Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 248 "They Should Let God Defend Han"

Hansen's continuous breakthroughs put a lot of defensive pressure on the Heat.

One thing that can be seen is that the Heat are indeed much worse than the Spurs in terms of defensive resources.

In the past, they could rely on Wade to effectively restrict Hansen.

But now Wade's defensive ability has declined, while Hansen's strength has been growing steadily. As a result of the decline in the defensive ability, the limitation no longer exists.

Although you can't say how bad the Heat's defense is, after all, their team defensive efficiency ranks eleventh in the league.

But when facing Han Sen, this was obviously not enough.

You have to know that the Spurs have the best defensive efficiency in the league, but they only had a restrictive effect on Hansen in Games G3 and G4.

Therefore, facing Han Sen's aggressive style of play, they were unable to provide effective assisting defense or double-teaming and were forced to shrink their defense.

As soon as they retreated, Hansen started shooting from mid-range and long-range.

Those precise mid-range shots were like bullets continuously shot into the chests of Heat fans.

The people of Miami suddenly realized that they had no way to deal with Hansen now.

“Praying to God that Han’s touch is not good is the only way Miami can defend Han tonight.”

Without Hansen saying anything, Barkley had already started his performance in the commentary booth.

Even as he said this, he made the gesture of counting money to O'Neal.

Earning one million from one game, is there any faster way to make money than this?
"You bunch of idiots, I told you not to provoke Han!" O'Neal cursed.

Hansen scored 26 points in the first half. Under his leadership, the Grizzlies led the Heat 58-46 in the first half.

And you know what, during the halftime break, there were a lot of Heat fans on social media, and what they talked about the most was Hansen's touch.

Some people were praying, some were cursing, and some were even suggesting that someone send some food to the Grizzlies locker room to poison Hansen.

Losing in the finals for four consecutive years, I don’t know if the players are crazy, but some fans are really crazy.

After all, having one overall runner-up is a good thing, but too many runner-ups may not be a good thing.

Or according to the fans of Dongda University, it is Song Gongming.

After returning to the second half, the Heat adjusted their defense against Hansen and double-teamed him in advance.

However, this defensive style did not last long, because Hansen made two consecutive wonderful passes, one to assist Gay to hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and the other to assist Gasol to hit a slam dunk in the interior.

Spoelstra somewhat missed James at this time, or missed the wing with the ability to mobile assist defense, because Durant's ability in this area is really not that good.

Finally he had to give up this defensive method, and as a result, Han Sen started his performance again.

Wade obviously increased his defensive focus in the second half, but Hansen used his phantom step to break through him and scored a layup in the paint on his first ball.

What Han Sen said five years ago came true. He has now surpassed Wade in all aspects.

And in the next round, Hansen hit a mid-range shot after forcing Wade to retreat.

Obviously, the prayers and curses from Heat fans on social media didn't have any effect.

This is understandable. After all, Han Sen is a student of Dongda University, and God cannot control the affairs of the East!

In the end, led by Hansen's 45 points in a single game, the Grizzlies defeated the Heat 108-96 at home and won their first victory in the finals.

This result was beyond the expectations of the outside world, or it could be said that the media's mood now is exactly the same as when they faced Jordan.

I hate it, but I can't do anything about it.

It turns out that strong people don’t need to please anyone, because when you are strong, there are only good people around you.

As for those who hate you, even if they express their hatred, they will only hide where you can't see them.

For example, at the post-match press conference, when Hansen showed up, all the major media reporters who predicted the Heat would win all scrambled to interview him.

Even the first reporter's question almost made Han Sen unable to hold back.

"I have to make my position clear first. I was optimistic about the Grizzlies before the game." This is a reporter from ESPN.

He now wants to shout to the top executives of ESPN, saying that there is a traitor among you, send him to TNT as soon as possible.

"Your desire to attack is particularly strong tonight. Is it because the outside world is pessimistic about the Grizzlies and you want to prove yourself?" But his subsequent questions had a very ESPN flavor.

