Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 144 Repaying others with their own methods
Two days later, the Grizzlies and Spurs moved to Memphis to continue their series.

The result of this game was somewhat unexpected, as the Spurs pulled back a 110-103 victory away from home.

It's not that Hansen or Randolph performed poorly, which can be seen from the Grizzlies' score.

The key lies in Duncan.

After two games in the series, Duncan's performance was very average due to plantar fasciitis.

But this night, he changed his playing style right from the start, demanding the ball in the low post and quickly causing Gasol to commit a defensive foul.

Afterwards, he took advantage of the fact that Gasol Jr. was concerned on defense after he committed a foul and rushed into the inside without hesitation.

The plantar fasciitis that has plagued Duncan for the entire season certainly cannot be recovered in just two days, but from some shots of the game, you can see the desire to win in Duncan's eyes.

As a veteran who has been in the league for many years, he certainly knows what 0-3 means. No team has ever completed a 0-3 comeback in NBA history.

So this is actually the Spurs' desperate situation. If they lose, the series will end early, but if they win, there is still a chance.

最终在他30分16板4助攻的带领下，马刺队把大比分改写成了2比1。

Such performance was not worth mentioning during Duncan's peak period, but it is still very moving to see him perform despite the injury.

"TD has a giant button in his body. Even though it's a little rusty, he can still press it as long as he tries his best." Hansen also praised Duncan's performance after the game.

"So do you think that switch will change the situation?"

"No, we'll stop him from pressing it a second time."

Han Sen's words were very tactful, but everyone knew that it was impossible for Duncan to replicate that kind of game now.

Duncan's performance in Game 3 was great, just like his career, but if nothing unexpected happens, the Grizzlies will still be the team that advances in the series.

Then on the same day, the Mavericks completed a 4-0 sweep of the Lakers, shocking the league.

Han Sen had an extra $200 million in his account, which was deposited into his account by someone who was willing to accept the loss of the bet.

Of course, in addition to this, he also received a brand new Ferrari sports car, which was a gift from O'Neal.

The protagonists of the Lakers and Mavericks series are Nowitzki and Kobe, but what is overlooked is O'Neal.

Although O'Neal has become a substitute now, he is naturally very happy to be able to eliminate, no, sweep Kobe once.

However, this car also made Hansen realize that if the Grizzlies get past the Spurs, he will have to face O'Neal and West in the Western Conference Finals.

February 5, FedEx Arena.

The stadium, which can accommodate more than 1 people, was packed, and the scene was filled with a large number of eye-catching signs such as "Fxck Popovich".

These logos appeared in G3.

After coming to Memphis, Grizzlies fans will naturally pay back double the treatment Hansen enjoyed in San Antonio.

As for the Spurs pulling one back, that's not a big deal. After all, at this point in the series, everyone knows Duncan's physical condition.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were announced.

Spurs: Parker, Ginobili, Jefferson, McDyess, Duncan

Grizzlies: Conley, Hansen, Battier, Randolph, Gasol

McDyess jumped for the ball for the Spurs.

At the beginning of the game, Duncan did not go to the low post like he did in the previous game, but played a regular pick-and-roll with Parker.

The Grizzlies chose to retreat, Parker passed the ball back to Duncan, and Duncan's mid-range shot missed the basket.

Looking back, the Grizzlies did not attack Randolph at the beginning of the game, but let Hansen run without the ball and shoot a mid-range shot.

Up to now in this series, or in other words, against the Spurs, Hansen's mid-range touch has been a direct barometer for the Grizzlies.

He was not in good form, and even if Duncan was in poor form, the two teams could only play in a 50-50 situation.

But once he gets the touch, the Grizzlies will be at an advantage.

"Shh!"

Han Sen's mid-range shot was so fast and effective that the FedEx Center instantly became abuzz.

Today is a sunny day.

After about five minutes of the game, the score was 10 to 4, with the Grizzlies leading.

Although it was only five minutes, it basically confirmed what Hansen had said before: Duncan can no longer replicate a game like G3.

Although, Randolph's touch tonight was not very good.

This is normal. Randolph is stable, but you can't expect him to play like a machine.

Fortunately, Hansen was in hot form tonight. He dribbled past Jefferson and made a quick stop mid-range shot, helping the Grizzlies continue to widen the gap.

Jefferson really can't defend Hansen now. Once he is out of position, he is basically a gift.

Popovich called a timeout, and after the timeout, the Spurs replaced McDyess with Blair.

In the first round after the timeout, Randolph and Blair had an argument under the basket and the referee blew a warning whistle.

