Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 234 Playing with Anger
Sacre waved a towel on the sidelines, while Joerger stretched out his hand to applaud.

Battier is better at defense than Carter, but he is slow now and can hardly get through pick-and-rolls.

In comparison, although Carter is also older, he does much better in this regard.

This was his response, forcing the opponent to the basket and giving Hansen enough time to assist in defense.

Hansen's first block came from assisting Perkins.

Spoelstra rubbed his forehead with his hand at this time, but he was at a loss as to what to do.

He was hiding from Hansen, but Jorgel wouldn't let him hide.

The Heat continued to pass the ball from the frontcourt sideline, but Wade and Bosh missed their quick mid-range shots after the pick-and-roll.

When the Heat's offensive space is compressed to only one-half of the court, the success rate of the offense is bound to be difficult to guarantee.

About 10 minutes into the first quarter, the score was 12 to 23.

The Heat with the Big Three were prevented from scoring more than 20 points in a single quarter. They were really caught off guard.

Han Sen was substituted off the court for rest at this time.

After he left the court, he took the towel handed to him by Sacre and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He now feels that Jordan's strongest point is not his ability, but his physical fitness.

Taking care of both offense and defense requires an enormous consumption of physical energy.

Fortunately, the Grizzlies are a positional team. If they really want to run and play, he will definitely not be able to last the entire game if he plays like this.

During the two minutes when Han Sen was resting, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Led by Bosh, the Heat launched a 6-0 offensive and quickly narrowed the gap to 5 points.

Not only are the Grizzlies' players not in their best form this season, but the strength of their bench has also clearly declined, especially since Gay cannot play tonight, and the depth advantage of the lineup is gone.

This change forced Hansen to play early at the start of the second quarter.

The effect of his appearance was immediate, and the Grizzlies ended the first half with a 50-point lead of 38-12.

Of course, the price was that his physical energy consumption in the first half exceeded expectations.

But no matter what, the result of this half was beyond everyone's expectations.

You know, even Stan thinks that the Grizzlies' defense will collapse because of the new rules.

Unexpectedly, the Grizzlies' defense not only did not decline, but they played a suffocating first half.

At the end of the first half, social media was also very lively.

"38 points in the first half, and the Heat have the strongest offense in the league with three big men. Can you believe it?"

"I heard KD practiced assists in the summer? Sorry, assists without help defense are almost the same as no assists."

"I can feel the defensive pressure through the screen. Han made me dream of the 90s Bulls, that man."

"When your team leader is working hard on defense and assisting on defense, it's hard for others not to give their all on the defensive end."

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After the halftime break, Spoelstra made an adjustment and replaced Chalmers with Ray Allen.

A familiar adjustment, but a more targeted one.

Because the Grizzlies exposed their lineup depth problems in the first half. In other words, they can no longer play horse racing like they did last season.

At this time, the Heat can fully deploy their lineup with stronger firepower output.

Facts have proved that Spoelstra's choice was correct. Ray Allen's appearance not only increased the Heat's offensive firepower, but more importantly, it gave Durant room to display his supporting ability.

In this quarter, the Heat's offense clearly improved. Not only did they not allow the Grizzlies to widen the gap, but they actually narrowed the gap in the substitute transition period at the end of the quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, they were only trailing the Grizzlies 68-74.

The defensive ability displayed by Hansen was amazing, but the game lasted 48 minutes, and Hansen's current physical condition made it impossible for him to play the entire game like he did at the beginning. It was also a fact that the Grizzlies' form had declined.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Joerger did not continue to send Hansen to the court.

But after three minutes of the game, he had to call a timeout.

Because the Heat seized the opportunity and tied the score in one go.

This situation made the fans at the scene very restless.

They were impressed by Han Sen's evolution, but also puzzled by the status of the other members of the Grizzlies team.

How come just after one summer, the other players on the Grizzlies seem to have changed?
"This is the problem you have to face in your third year." O'Neal sighed in the commentary booth.

Barkley, who was standing by, rarely interrupted because he had no experience in this area.