"No, I don't think a team that has won two consecutive championships needs to prove anything, and we don't care about what the outside world thinks, because even if we win ten championships, there will still be people who don't think highly of us."

After all, "slapping the media in the face" was just a kind of self-psychological suggestion of Hansen, and the desire of other players of the Grizzlies came from the fact that Hansen told them that he was leaving.

"After easily winning Game 1, does it mean that the Grizzlies have already locked in their dynasty in advance?" asked a reporter from NBC.

“No, I don’t think the finals will be that easy, but we know we have only three wins left to reach our ultimate goal.”

Han Sen's answer perfectly illustrates what Dongda University's language art is.

"Have you heard about the bet between Charles and Shaq?" a reporter from TNT asked about the off-court focus event.

"Yes, I've heard about it. I'm going to call Charles when it's over. He should give me half a million."

Han Sen's words caused laughter at the conference, and the atmosphere of the press conference became much more relaxed at this moment.

On the second day after the end of Game 1 of the Finals, TNT's latest show attracted a lot of attention.

Han Sen also watched this episode at home after finishing training.

O'Neal really came to the studio carrying a big box.

Han Sen watched this scene and felt that this guy was going to do something.

After all, compared to the performance of the two in the past two years, just betting one million dollars is not enough for the show effect.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, and O'Neal opened the box and took out stacks of dollars.

Han Sen often saw some NBA players showing off their wealth by filling their rooms with US dollars, and he couldn't quite understand that mentality.

As the saying goes, wealth should not be shown to others. Showing off your wealth will do you no good except to attract the jealousy and ill will of others.

Barkley happily accepted the dollars handed over by O'Neal, but after he picked it up, the show started.

Barkley seemed to be so angry that he laughed. He picked up bundles of US dollars and started throwing them at O'Neal. The show was a bit chaotic for a while.

It was not until the "uninformed" host picked up one of the bundles of dollars and the camera gave a close-up that the audience discovered the reason.

Han Sen also laughed.

The regular dollar bill features Benjamin Franklin, the author of the Declaration of Independence.

But now it clearly says O'Neill Franklin!
It is not just as simple as printing a portrait of O'Neal, but integrating O'Neal's face into Franklin's face, which is comparable to AI replacement.

Even because it is a US dollar bill with O'Neal's portrait on it, you can simply call it "Shark Coin".

TNT's program effect is maximized and continues to attract fans' attention to the finals.

The second game of the finals continued in Memphis. After the Heat lost Game 1, the media was discussing whether they would make adjustments to the lineup.

After all, like in last year's finals, the Heat could replace Chalmers with Ray Allen in the starting lineup to increase the offensive capability of the lineup.

After the opening ceremony, Spoelstra's answer was "no" and he still used the regular starting lineup.

However, once the game really started, the Heat showed adjustments to their defensive strategy.

Spoelstra is using Durant to defend Hansen.

This seems a bit humorous. After all, Wade can't defend against Hansen now, so how can he expect Durant to be able to defend against him?
However, it turned out that Spoelstra's trick was really useful.

In other words, he was learning and applying Popovich's defensive strategy in the Western Conference Finals.

It doesn’t matter who defends Hansen, what matters is the assist defense.

Although Wade's defensive ability has deteriorated, his assist defense ability is still top in the league.

Durant is bigger than Leonard, so it is not easy for Hansen to break through his defense in a short time.

Relying on such defense, the Heat led the Grizzlies 50-46 at the end of the first half.

Hansen only scored 16 points in the first half, a significant decline from the previous game.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies adjusted their offensive strategy and began to set up more off-ball receiving tactics for Hansen.

That’s why we say that all the sufferings in life are precious treasures.

In addition to the changes in the Grizzlies' form throughout the playoffs, they are actually still learning and improving.

The Warriors had previously defeated the Grizzlies by adding tactics for Curry, which was eventually adopted by the Grizzlies coaching staff.

In his first off-ball possession, Hansen used a reverse cut to get rid of Durant.

Although Durant has speed that a 2-meter tall man shouldn't have, he is 08 meters tall after all. If he is defined by the requirements of a shooting guard, his speed is obviously slow.

