Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 190 Overturning the table

Before the first training session after arriving in Miami, Joerger went to the locker room and gave the players a reminder.

The reminder is for everyone to pay attention to the Heat's defensive actions to avoid injuries.

After finishing his speech, Joerger singled out several key points and emphasized them separately.

This is also what Hansen and Jorgel talked about.

Because when he was chatting with Guy, he thought of the incident where Granger was tripped.

Although the Grizzlies have the advantage now, if someone in their core team is kicked out like this, the balance of victory will be tipped.

And it can be felt from the last game that the whistles in the subsequent games of the finals will still favor the Heat.

So it is very likely that if someone attacks you, you will attack back and then be banned.

Especially from the perspective of Hansen, a time traveler, in the "history" he knows, the Warriors were tricked by the Cavaliers in this way, which led to the Cavaliers' only 1-3 reversal in the finals in history.

The next night, the American Airlines Arena was packed and the fans were very enthusiastic.

Han Sen was naturally very familiar with this stadium, not only because he often came here to play games, but also because he had worked as a temporary caddy in this stadium in the past.

Even the Division II finals played on behalf of Barry University were temporarily rented in this stadium.

Now that this place has become the stage for the finals, it is inevitable that people feel emotional.

After looking around, he was soon attracted by a huge sign.

It says "Let's do it again".

The current situation is very similar to the 2006 Finals. That year, the Heat also started a desperate fight back in this arena when they were trailing 0-2.

When thinking of this, Han Sen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Especially when he looked back, he saw that the referee tonight was his old acquaintance Foster.

The referee who was beaten in Memphis before returned to the front line after resting for more than half a month.

It seems that it is very necessary to be mentally prepared for difficulties in advance.

Miami is an international metropolis, and many international superstars attended the front rows of the audience.

Paul and Anthony also came to the scene together tonight, and they were obviously here to support their good brother.

However, Han Sen discovered someone who surprised him a little, Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan has a water mansion in Miami, but at the peak of his career, he is busy filming everywhere and rarely stays in Miami. He has never appeared at the American Airlines Arena before.

This was the first time in history, and the photographers on the scene frequently gave him shots.

When it comes to international influence, no celebrity can compare to him.

Of course, it is understandable that he would appear because his son is an NBA fan, and don’t forget that Hansen is the first Dongda player to reach the NBA Finals.

Jackie Chan's appearance here is just a microcosm of the carnival of Dongda fans.

In fact, the domestic ratings for the past two finals have exploded.

Not to mention football fans, even ordinary people would seem to have not paid attention to international events recently if they don't talk about this after dinner.

During the pre-match warm-up, Jackie Chan also came over with his son to greet them, and Han Sen also took a photo with them.

After the warm-up session was over, the scene entered the opening ceremony and the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

The Grizzlies still used their regular five-man lineup, while the Heat went back to their one big and four small lineup.

When the starting lineup was announced, Randolph was also eager to go, he really liked the Heat using this lineup.

The game started, but soon after the start, the Grizzlies ran into trouble.

First, Randolph was called for an offensive foul when he turned around in the low post offense, and then Gasol was called for a defensive foul on the defensive end.

As soon as these two whistles were blown, the situation on the field changed subtly.

The key to the Grizzlies' ability to overwhelm the Heat lies in the twin towers in the interior. That advantage is not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end.

Whether it is Wade or James, their offense is very afraid of the inside tower formation.

But when these two "towers" commit fouls, the situation becomes very different.

Because generally speaking, starting players will be substituted out if they have two fouls in the first quarter, because if you don't leave the game and accidentally commit three fouls, you basically won't have to play tonight.

Especially for inside players, because they are responsible for guarding the restricted area, committing a foul and not committing a foul are two completely different situations.

Sure enough, professional matters should be done by professionals.

An old hand like Foster can use the whistle in the most fatal place when he is refereeing a game, and he can control you tightly.

In fact, in Game 6 between the Lakers and the Grizzlies, if it weren't for Hansen's amazing performance of blocking Kobe and stealing the ball to win the game, the Grizzlies would have been fishing by now.

However, the Grizzlies' ability to withstand pressure is indeed strong. Although the intensity on the defensive end has inevitably declined, relying on the success rate on the offensive end, they can still fight back and forth with the Heat.

