Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 139 Facing Destiny
About 10 minutes into the first quarter, the score was tied at 24.

Durant scored 15 points in a single quarter. In contrast, Hansen scored 14 points in a single quarter.

This quarter was a scoring show for the two of them.

Of course, for Oklahoma City fans, such a scene shocked them greatly.

Because with Durant winning the scoring title again this season, he has surpassed Anthony and ranked among the top five in the league.

But Han Sen can now fight him on equal terms, how can this not be surprising?

At this time, both sides started rotation and Han Sen was also substituted off to rest.

When he came off the court he sat there catching his breath.

The intensity of tonight's game was the highest in the series, especially after Randolph was restricted from receiving the ball, he was forced to hold the ball more often, which further increased physical exhaustion.

During the two minutes he was resting, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

The Grizzlies' bench strength is average, while the Thunder have always had an advantage because of Harden's bench transition period.

Tonight, Harden played like the best sixth man with his breakthroughs and passes. By the end of the first quarter, the Thunder were leading 30-24.

It's a 48-minute game, and you have to take care of the details for 48 minutes.

This is another important reason why the Heat's performance this season did not meet outside expectations.

The Big Three's team formation mode limits the quality of role players, and the Big Three cannot play to their advantage during the starting period, so it is easy for them to fall behind and chase points.

At this time, there is only one way left: extend the playing time of the Big Three.

After resting for two minutes, Hansen had to go into battle again at the beginning of the second quarter.

Also on the court with him was Gasol Jr.

Gasol played well in this series, but the bigger reason is that Haddadi, like Crawford, doesn't have much room to play in games of this level.

In the first round, Hansen received a pass from Gasol Jr. and cut into the basket for a layup.

When Harden saw Hansen defending him, he did not force an attack but organized one.

Westbrook received the ball and cut in after the pick-and-roll, but his shot was blocked by Gasol Jr.

Because of Randolph, Gasol's presence in the Grizzlies is relatively low, but his role in the Grizzlies is equally irreplaceable.

Looking back, Hansen returned the favor by assisting Gasol Jr. to score under the basket, and the Grizzlies stabilized the situation on the court.

When the main players of both teams came back, the score between the two teams was tied again.

After getting enough rest, Randolph found his feeling in the low post and scored consecutively.

Westbrook, who had not been performing well for the Thunder, also found his form. He ignited the home team's mood with a steal and a dunk.

At the end of the first half, the two sides were tied at 58.

The intensity of this game is not just at the level of the divisional finals, it can even be considered as the level of the finals.

Hansen scored 22 points in the first half, setting a new personal playoff halftime scoring record.

But to do this in a game of this intensity comes at the cost of a lot of physical energy consumption.

During the half-time break, he really emptied his body and rested.

After returning to the second half, both Hansen and Durant started to contain the opponent.

Obviously, in a game of this intensity, high-intensity individual offense can only lead to one result: exhaustion of energy and inability to make shots at the last moment.

The two sides are evenly matched tonight, and both want to save their energy until the last moment.

The third quarter became more of a contest between Randolph and Westbrook.

Randolph's performance was obviously better than Westbrook's, but the situation was reversed after Brooks replaced Harden.

At this time, the camera turned to Guy, who was wearing a suit and tie on the sidelines.

The impact of Gay's absence was highlighted in this evenly matched game.

At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder led the Grizzlies 82-75.

After resting for two minutes, Hansen took to the field again at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

This allowed the Grizzlies to close the gap again, but at the cost of Hansen's energy being rapidly depleted.

And because of the situation on the court, he couldn't go off to rest in this quarter.

With 7 minutes left in the game, the two sides were tied at 86.

Durant, who had rested enough, finally went into battle.

After he came on, he made a pull-up three-pointer from the outside and also made a breakthrough to cause damage.

With five minutes left in the game, the Thunder again led the Grizzlies by five points, 5-93.

Han Sen was sweating profusely at this point.

Hollins called a long timeout at Joerger's suggestion to give Hansen a break.

Han Sen sat on the bench, took the towel handed to him by the caddy, wiped himself a lot, then took the water handed to him by Haddadi and took a big sip.

After taking a long breath, he looked up at the score on the timer.

Judging from his speech to his teammates before the game, he was the Grizzlies player who was most mentally prepared for the intensity of the game.

But no matter how mentally prepared you are, you still have to face the real difficulties you encounter.