Just after Hansen cut into the inside, Gasol made an alley-oop pass from the free throw line.

The ball was passed a little high.

Han Sen leaped up with his head almost level with the basket. He grabbed the ball in mid-air with his right hand and slammed it directly into the basket.

This visually stunning scene ignited the FedEx Center again.

And this is just the beginning.

With more tactical help, Hansen fully demonstrated his ability to score without the ball.

It could be an open cut, a reverse run, a pick-and-roll, or a hand-off.

Don't forget that when he debuted with the Cavaliers, he mainly played without the ball.

In other words, in this section, Han Sen fully demonstrated the changes he has undergone in the past year.

Running faster, shooting faster, jumping higher, Hansen's speed is the fastest on the court, which allows him to find the best opportunities while running and seize those opportunities better.

Many fans have never seen Jordan play due to their age, but at this moment they feel that Jordan should play like Han Sen is playing now.

Hansen scored 18 points in a single quarter without the ball. Under his leadership, the Grizzlies not only overtook the score at the end of the third quarter, but also led the Heat 81 to 74.

Hansen's performance also prompted Barkley to sigh again in the commentary booth: "Maybe Miami should let God defend Hansen!"

Can Miami people invite God?

The answer is obvious.

The Heat played well in the final quarter and tied the score with the Grizzlies at 34 in the quarter.

However, this also meant that they were unable to make up for the gap and ultimately lost 108-115.

Hansen scored another 42 points, completing his streak of 40+ points in the finals.

No one thinks Barkley's commentary during the game is exaggerated, because only a few people can do that.

1966~1967赛季的里克·巴里、1999~2000赛季的奥尼尔、在1964~1965以及1968~1969赛季完成过两次的杰里·韦斯特，以及1992~1993完成了连续4场40+的乔丹。

Among these people, only West did not win the championship in the finals of that season.

In fact, after Han Sen did this, fans were concerned about whether Han Sen would continue to score 40 points in the next game.

Of course, that was the fans' attention. The media were all humiliated after G2.

Because the Heat team they favored was already trailing 0-2, their chances of winning the championship plummeted.

At this point, you even feel that they stole Barkley's skill package and were doing crazy poisonous healing there.

Two days later, the finals moved to Miami.

As long as the Grizzlies can win one of the two away games, they will basically have the championship.

And if they win two, they will be able to win the championship in Miami ahead of schedule.

By Game 3, the Heat had nowhere to retreat.

It was in this game that Spoelstra finally made lineup adjustments.

Ray Allen was put into the starting lineup just like in last season's finals, but the difference was that the person he replaced was not Chalmers, but Perkins.

The Grizzlies have twin towers inside, especially Durant, who is even worse at power forward than James. Spoelstra's move is tantamount to suicide.

However, this operation brought unexpected results.

In other words, Spoelstra continued to demonstrate his learning ability and continued to learn from the previous Warriors' game against the Grizzlies.

If you can defend in the interior, defend it. If you can’t, just treat it as giving you points.

But back on the offensive end, they continued to create three-point opportunities through movement.

Although the Heat cannot play the ultimate team basketball like the Spurs, most of the players on this team have played together for four years after all.

As for Durant, you are making it difficult for him to defend Hansen, but if you let him let go and throw the ball outside, he will be very comfortable. The 45° cut is just a routine operation.

最终在杜兰特轰下总决赛第一个40+，43分的带领下，热火队以126比120击败了灰熊队，把总决赛大比分扳成了1比2。

Judging from the results, Spoelstra's adjustments in this game can be said to be at the best coaching level.

Because he grasped the Grizzlies' biggest weakness: their ability to defend three-pointers.

The reason why the Heat were still able to succeed against the Grizzlies, who were in better shape, was because they had better offensive firepower than the Warriors.

Just like in G2, they were behind after three quarters, but were still able to tie with the Grizzlies in the fourth quarter.

Basketball can also be a philosophical issue in a sense.

Defense wins championships, but teams that score more points win games.

(End of this chapter)