Then, before the middle of the first quarter, Gasol committed his second foul.

This whistle is too professional because the time point is far away from the first whistle, but there is still time before the rotation.

If Joerger replaces Gasol, the Grizzlies' inside strength will suddenly decline, but if he does not replace Gasol, once Gasol is whistled for the third time, the Grizzlies' inside strength will be gone throughout the first half.

Joerger had no choice but to replace Gasol with Faried.

Then the Grizzlies once again demonstrated their strength. Although Faried did not have the low-post offensive ability of Gasol, he fully utilized his physical fitness and assist defense ability to defend the Grizzlies' inside line.

And during a assist defense, he blocked James' block cleanly just like he did in the regular season.

Faried certainly has his flaws, including lack of height and experience, and he is not very effective when defending the inside in the low post.

But the Heat's inside line has no low-post offensive capabilities.

Bosh originally had it, but in order to cooperate with James in losing weight and moving to the outside, his low-post threat has also declined significantly.

The value of Jorgel's operation of asking Hansen to appease Farid is increasing.

Once again, the Grizzlies made it through this stretch.

Then when the main players returned in the second quarter, Gasol Jr. came on the court after sitting on the sidelines for nearly half a quarter. As a result, he was called for his third foul within two minutes of playing.

The Spaniard broke down the defense and swore at the referee.

Compared to Pau Gasol, Pau Gasol actually has a much more explosive temper. It is only because the Grizzlies have Randolph that he seems to be more gentle.

The referee gave Gasol a technical foul, and finally his Grizzlies teammates pulled him back, and Joerger had to substitute him off the court to calm down.

After accumulating two technical fouls and being ejected, the Grizzlies will have to give an account early tonight.

At the end of the first half, the Grizzlies trailed the Heat 46-50.

During the halftime break, the Grizzlies players returned to the locker room.

"Fuck, these bitches! I want to kill them!" As soon as they returned to the locker room, Randolph was the first one who couldn't stand it anymore. He took off his headband and threw it on the ground.

I thought the whistle against the Lakers was bad enough, but I didn't expect there would be even darker ones waiting for them.

"Foster might as well have been beaten up before! He had no intention of letting us win tonight!" Even a good-tempered person like Conley couldn't stand it.

"Even if Foster wasn't there, there would be someone else." Battier is clear-headed. After all, he has been in the league for many years and has seen a lot.

"They just want the series to continue, and the league wants to make money." Tony Allen also spoke up at this time. Previously, when people said the Grizzlies didn't have championship genes, Allen was automatically ignored. Although he didn't have many opportunities to play, he also won the championship with the Celtics in 08.

Although he cannot provide much help to the Grizzlies due to his introverted personality, he now has experience.

"Why should we indulge them? I was going to beat that guy LeBron in the second half. I've been annoyed with him for a long time!" Gay cursed. It was rare that he and Randolph agreed.

"Rudy, calm down, you will be suspended if you do that. We have worked hard for a whole season, and in the end we got this fight, and we may even lose the championship because of it. It's not worth it." Battier is still the most rational person on the team.

Just at this time, Han Sen stood up.

Everyone in the locker room looked at him.

Han Sen was unusually quiet today.

"Rudy is right." Unexpectedly, Han Sen's first words shocked everyone else.

Guy was stunned. He subconsciously picked his ears again. This time it was completely different from before. He really thought he had heard it wrong.

Battier was also surprised. Han Sen was definitely not an impulsive person.

At this time, Joerger, Toews and others also came to the locker room.

"Since they don't intend to let us win tonight, then let's turn the table over!" Han Sen did not interrupt because of Jorgel's coming in.
"If we don't turn the table over, they will only make more drastic calls in subsequent games. We all know what happened in 2006."

Many Grizzlies players nodded subconsciously.

The same idea, Guy's is called impulse, Hansen's is called weighing.

"Han, have you considered the consequences?" Battier finally spoke.

Of course he knew that what Han Sen said was right, especially because they were playing against the Heat, it was easier for others to resonate with him.

But why didn't the Mavericks flip the table? Because flipping the table would kill them faster.

"Of course, Sean's concerns are not wrong, so we need to figure out how to overturn the table." Han Sen's next words really shocked people.