The Thunder, a team with Western Conference Finals strength, is the peak standing before him.

And Durant is the one with higher talent than him.

Gay's absence and Hollins' stubbornness made all this seem more like his destiny.

No one could blame him because he had done everything he could.

Who would blame a second-year player who can already compete with the top five in the league?

He seemed to hear many voices saying "You have tried your best", but Han Sen's eyes gradually became firm.

There is no such thing as honor in defeat. In competitive sports, the winner is the king.

If this is really his destiny, then let him face it!

Han Sen handed the water bottle back to Haddadi and stood up.

The two-minute timeout did not allow him to recover much strength, but his fighting spirit was still extremely high.

After the break, both sides entered the final decisive moment.

Hansen came up to receive the ball, shook off Harden and took a mid-range shot against Ibaka's defense.

Ibaka has suffered losses before, and this ball was more of a visual interference.

"Shh!"

Han Sen made a mid-range shot despite interference.

There was a commotion at the scene, but after just a pause, Hansen came back!

But looking back, Durant also turned around and shot despite Allen's defense.

This is the strength of the top five active players. When he gets enough rest, not even Allen can stop him.

"Defend! Defend!"

Durant's goal boosted the atmosphere at the scene, and Oklahoma City fans cheered for the home team in unison.

The sound was rolling and the momentum was overwhelming.

Han Sen's gaze became more determined.

What can be easily crushed is not the mountains, but the sand dunes.

Brooks arrived at the sidelines at this time, and under his command, the Thunder began to restrict Hansen from receiving the ball.

Conley couldn't pass the ball, so he chose to pass it to Randolph in the low post.

Randolph went around Perkins to receive the ball, but was double-teamed in his one-on-one play and his shot went wide of the basket due to Ibaka's flying interference.

After landing, Ibaka turned around to protect the defensive rebound, but at this moment, a figure suddenly flew past him.

Before he could react.

"Bang!" A muffled sound came through the loudspeaker at the scene. It was from Han Sen's tip-in!
The fans at the scene were stunned.

At this stage of the game, there was still someone who could complete this kind of tip-in, and that person was Han Sen!
The camera turned to Han Sen, who staggered after landing. It was obvious that his physical condition was not good.

But the next second, Hansen made his signature shaking No. 77 jersey celebration move towards the camera.

That made people subconsciously take a breath.

Han Sen like this is just scary.

It is a powerful aura that transcends the level of strength.

That atmosphere was not only felt by the fans at the scene, but also by the Grizzlies players.

Back to the defensive round, Durant turned and rushed to the basket. Gasol's help defense blocked the air, and Allen seized the opportunity to steal the ball from behind Durant.

The lagging Grizzlies did not slow down the pace this time, and Hansen and Conley launched a double-line fast break.

After being closely guarded by Westbrook, Hansen passed the ball to Conley, who rushed to the basket and jumped up for a two-handed dunk.

This stunned the fans at the scene again. When had they ever seen Conley dunk like this?

But it is obvious that there is no one who can enter the NBA who can't dunk, it's just a matter of whether or not it is necessary.

Conley was obviously influenced by Hansen's aura and broke through himself.

94:95.

The Thunder still led, but they could feel that the momentum on the court had been seized by the Grizzlies.

Westbrook tried to attack the basket to regain the momentum, but the ball slipped out of his hands when he dodged due to Gasol's block.

The scene was agitated.

Now the Grizzlies have a chance to overtake the score.

But fortunately, this is the Thunder's home court.

The fans' cheers rang out again.

Hansen was still restricted from receiving the ball, and Randolph's counter-attack was pushed out of the three-second zone by Perkins.

After Conley and Gasol Jr.'s pick-and-roll, the ball was passed back, and Gasol Jr. was forced to hold the ball high due to Westbrook's help defense.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Thunder once again used their high-pressure defense.

Gasol had a chance to shoot a mid-range shot in Westbrook's face, but he didn't dare to shoot it casually.

However, he was tall and had a wide field of vision. He saw Hansen cutting back to get rid of Harden and heading to the basket, and he directly passed the ball to him.

Hansen received the ball and rushed to the basket. Ibaka quickly came to defend, and this time he didn't jump.

After Han Sen made an emergency stop, he pulled in and raised his hands to interfere.

His choice of ball was extremely smart, but unfortunately Hansen did not choose a mid-range shot but a jump shot.

