Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 215: Oklahoma City Green

"If he doesn't dare to take action, he will definitely only think about getting the data, and then the team loses but he doesn't." Gay said this with a look of contempt.

Although in principle the Grizzlies just need to win the game steadily and any unexpected events would not be a good thing for them, it is still unpleasant to see that kind of thing happen.

Han Sen stared at Guy for a while. Guy had become smarter!

With no chance of winning and no intention of taking action, all James has left is the familiar game of honesty and mutual victory.

"You're right." Han Sen finally nodded.

Guy thought there was no hope when he saw Han Sen’s initial reaction, but he didn’t expect that Han Sen actually agreed in the end!

Originally he had no expectations for G4, but at that moment he seemed to be injected with infinite motivation.

He smiled, stretched out his hand, and gave Han Sen a high five.

The two men came to an agreement, but it wasn't enough just for the two of them.

Hansen then asked Guy to call Gasol and the others.

In fact, the reason why he agreed to Gay, besides not wanting to let James get his wish, was actually more important, which was that he wanted to help Westbrook.

Let the Thunder management see what the results will be if James leads the team alone, and then when it comes time to make a choice in the summer, they will naturally prefer Westbrook.

Before Game 4, after the initial wave of traffic, the direction of public opinion began to be controlled by the media.

The reports about James swearing were suppressed, and more negative reports about Westbrook followed.

"KD played like an MVP after leaving Westbrook. It was Westbrook who delayed the Thunder."

"Westbrook cannot be a qualified second-in-command. He needs a lot of ball possession but plays extremely inefficiently."

"If it was Westbrook who was injured at the beginning of the season instead of James, the Thunder's record would definitely be better now."

……

Westbrook doesn't have his Windhorst or Kalil, and he doesn't have much ability to fight back against this kind of public pressure.

Just like what happened to Westbrook before he left the Lakers in "history" that Hansen knew.

At the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Game 4, the attendance rate was only about %.

This was the first time in the series that the stadium was not full.

Despite the overwhelming public opinion, Oklahoma City fans, like Hansen, are also using this method to express their inner dissatisfaction.

This involves the history of the Thunder.

Theoretically, the Thunder's predecessor was the Supersonics, but in fact, due to a series of unpleasant experiences when it moved from Seattle, the Thunder does not actually have the history of the Supersonics.

So strictly speaking, the Thunder's history should start from the summer of 2008.

This is also why Durant is a member of the Seattle Party, because he is the last rookie selected by Seattle.

Similarly, Westbrook is the first lottery pick in the history of the Thunder.

Coupled with his likable personality, Oklahoma City fans love Westbrook more than anyone else.

During the pre-game warm-up, James was shown on the scene.

James' expression surprised everyone. He looked happier than in the past three games.

Looking at the bright side, he still maintains an optimistic attitude even in desperate situations.

But on the negative side, this is Westbrook's suspension, and he can have the ball all to himself.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both teams were announced. The Grizzlies still had their regular five players, while Fisher replaced Westbrook as the starting point guard for the Thunder.

Gasol Jr. jumped to win the ball for the Grizzlies, and the game officially began.

Since Westbrook was not playing, the Grizzlies had no need to use the "braised pork tactics". Conley immediately passed Fisher, who had his trouser legs pulled up, and assisted Gay who cut in to score a dunk.

James didn't follow anyone at all in this shot, which caused a commotion at the scene.

Looking back, the Thunder team opened up on the weak side, and James backed up Gay with the ball.

From a tactical perspective, Fisher has a stable three-point shooting ability, and when he starts, James has more space to play one-on-one.

Gay pushed forward and James seized the opportunity to turn around and prepare to break through to the basket.

But at the moment of turning around, Hansen took advantage of Gasol's body to cover him and suddenly appeared beside James like a ghost.

"Snapped!"

The assist came too suddenly, and James was caught off guard and was intercepted by Hansen.

After stealing the ball, Hansen quickly sprinted past Afflalo and rushed to the frontcourt, where he took one step inside the free throw line and completed a gliding slam dunk.

There was a commotion in the place.

The Grizzlies delivered two dunks at the start of the game, and the rhythm of the game was completely different from the previous game.