"It's like you marry the woman you want to sleep with the most. In the first year you will be eager to sleep with her, in the second year you will try all kinds of new things, but by the third year, your interest in her is no different from that in other women." O'Neill went on to make a very vivid analogy.

And he also mentioned another problem.

"Han is improving every year, which makes it difficult for opponents to target him, but the rest of the Grizzlies have been studied thoroughly."

The Grizzlies players' decline in form is limited, but under the targeting of their opponents, it is much more difficult for them to perform as well as before.

Traveling against the current, retreating if not advancing.

After the timeout, Joerger replaced the main players in advance.

On the Heat side, Spoelstra also changed back to the starting lineup, and both sides entered the decisive moment early.

At the beginning, thanks to Hansen's performance, the Grizzlies were still in a stalemate with the Heat.

However, as the game progressed, Hansen's physical fitness began to decline, the Heat played better and better, and the Grizzlies gradually fell into a disadvantage.

If the Grizzlies were facing any other team, their performance in the first half would have been enough to secure their victory, but tonight their opponent is the Heat, a stronger Heat team than last season.

In the end, the Grizzlies lost to the Heat 93-101, which was the first time Hansen lost the opening game since joining the Grizzlies.

韩森空砍43分7板6助攻5抢断5盖帽。

After the handshake ceremony after the game, Hansen did not accept interviews from reporters on the sidelines, but went straight back to the locker room.

Seeing Han Sen come in with a serious face, the locker room, which was originally full of people chatting, quickly became quiet.

"Is this what you want? To be beaten up by your defeated opponents? To let them ruin our championship night on our turf?" Han Sen looked around the locker room.

The players who met his gaze all lowered their heads subconsciously. Except for Han Sen, the performance of the others did not meet expectations tonight.

And more importantly, they actually lost the game tonight.

Gay, who was not on the court, wanted to stand up and say something to ease the atmosphere, but Battier, who was standing by, quickly grabbed him.

"Everyone should arrive one hour early for tomorrow's training. If you don't arrive, go find Chris and tell him that you want to leave this team. We only need people who are willing to do everything they can to win."

Just as Hansen finished speaking, Tois came to the locker room. He was also surprised by the serious atmosphere in the locker room, which had never been seen before.

After Han Sen finished speaking, he reminded Han Sen that it was time to go to the press conference.

"Isn't Han too serious? We just lost a regular season game, and the opponent was the Heat. Winning or losing is normal." After Han Sen left, Guy couldn't help but mutter. "Aren't our opponents the Heat?" Battier's words stunned Guy for a moment.

Hansen attended the post-match press conference alone with Joerger.

“你成为了NBA历史上第12个单场比赛得到5+5+5+5+5的球员，同时也是历史上第一个砍下40+5+5+5+5的球员，你怎么做到的？”来自TNT的记者向韩森提问。

Although the Grizzlies lost the game, Hansen's performance tonight was great.

上一个和记者所说数据接近的人是奥拉朱旺，他在对阵超音速的比赛里砍下过38分17篮板6助攻7抢断12盖帽。

"You should add a qualifier 'winning team' before the data you mentioned. I am not included in your scope."

The TNT reporter was originally trying to pass on the message. After all, after a loss, they had to find some points in the report that were favorable to Han Sen, but Han Sen didn't want to take it at all.

"What do you think of tonight's game? You led by 12 points at halftime, but lost in the end." The next reporter to ask a question was from ESPN, and he was not so polite.

"They wanted to win the game more than we did."

"Do you think the team needs to make any changes? Like trades?" the reporter asked.

"We need to get angrier. When the league officials don't rank a team that won two consecutive championships first, we should get angrier. We need to play with anger."

For the second day's training session, all the Grizzlies players arrived at the training hall early, and no one was absent, including Gay.

Hansen's uncharacteristic behavior was extremely deterrent. More importantly, his words also reminded others that the Grizzlies were paying a high luxury tax this season. As long as Hansen did not object, management should be very happy to trade some people out.

Before the training started, Han Sen also told everyone why he asked them to come early.

He set a rule today that if they lost the game, everyone would need to start training one hour earlier the next day.