After two rounds, Randolph knocked Blair down with an elbow and was called for an offensive foul by the referee.

The replay showed that Blair first pulled Randolph's arm.

Han Sen looked at Popovich and immediately understood what was going on.

While retreating, he pulled Randolph to his side:
"Zach, they know they are about to lose, so they want to provoke you to break the situation. Calm down, we are about to win."

After being warned by Hansen, Popovich didn't dare to directly disable the man, but he had other ways.

Randolph's "unhappiness" was the breakthrough.

Especially since Randolph didn't have a good touch tonight, the success rate of making moves on him is very high.

After being reminded by Han Sen, Randolph suddenly came to his senses.

However, only Hansen was completely convinced by Randolph after the series against the Thunder.

When the offense and defense changed, Hansen got the ball on the strong side and fed Randolph in the low post.

Blair still made some small moves, but Randolph scored 2+1 on him before he could assist in defense. He was so excited that he shook his head and gave Hansen a strong high-five.

Han Sen turned his head and glanced at Popovich, then laughed when he saw the helpless look in his eyes.

You can't keep Randolph from performing all the time. It's much easier to find the feeling in the inside than outside.

At the critical moment, Ginobili hit a three-pointer from the outside to help the Spurs keep the score close.

Ginobili is the Spurs' second-leading scorer in the regular season, second only to Parker, and his characteristic is plug-and-play. He can contribute on the court whether he is starting or coming off the bench.

Hansen adjusted his playing style at this time. After holding the ball, he signaled Randolph to move to the high position for screen and roll.

Ginobili's strength is offense, his weakness is defense.

Randolph's pick-and-roll blocked him completely, and Hansen successfully faced Duncan in a mismatch.

Duncan's feet were still firmly sucked into the floor, but Ginobili bypassed Randolph and was moving inward, intending to double-team him from the front and back.

Han Sen saw this and chose to pass the ball.

He just passed the ball less, not that he couldn't pass it. Especially with Ginobili's tight defense, Randolph was completely missed.

Of course, the pass was a little low, but fortunately Randolph had long arms and caught the ball back.

Immediately afterwards, Randolph broke through to the basket.

His touch was not good today, and his accuracy improved the closer he got to the basket.

At this moment, Ginobili retreated to the basket from the right side, his body sideways.

Randolph jumped up after seeing this, took a step back and switched to a layup on the left side.

Although he is big, he is very flexible.

But the next second, he suddenly lost his balance in the air and fell to the ground. Everything happened so fast that Hansen was trying to stop Duncan from defending and didn't notice what happened.

Then the next second, Randolph suddenly turned over from the ground, and then threw Ginobili to the ground with a very street-like hug and throw.

The players from both sides immediately rushed together.

The referee's quick whistle interrupted the game, and Randolph was finally pulled away by several people.

At this time, Ginobili, who was knocked to the ground, also looked painful.

The game entered a technical timeout, and the referees needed to review the replay to determine the penalty.

Just as the game was coming to an end, Han Sen looked up and watched the replay.

The replay showed that when Randolph was making a layup, Ginobili made a very hidden move. He raised his buttocks. The seemingly careless action directly caused Randolph to lose his balance in the air.

Under normal circumstances, this action would definitely not affect Randolph, but Randolph was dodging and making a layup with his entire body in the air.

Fortunately, he has thick skin and not much bounce. If it were Griffin, he would definitely be injured.

After seeing what happened, Han Sen's expression changed instantly.

Is it that his intimidation of Popovich has outlived its effectiveness?

Unlike that, Popovich's style of playing tricks on others is very obvious. He always uses small characters to deal with you, so that even if he exchanges them in the end, he will not suffer any loss. He protects the core very well.

Especially since he had just seen Popovich's helpless look, which didn't seem to be fake.

He then remembered some things, one of which happened this season.

In GDP, Duncan and Parker are considered to be very clean players, but Ginobili is different.

In addition to being sexy, this guy also plays dirty. One can even say that his dirty play is not well known, and a big reason for this is because Bowen and Horry attract the attention.

Then there was this season's game between the Rockets and the Spurs. Ginobili took the initiative to kick Aaron Brooks who was coming from a long distance away, which directly caused the latter to be ruled out for the season.

You have to know that Brooks won the season's Most Improved Player Award last season with an average of 19.6 points per game.

The so-called curse was simply destroyed by Ginobili's kick.

The referees made their decisions after watching the replay. Ginobili was called for a technical foul, and Randolph was called for a flagrant foul and was ejected.