James' face darkened. His defensive intensity at the beginning of the game had already sent out enough friendly signals, but he didn't expect the Grizzlies to refuse to accept it.

Especially Han Sen, his emotional intelligence is still so low.

In the Thunder's offense, James continued to back down Gay, and this time he paid attention to Hansen's defensive position.

However, what he didn't expect was that Han Sen came to assist early this time.

He passed the ball to Afflalo, who made a three-pointer from outside the arc.

After seeing Afflalo score a goal, he made a domineering expression to the camera.

But the Grizzlies didn't seem to care much about this ball.

After Conley advanced to the frontcourt, he passed the ball after a pick-and-roll with Gasol Jr., who shook off Fisher and broke through to the inside, completing another dunk.

The scene was agitated.

The game went on for three rounds and the Grizzlies had three dunks.

They entered the Thunder's restricted area tonight as if it were their own backyard.

This has something to do with James' lack of desire to assist in defense, but more importantly it is Westbrook's absence.

Passion is something that cannot be seen or touched, but when a weak team plays against a strong team, the spirit of the entire team is completely different with or without passion.

Hansen continued to double-team James. After receiving the pass from James, Afflalo faked a shot and dribbled past Gay who came to assist in defense, but his quick stop mid-range shot went wide.

Afflalo's mid-range ability is not weak, but his mentality has obviously fluctuated.

Offense and defense on the court are mutual. Unless you are like the Suns and Warriors who are determined to play run-and-gun, or have the same integrity as James, the failure of defense will inevitably affect the offense.

Conley once again passed Fisher, and he seemed to have turned into Rose tonight.

Facing Ibaka's help defense, Conley passed the ball to Randolph. Randolph saw Lopez Jr.'s help defense and threw the ball into the air, and Gasol Jr. completed an alley-oop and scored.

The Grizzlies' offense was unstoppable.

At this time, some fans were already getting restless.

The Thunder tonight is not the same team as the Thunder they usually know.

James adjusted his offensive strategy.

The post-up technique belongs to static offense, which is more likely to attract double-teaming and create opportunities for teammates, but if teammates cannot score, it means the tactic has failed.

James held the ball outside the three-point line and directly signaled Fisher to come over for a pick-and-roll.

Classic pick-and-roll.

However, the Grizzlies did not make any substitutions, and Gay retreated around the pick-and-roll.

James seized the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer from outside.

"Dang!" He struck an iron in anger.

Gasol Jr. protected the defensive rebound and the Grizzlies launched another fast break.

When Gay received Hansen's pass and completed another dunk, the whole stadium fell into chaos.

10:3.

The feeling from the first two games of the series is back!

No, it's even stronger, because the experience on site is much more immersive than watching a live broadcast.

And an even more terrible scene occurred on the field.

When the Thunder advanced to the frontcourt, the person defending James became Han Sen!

The moment he saw Hansen appear in front of him, James realized that the Grizzlies were not going to give him an easy time tonight.

He was originally prepared to give up on the ball, but when he thought about the previous Nike top brand controversy on social media, he chose to be tough.

He jumped up to catch the ball with his back to Han Sen, resetting his pivot foot.

Don't forget that he was also a disciple of Olajuwon. Judging from the time of their apprenticeship, he is Han Sen's senior.

But just as James was about to make an effort, Hansen reached out and stole the ball.

In order to avoid this attack, James subconsciously took a step with his right foot.

Okay, this pivot foot has been reset in vain.

But James is James after all, he just continued to dribble and back-up Hansen as if nothing happened.

Theoretically, Han Sen's current weight is far behind James, and James can use his weight to force him to lower his center of gravity.

But he had been benched many times when he backed down Hansen before, so he didn't dare to put his full strength into it this time.

This resulted in Hansen always having pressure on the ball.

James finally chose to turn around and break through the basket, and his movements were very domineering, using his left and right elbows to clear the way.

After getting to the basket and seeing Gasol Jr. helping defend him, he jumped up and prepared for a physical confrontation.

But at the moment when the two sides came into contact, Gasol Jr. lifted his hips and tightened his abdomen, and dodged!
This is an instinctive reaction after playing against James so many times.

James had no fulcrum and flew directly under the basket.

However, his physical fitness is indeed strong enough. Even when he lost his balance, he actually completed a small jelly shot with his right hand.