Jogel was also stunned, and then he couldn't help laughing.

This is the style of Han Sen. Even if he is bad, he is bad in a planned way.

"We didn't hear anything, you continue." Joegel spoke at this time.

After he said this, he left with Tois.

As the head coach, Joerger certainly couldn't sit down and discuss with the players how to deal with things.

Because then the nature becomes completely different.

But what he meant by his words just now was actually tacit approval for Hansen and the others to do so.

However, if it were Hollins, a young coach like him, he would definitely force his players to stop doing what they are doing when faced with a situation like today, let alone acquiesce.

The second half was about to start, and Barkley and O'Neal were also talking in the commentary booth.

Barkley complained about the penalties countless times in the first half, but O'Neal was the one who spoke less.

It’s not that he suddenly changed his attitude, but the scale of the penalties in the first half tonight easily reminded people of the 2006 Finals.

If he joined in the complaints, it would be tantamount to denying the value of his fourth championship.

In fact, it can be seen from the previous TNT program that they did not negotiate the penalty scale, which was to give face to O'Neal.

"Shaq, if it were you, what would you do if you encountered this kind of penalty?" But now that he has the opportunity for revenge, Barkley naturally will not let it go.

"This is part of the game. You know, the league used to target me with the three-second defense and zone defense. These things will only appear when you are strong enough. You have to defeat them to prove your strength." O'Neal is still very smart.

"Shaq, not everyone can win under this level of penalty." But Barkley didn't intend to let him off so easily.

"You have no other choice but to say what I say. You can't really overturn the table. That will only make you lose faster."

As soon as O'Neal finished speaking, players from both teams had returned to the court one after another.

Neither team made any adjustments to the lineup, and after the game started, the whistle was still biased towards the Heat.

Just after Gasol Jr. received his fourth foul, the Grizzlies replaced Gasol Jr. with Faried.

Everything looks normal.

But then some unexpected situations occurred on the court. Randolph seemed to be in a bad mood and was replaced by James Johnson by Joerger.

Then Conley seemed to be feeling unwell, and the Grizzlies replaced him with Bibby.

Less than two minutes into the second half, the Grizzlies' lineup changed significantly.

Bibby, Hansen, Gay, James Johnson, Faried.

Of the original starting five, only Hansen and Guy were still on the court.

Is this a passive game?
The people in the commentary booth were a little confused.

In fact, it wasn't just the commentary booth that was confused. Spoelstra and the Heat players were also confused.

James seemed very excited when he saw this, because what he saw was the Grizzlies protesting by tanking.

This means that the Heat have a safe bet tonight!
After the substitution, he took the ball and set a pick-and-roll with Bosh, then rushed straight in.

Gasol and Randolph are not on the court, which is a perfect opportunity.

However, before he could get up after rushing in, Farid violently pulled him down.

The move was big enough to almost break James' arm. James turned around and was about to attack again, but when he saw James Johnson standing next to him, he held back.

The referee also came on the line in time and gave Faried a first-degree malicious penalty.

But Farid remained calm.

Even the Grizzlies didn't take him off the court.

The scene was suddenly booed.

But they soon discovered that this was just the beginning.

The Grizzlies relied on Hansen and Gay to play defense on offense, while the others focused on defense, and their defensive moves were very large.

After Wade's layup was pushed out of the baseline by Bibby in the air, a conflict finally broke out between the two sides.

Qian Moss angrily pushed Bibby, and Bibby hugged and wrestled with him.

Wade and Haslem both rushed forward, and Johnson and Faried also rushed forward, and the two sides engaged in a melee.

The referee's hasty whistle turned the stadium into a New Delhi bazaar, but the situation was completely out of control.

James reacted quickly, taking the opportunity to push Faried down in retaliation and then quickly retreated.

But Farid couldn't bear it. He stood up, waving his fists and trying to rush through the crowd like a bull to beat him.

James was so scared that he retreated to the backcourt.

The referees, security personnel, and staff were all on the field, and with the booing fans, the scene was in complete chaos.

This unprecedented scene finally made the people in the commentary booth realize something.

Especially O'Neal, because the Grizzlies really turned the table over just as he said it was impossible!

(End of this chapter)