Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 191 Hansen Horse Racing
What happened on the field stunned the celebrities on the sidelines.

For example, Paul's first reaction was to be thankful that the Grizzlies did not do the same when they played against the Lakers, otherwise he would definitely get beaten.

Of course, there were also many people who were excited.

For example, Anthony, he really wants to be on the court right now. For him, being able to have a fight on the stage of the finals and go down in history would be more satisfying than winning the championship.

For example, Jackie Chan, his legs were shaking and he couldn't sit still. Looking at the many stools next to him, he subconsciously wanted to do something.

The fans at the scene were booing and punching the ball at the same time. It has to be said that this long-awaited court fight, especially in the finals, was quite exciting.

Because it was a crucial battle in the finals, there were not only fans and stars at the scene, but also many related people.

For example, the Heat's president Riley, the Grizzlies' general manager Wallace, and of course the league's president David Stern and vice president Adam Silver.

Stern was obviously here to monitor the situation and prevent any unexpected situations from happening on the court.

Now a real accident occurred, and it was far beyond his expectations.

In recent years, he has dealt with violent incidents severely and tamed the players, which is also the basis for his strong control.

Otherwise, given the temperament of NBA players at the time, a whistle of this magnitude would have led to a fight between the two sides in the first half.

Moreover, things like refereeing scandals are only hot topics at the time. After many years, when they are recorded in history books, new fans will not know the details.

In this regard, Stern and James can indeed be considered to be of the same lineage.

So the scene before him was completely unexpected by Stern, and this was the finals, broadcast live around the world, so the impact was really too bad.

His face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

He was now cursing the Grizzlies' management and coaching staff in his heart for not being able to even control the players.

He turned around and said a few words to Silva, and Silva left his seat.

Thanks to the efforts of the security guards and staff on the scene, the conflict on the field was finally resolved and the players were persuaded to return to the bench.

When leaving the court, Hansen patted Bibby and Faried on the shoulders.

Their previous plan in the locker room was actually not complicated, which was to turn the table over, but considering the hard work of everyone on the team for a season, the game could not be given up.

So the best of both worlds is to use role players to cause trouble, just like their old rival Popovich.

The original plan was for Bibby and Haddadi, both of whom are outside the rotation and would suffer the least loss if they were sent off or suspended.

But Faried volunteered. As a troublemaker, he didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, especially since he could also fight James.

In fact, Bibby did it voluntarily. After all, Wade was not the only one who was ruined by James's 80% release of military power.

As a veteran, he did go there to curry favor with the team, but just like Jason Williams back then, he started after he went there.

He achieved the highest three-point shooting percentage in his career, and it can be said that he burned up his last bit of energy.

I wanted to achieve some success and fame before retiring, but I didn't expect to be treated so disgustingly in the end. It's impossible for me not to have a vengeful mentality.

As for Johnson, that was totally unplanned and could only be described as an instinctive reaction.

The game entered a technical timeout.

At this time, Wallace and Silva came to the Grizzlies bench together and talked to Joerger.

"I don't know why the situation turned out like this." Jorgel looked as if he was unaware.

In fact, he really didn't know what Hansen and the others were thinking.

As for the substitutions, Faried was a normal rotation. Although Bibby, as a veteran, did not have much playing time before, the team was in an unfavorable situation in tonight's game, so it makes sense for the team to replace him with a more experienced veteran.

The Grizzlies did a great job in this, just like when Foster blew the whistle, you know there is a problem but you can't do anything about it.

So now things get interesting.

If the Grizzlies coaching staff is taking the lead, then just put pressure on Joerger.

But now it seems obvious that this is the spontaneous behavior of the players, which makes it difficult to control.

Because there is a saying that the law cannot hold everyone responsible. It’s not that we don’t want to, it’s that we can’t do it.

Finally they called Bibby, Faried and Johnson over.

"I just want a fair competition environment." Bibby explained the motivation for his behavior very frankly.

"Me too." When Silva looked at Farid, the big black man, who exuded the label of blackness all over his body, agreed.

As for Johnson, he just nodded.

"I think if the penalty scale is normal, such a thing will not happen. Of course, this is just my personal opinion." Bibby also took the initiative to propose "conditions".

Veterans like Bibby may not be able to give the team any support on the court, but they are the only ones who can handle this kind of thing off the court.