The scene was filled with shouts of "Refree Sucks", and Hollins also went over to communicate, but once the referee's decision was made, it would not be changed.

Han Sen looked towards the next half of the court and saw that Ginobili had already gotten up and was standing there listening to Popovich's tactical arrangements. Nothing happened.

His face darkened and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

He turned around, pulled Randolph, who was about to leave, to his side, lowered his head and said, "Go find a place where you can watch the live broadcast."

Randolph didn't understand what Han Sen meant, but he nodded anyway.

After the technical timeout, both sides took free throws. The rule was two free throws and one throw, which meant each side had two free throws, and then the ball possession was offset, so it still belonged to the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies took the first free throw, and Hansen made both free throws.

On the Spurs side, Ginobili made free throws.

When he started shooting free throws, there was a lot of booing going on.

Han Sen wasn't the only one who watched the replay.

Ginobili made both free throws amid the boos, and he really didn't seem to be affected at all.

This time the situation on the field changed drastically.

The Grizzlies were able to suppress the Spurs in previous games thanks to the dual core of Hansen and Randolph.

When Han Sen was not in good form, Randolph could barely keep the score even with the other team. Now that Randolph has been expelled, it is easy to imagine how difficult it would be for Han Sen to lead the team to victory alone.

In fact, it was true. As soon as Hansen received the ball, the Spurs double-teamed him.

Popovich naturally knew that Hansen's passing was not very good.

However, what no one expected was that Han Sen suddenly accelerated and broke through the double team.

Then he drove to the basket and slammed the ball into the basket over Blair.

When he dunked, he bent his knees and pushed the ball directly to Blair and out of the baseline.

Hansen's dunk also aroused the emotions of the Grizzlies fans at the scene, and cheers echoed throughout the stadium.

……

At this time, Randolph had already arrived at the coffee shop on the first floor of the stadium, where many Grizzlies fans who failed to buy tickets gathered and watched the game on TV.

When Randolph appeared, there was an instant cheer, and at that moment Hansen dunked over Blair.

After seeing this scene, Randolph smiled and squeezed in among the fans to sit down, then waved his fist in the direction of the TV.

So this is what Han Sen meant when he asked him to find a place to watch the live broadcast. Is he planning to settle accounts with those guys one by one?

……

Amid the cheers of the home fans, the Grizzlies showed extremely high defensive enthusiasm. Parker and Duncan had no chance in the pick-and-roll. Parker dribbled the ball back to the three-point line and passed it to Ginobili.

Duncan is plagued by injuries, and Ginobili is the best candidate for the Spurs to complete the tough solution.

But the person guarding him was Han Sen.

Ginobili tried to break through Hansen, but Hansen's excellent lateral movement ability prevented him from doing so.

Moreover, Hansen's defensive concentration was very high at this time, he was almost defending close to Ginobili.

Finally, Ginobili was forced into a corner and used another killer move: a step-back three-pointer after taking a step forward.

There is a reason why Harden's draft template is Ginobili. Ginobili has already mastered Harden's future killer move.

Han Sen rushed forward at this time, and he seemed to be trying to block the shot, but it was too late.

Ginobili completed the shot before Hansen blocked it.

But the next second, Han Sen did not dodge sideways, but crashed into it directly.

This caused the two men to lose their balance in the air, with Ginobili at the bottom and Hansen at the top, and they both fell to the ground.

Han Sen was quickly helped up by Conley and seemed to be fine.

But Ginobili wasn't so lucky.

His body was still in the same position as when he fell, and he had his hands on his waist with a painful expression.

He had landed directly on his waist, and Han Sen had dealt him a second blow when he fell.

The referee blew the whistle to interrupt the game.

This time it was not because of a conflict on the field, but because of this unexpected situation.

Otherwise, why do people say that the Spurs only do tricks to hurt people? Because they don’t have any real troublemakers, not even one with a bad temper like Randolph.

The game entered a technical timeout again. The Grizzlies players returned to the bench, while the Spurs players surrounded Ginobili who was lying on the ground.

……

Inside the coffee shop, the previous round was being replayed.

The accident came too suddenly, and Grizzlies fans were unable to react for a while.

At this time, Randolph stood up with a flushed face.

It turned out that this was the real reason why Han Sen asked him to find a place to watch the live broadcast!

If you, Ginobili, can do it, why can't I?

Han Sen is someone that even Popovich dares to touch.

What's more, Guy's account is still on their heads!
Popovich is still alive and well on the sidelines, but Gay is out for the season and missed his first playoff game in his career.

The current situation is nothing more than returning the favor in their own way!
(End of this chapter)