The trajectory of the ball looks like it's going to go in.

But before the ball reached its highest point, a hand covered it.

Although Han Sen was pushed away by James' elbow, he was still chasing after him!
Jiu Tian Lan Yue, directly confiscated the block!
When Hansen landed, James lost his balance and fell into the crowd of reporters.

Looking down at the fallen James, Han Sen turned around and quickly launched a fast break.

Only after Hansen accelerated past the Thunder's defense and performed a one-stop slam dunk did James stand up from the ground.

When the camera cut back to him, the fans at the scene could no longer bear to watch.

Afterwards, they realized that the ball just now also made them realize that the Grizzlies were targeting James tonight.

From a strategic perspective, this adjustment is understandable. After all, if Westbrook cannot play, the Thunder's only ball handler is James.

It's just that the scene seemed a little too cruel.

Moreover, the Grizzlies played even more aggressively tonight than in the previous two games, and they would definitely launch a defensive counterattack whenever they had the chance.

This is also related to Westbrook's absence.

Because Westbrook is a guard and can push fast breaks too quickly, the Grizzlies don't dare to play fast when he is around.

I don’t know if James misses Westbrook a little bit at this moment.

Especially when the Thunder pushed forward again and Hansen was still standing in front of James.

James tried to be tough but got blocked, and then he became quiet immediately.

He stood at the top of the arc to maintain possession of the ball, and then directed his teammates to make tactical runs.

For a moment, Hansen was a little dazed, and the James in front of him seemed to have really turned into Green.

But unfortunately, the Thunder had neither Curry nor Durant, and Afflalo's shot after receiving the ball was blocked by Gay.

It will be as difficult for the Thunder to score two points tonight as it will be for the Chinese national football team to score a goal!

The Grizzlies' positional attack finally failed to score. Looking back, Lopez's cut-in layup after the pick-and-roll finally broke the Thunder's long scoring drought.

This also relieved the depressed mood of the fans at the scene.

But before they could fully recover, Hansen backed up James, successfully shook James with a fake move of shaking his shoulders and turning, and then made a layup with up and down steps.

After making the shot, Han Sen spread his hands towards James, his so-called senior brother.

The master brings you into the door, but it is up to you to practice.

The scene was agitated.

James looked horrified, as if he was ready to kill someone.

But at this moment, Johnson walked towards the technical table, ready to replace Gay.

Before the end of the first half, the Grizzlies led the Thunder 48-30.

This score difference will take half the game.

Some fans have already left the venue early to avoid traffic jams.

At this time on social media, those onlookers who were misled by the media also began to retaliate.

Not to mention the last game, in the past three games when Westbrook was on the court, the Thunder at least had a good fight with the Grizzlies.

But now he can't play, and the Thunder had no chance from the start of the game.

With such a comparison, those media still have the nerve to say that it would be better if James led the team?
If it was really James who led the team, I'm afraid the Thunder would have started fishing ten days ago!

Of course, compared to those, the most eye-catching data at this time is James's data.

他打到现在8中2，只拿到了6分5板4助攻。

If Hansen only felt that James was like Green when he played against James before, then his statistics so far are like that of Oklahoma City's Big Green.

Why did James only take 8 shots in the first half?
This is all thanks to the Grizzlies.

Because the Grizzlies' substitutes targeted him to death during the transition period, the more shots he took, the worse his shooting percentage would be.

As for why he didn't make trouble, when he saw his old acquaintance Johnson, he just felt his head buzzing.

The first half of the game was about to end and Hansen was defending James.

James was already on the weak side with his hands on his hips.

After struggling for half the game, he knew that he had lost to the Grizzlies tonight.

"Are you okay?" Just then, Han Sen looked at James with concern.

James glanced at Hansen, then turned away, biting his braces.

He was not stupid and did not think that Han Sen could say anything good after targeting him for the entire half of the game.

However, even though he was mentally prepared, Han Sen's next words still made him stop biting his braces. He clenched his fists and glared at Han Sen fiercely, as if he wanted to cut Han Sen into pieces with his eyes.

"Does your groin hurt? Does your foot feel like it's cramping? Your elbow injury should be coming back soon, right?"

(End of this chapter)