After all, they are about to retire, and have reached the point where nothing can threaten them anymore.

"Me too." Farid continued to agree. He was fearless.

Johnson continued to nod.

Silva frowned because he felt threatened, and it was an effective threat.

Since the Grizzlies dared to overturn the table, they are naturally prepared to overturn the table to the bottom.

And even he had to admit that the Grizzlies turned the table very artistically, because even if the main players and two players on the inactive list were put aside①, the Grizzlies still had 6 people available.

So the current situation is that the Grizzlies can continue to cause trouble, but the league can't afford it anymore.

This is the finals after all, and the impact is completely different from the regular season, or even the previous divisional semifinals like the Lakers and Grizzlies.

Although the director cut off the live broadcast in time, the conflict broke out suddenly and the fans actually knew what happened on the scene.

Not to mention there were so many fans at the scene.

They may not have reacted immediately, but the conflict lasted so long that there must have been photos.

Even some people who came to watch the finals brought video recording equipment.

The league can't confiscate all the footage of everyone at the scene like James' team did, right?

That's simply not realistic.

So even if he was unwilling, Silva had to accept the conditions offered by Bibi.

He first returned to the audience and talked to Stern for a while.

Stern clenched his fists. The Grizzlies were not going to have an easy time, but he could only nod at this time.

After all, we can talk about things later. The key is that we must deal with tonight’s matters first.

Silva ran to the technical desk again and had a brief conversation with Ford.

The long technical timeout finally ended and Foster made the final decision.

James and Chalmers each received a technical foul.

Wade, Haslem, Johnson and Bibby were all given second-degree flagrant fouls and ejected from the game.

What was surprising was Faried, who had no chance to fight back because he was pushed down by James, and was only called for a technical foul for rushing the court.

Here is a little-known fact: flagrant fouls and technical fouls accumulated to a certain level will result in a player being sent off the court②, but they will not stack up on each other.

So even though Faried now has a flagrant 1 and a technical foul, he can still stay on the court.

Because of this penalty, the Grizzlies traded two role players for two main players of the Heat, including a giant like Wade. The Heat suffered a huge loss.

But you can't say the referee's decision was biased, because the Grizzlies were also punished for their physical behavior.

As for Hansen and Guy, they were just roaming around the battlefield the whole time and didn't take part in the battle at all.

What made the fans even more upset was that after returning from the conflict, they discovered that the Heat’s whistle was gone!
Although Gasol Jr. did not play in this quarter due to four fouls, Faried was still there.

Faried didn't expect that he could still stay on the court, so he played with great excitement.

In fact, it's not just him, other Grizzlies players are also very excited.

After all, the penalty in the first half was really unfair.

The result was that the Heat were beaten badly by the Grizzlies.

At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies not only overtook the score, but also led the Heat by double digits with 83 to 70.

In other words, the Grizzlies had a huge score of 33 to 16 in this quarter.

You have to know that this was when Gasol Jr. basically didn't play much.

The Heat launched a counterattack at the beginning of the fourth quarter under the leadership of Bosh, and they narrowed the gap to 7 points at one point.

But after Joerger brought back the main players, especially when the energetic Gasol came on and made his presence felt, the Heat's counterattack momentum came to an abrupt halt.

The Heat fans at the scene felt deep despair, and they looked up at the timer from time to time.

As time ran out, their emotions began to get out of control.

Whenever a Heat player committed a foul on the court, they would start booing regardless of whether it was a misjudgment or not.

This made Foster a little annoyed. If his superiors hadn't given him strict instructions, he would have wanted to side with the Grizzlies.

However, the boos from the audience disappeared after a while.

Because Han Sen started looking for James on the offensive end again!
It feels like when you feel the cash in your pocket and find that there is not much, you run to the ATM to withdraw money.

Spoelstra stared blankly at the court at this time, with a very conflicted expression.

He should have replaced James at this time to avoid embarrassing James.

But at this time he absolutely could not replace James, because if he did, he would be the one to take the blame after the game.

This kind of thing of blocking both ends has caused the virus to spread from person to person in the Heat team!

The Grizzlies quickly widened the gap back to double digits.

Then when Hansen passed James, James suddenly fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

The game entered a technical timeout and James seemed to have a leg cramp. He was carried to the bench by the team doctor and veteran Juwan Howard, one on each side.