If anyone doesn't want to, they can choose to play one-on-one with him now, in any basketball style, whether it's American one-on-one, shooting, passing, or anything else.

When Battier heard Han Sen say this, he hesitated to speak.

Everyone knows that Hansen wants a dynasty. After all, Hansen had already announced this goal a year ago.

However, this approach is equivalent to using one's team status to force others to work overtime, which will definitely create a rift between Han Sen and other team members.

But no one came out to fight Hansen one-on-one.

Because everyone knows that no matter what they compete in, they can't beat Han Sen.

Hansen is now the best player in the team in terms of all abilities. If he wants to be the core player with the ball, he can definitely achieve the same average data of 30+8+8 as Jordan did in the past.

It’s just that Han Sen is now doing what he is best at and leaving the rest to his teammates.

However, Han Sen did not seem to give up. He then announced that the content of today's training would be American-style one-on-one combat.

At 45 minutes, he ravaged everyone else.

This made the others completely lose their temper, and even if they were dissatisfied, they had to hold it in.

After the 45-minute training session, there is a 15-minute break.

Han Sen sat alone on one side of the gym.

Battier went over to find him.

"Han, I know you want to win, but maybe it would be better to try a different way, just like you've been doing before." What Battier said was the way Han Sen used to work as a team and strive for the same goal.

"Sean, you should understand the difference this season." Han Sen shook his head.

If that method still worked, he would not choose the current method.

His personality is different from Jordan and Kobe, but now he is forced to do similar things.

"That will make you a villain, like Hollins," Battier warned. This may be a good thing in the short term, but not in the long run.

"Someone has to be the bad guy, right?" Han Sen turned to look at Battier with a calm expression.

The championship is no longer such a big motivation for the players. Unless they can create something more tempting, someone will have to be the bad guy and drive everyone forward from behind.

He is the last one to leave, and no one is more suitable for this role than him.

Battier didn't know Hansen would leave, but there was really no better way now.

"I understand. I will try my best to enlighten them."

Hansen patted Battier on the shoulder when he heard this. It is not so easy to be the locker room leader this season.

Hansen's method soon proved to be effective. After losing to the Heat, the Grizzlies achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in the next half month.

Although the start was not as perfect as last season, they still played at the level they should have.

However, the price is also obvious. The off-field communication between Han Sen and his teammates is visibly decreasing.

Players often say that the relationship on and off the court needs to be handled well, but people are not machines. If it could be handled well, the OK combination would not have broken up.

Han Sen could understand Kobe more and more at this time, because Kobe after retirement gave people a completely different impression from when he was playing basketball, and the contrast was even puzzling.

But maybe that's why Kobe forced himself to play that role, because only in that way can he become a winner.

Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Of course, doing something you don't want to do is never fun.

Han Sen's mood was also affected to some extent.

Especially now that he and Scarlett have separated, he doesn't even have a way to vent his emotions.

On this day, the Grizzlies flew to Oakland to prepare for the game against the Warriors.

Rondo went with Hansen, and when they arrived, he suddenly suggested mysteriously taking Hansen to a place.

Han Sen thought it was a nightclub or something like that, but when he got there, he found out it was a local pet market.

Rondo saw that he was depressed recently and wanted him to get a pet to relieve his mood.

This is indeed a method. Many NBA players have psychological pressure. Some of them will go to nightclubs to indulge themselves, or even use flour to relieve it.

Of course, there are also many people, just like Rondo said, who keep many strange pets.

The pet market is also very large and has a wide variety of products. Cats, dogs, and fish are just the basics, and there are even less popular ones like snakes and monkeys.

However, after walking around, Han Sen didn't find what he particularly wanted.

When it comes to pets, it’s all about taste. If you don’t like the one you bring home, it will just be left to the servants to take care of.

Just as he was about to ask Rondo to go back first, his eyes were suddenly attracted by a figure in the distance.

That was not a pet, that was a person, a woman.

The same cheerleader he had seen at Oracle Arena.

"Next time you meet someone you want to marry, remember to take the initiative."

Han Sen remembered what Scarlett said before they separated and walked over quickly.

(End of this chapter)