And after seeing Ibaka coming up, he chose a difficult sideways drifting shot!
Antawn Jamison's killer move.

Ibaka turned in the air and tried to block the shot, but Hansen drifted away and his long arms couldn't reach it.

Han Sen demonstrated his balance in the air and threw the ball with a flick of his fingers.

After the basketball drew a small parabola...

"Shh!"

Empty pocket!

The Grizzlies took the lead 96 to 95!
The price was that Han Sen lost his balance and fell to the ground.

There was an uproar at the scene. At this moment, Han Sen seemed to be able to do everything in their eyes!
Swift's mouth opened again, but this time she covered it with her hand.

What kind of man is most attractive? When he does something that seems impossible!
At this moment, Han Sen was like himself standing on the stage, radiating light from head to toe.

Randolph and Conley went over and quickly pulled Hansen up.

Randolph even touched Hansen's head with a big smile on his face.

Han Sen originally said that he was "Shaq" O'Neal, but at this moment, he felt that Han Sen was more like Kobe.

The score was reversed, and the Thunder now became passive.

In the face of adversity, it was still Durant who came out with an off-ball screen, made a fake shot and then a step-back shot, and the Thunder took the lead again!

After scoring the goal, Durant raised his arms and roared at Hansen.

If you can’t win on the training ground, you’ll never win on the field!
Randolph caused damage in the low post and went to the free throw line.

The Grizzlies replaced Allen with Battier at this time.

Hansen had a conversation with Battier who was on the court.

Randolph made both free throws, and the Grizzlies led 2-98 with 97 and a half minutes left in the game.

"This is the most exciting playoff game this year!" Barkley exclaimed again in the commentary booth.

Just after he finished sighing, the scene began to become restless.

It was not because of what he said, but because Han Sen switched defense to Durant!
The two sides have been fighting each other all night long tonight, and this is a head-on confrontation.

"I have an unused fishing rod." After the confrontation, Han Sen began to reminisce about the past.

Durant looked confused.

"I can lend it to you for fishing in the summer."

Durant became furious when he realized what was happening.

He was so strong that he leaned against Han Sen to receive the ball, then turned around.

"You can't guard me!"

He almost shouted, then changed direction and went to the right.

But the moment he kicked the ball, Han Sen quickly stole the ball.

He poked the ball, although he didn't steal it because Durant regained control of the ball.

However, this successfully disrupted Durant's rhythm. After Durant's breakthrough was interrupted, Wang turned around and shot backward at the baseline, but the shot went out of the frame due to Han Sen's interference!

In the summer, Hansen really couldn't defend against Durant, but his strongest point was learning ability. After training with Allen for so long, he had learned some defensive skills, the most useful of which was naturally how to defend against Durant.

In the past, he wanted to interfere with Durant's shots, but in fact Allen proved with his actions that disrupting Durant's offensive rhythm was more effective.

The Grizzlies once again made a fast break, and this time Cleveland's fast break master, Hansen, ran all the way after receiving a long pass from Gasol Jr.

After seeing Westbrook chasing him closely, he slowed down by three steps to avoid Westbrook's interference and scored a layup.

100 is better than 97!

With 2 minutes left in the game, the Grizzlies led the Thunder by 3 points!
The Thunder called a timeout.

"Kevin, don't listen to what that guy says to you, he just wants to disrupt your rhythm!" After the timeout, Brooks pulled Durant's ear and whispered loudly.

When Hansen was still on the Cavaliers, Brooks knew what kind of guy Hansen was.

Brooks' words worked. As the coach of this group of young people of the Thunder, the word "nanny" is a compliment to him.

After the timeout, Durant received the ball outside the three-point line and shot directly.

This was his 42nd point tonight, setting a new high in his personal playoff career.

The Ford Center was in a state of excitement.

100 flat!
The two sides are back to the same starting line again.

And in the next round, Hansen's shot missed, Randolph's tip-in was blocked, and Perkins grabbed the key rebound.

"OKC! OKC!"

The fans at the scene once again burst into overwhelming cheers.

Durant faced Hansen again in the frontcourt, and this time he took the initiative to speak: "Your trash talk is useless to me, don't waste your saliva."

Han Sen was a little surprised, but still smiled and said:

"Taylor knows a lot of female stars. If you really need it, I can ask her to get some of Scarlett's bath water for you."

(End of this chapter)