In the end, he did not play again and left the scene early accompanied by the team doctor.

James' departure dealt the final blow to the Heat's morale.

When the timeout came back, the Heat had completely lost their fighting spirit.

106 to 91, after an ups and downs game, the Grizzlies finally defeated the Heat away from home and changed the finals score to 3 to 0!

At the end of the game, all the Grizzlies players surrounded Hansen and shouted in celebration.

3-0 and 2-0 are completely different concepts, because the latter has history to trace back, but the former is just a theoretical possibility!
To quote the most classic words of fans, a team that can beat 3-0 will never be beaten 4-0 by its opponent, so it is only a matter of time before the Grizzlies win the championship.

And all this is thanks to Han Sen.

Even that was beyond the on-court performance.

Because if it weren't for Hansen, the Grizzlies would have only two outcomes: either they would be very frustrated by the referee and lose tonight's game; or the players would lose control of their emotions, like Randolph Gay, who couldn't hold back and went berserk, resulting in being ejected and then suspended.

Either of these two outcomes could lead to a comeback for the Grizzlies.

But now, with Han Sen's action, both possibilities were eliminated.

In the end, the players were so excited that they didn't know how to express their emotions. They shouted and threw Han Sen into the air to celebrate.

This kind of celebration ceremony, which is usually only seen in international competitions, is now taking place at the American Airlines Arena.

Moreover, it happened in front of the Heat fans and players who had not yet left the stadium.

When the reporters saw this, they all ran over to take pictures. This frozen picture, just like the moment when Hansen jumped off the technical platform, has become a world-famous painting in NBA history.

"There is no chance, the Miami people have no chance." O'Neal also sighed after seeing this scene.

After the Grizzlies' unique celebration ceremony ended, both sides shook hands after the game.

This time, James was not in the losing player tunnel, but was possessed by France. He surrendered and left the field long ago.

When shaking hands with Bosh, Han Sen couldn't help but speak up when he saw the frustration on his face.

"Is such a person really worth your continued sacrifice?"

Bosh didn't answer, or he couldn't answer.

However, Han Sen's words also caused him to think deeply.

With elimination almost inevitable, both he and Wade had to start thinking about their future.

Hansen and Conley attended the post-match press conference together.

The questions most asked by reporters were naturally about the conflict in the second half.

After all, it is the first time in history that the finals are held with such a grand scale.

Even if the playoffs are included, the last time was probably in the 1997 game between the Knicks and the Heat, when Jeff Van Gundy clung to Alonso's thigh.

"We are definitely not a bad team," said Joerger in defense of his players.

Thanks to Hansen's manipulation, Jorgel was not directly linked to the conflict, so he was qualified.

"The inconsistent standards of penalties tonight frustrated our players. Players are human beings and they sometimes lose control, but that should not be the reason for violence on the court." Joerger's speech was very artistic.

"Han, you said after the game against the Lakers, 'If there are similar penalty measures again, we can't guarantee that we will play the game well.' Did you fulfill your promise tonight?" The reporter from ESPN dug a big hole for Han Sen.

"Did I say that?" Han Sen fully demonstrated his selective shamelessness.

After getting the reporter's affirmation, he shook his head and said:
"I remember what I said was 'if the next game'. Obviously, that game was over, and you know, I have always been a very clean player. If you don't believe me, go and look at my technical foul statistics."

The reporters were unable to refute Hansen and James' angry words. Although Hansen had a history of crippling Ginobili and kicking James in the crotch, those were all deemed unintentional.

And the key point is that no main players of the Grizzlies participated in tonight's conflict, which naturally included Hansen.

"Now the team has a 3-0 lead and is one step away from the championship. What is your next goal? Complete a sweep?" asked a reporter from TNT.

"Of course, the most impressive thing in my life growing up was the 2007 Finals, which was also an important reason why I always thought TD was the best player in the league. I look forward to accomplishing the same feat as him."

-Dividing line-

①: The NBA's active list originally had only 12 players, but in order to cope with possible injuries in the shortened season after the lockout, it was expanded to 13 players.

②: Flagrant fouls are divided into level one and level two. A team will be ejected if they commit level one or level two fouls twice in total. A team will be ejected if they commit technical fouls twice in total.

(End of this chapter)