windmill dunk of his career so far in Miami's home court!
(End of this chapter)