Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 270 A Bastard

116 to 103, the Cavaliers contained the Lakers' counterattack and finally won the Christmas battle.

Irving's god-like performance in the first half, the tit-for-tat between him and James, the second-in-command, and Hansen's deus ex machina in the third quarter, who single-handedly fought against 23 plus 24, this Christmas battle met all the expectations of the fans.

赛后的数据统计，欧文18投12中，罚球11罚10中，得到了全场最高的37分3板2助攻。

韩森微微出汗，贡献25分6板11助攻3抢断3盖帽。

湖人队那边，科比得到27分，詹姆斯21分11板6助攻2盖帽，瓦莱乔15分11板。

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

Irving played well tonight and became the first subject of reporters' questions.

"37 points, a season high, and only took 18 shots. How did you do that?"

"I just did what I was supposed to do, and it was the coach and teammates who gave me full trust."

"It seems like you and LeBron had some conflict during the game. Can you tell us what happened?"

"We exchanged some trash talk, that's just part of the game."

After playing an outstanding game, Irving's emotional intelligence suddenly became abnormal again.

"It took us some time to find Kairi's instruction manual. His performance in the first half reminded me of Han in the past. No one could stop him."

Ma Long is praising both of them.

“He stole everyone’s thunder.”

When the same question was asked to Han Sen, he successfully made the reporter laugh.

"He was our hero tonight and he earned everyone's respect."

After putting away the joke, Hansen praised Owen and did not forget to bring up the topic of respect.

When the reporter asked Hansen about his opinion on the conflict between Irving and James during the game, Hansen smiled and replied:
"Merry Christmas."

Han Sen was originally preparing to make a big effort in the Christmas game, but Owen's heroic performance made it unnecessary for him to exert much effort.

The energy saved can only be used on Ajiali.

Speaking of Ajiali, Swift couldn't stand Hansen's energy back then, but Ajiali didn't seem to be affected too much.

This may be related to her love of sports, or her love of practicing yoga.

Rumor has it that yoga was invented for sex.

On the morning after the Christmas Day back-to-back games, Hansen woke up a little later than usual.

When he got up and went to the living room, Ajiali had already finished doing yoga and was studying something there.

After Han Sen walked over, he found that it was actually a book about Chinese cooking.

"Why are you suddenly interested in Chinese food?" Han Sen asked curiously.

After Ajiali moved in, Hansen got to know him better.

In addition to yoga, Ajiali also creates music and dance, and is now studying Chinese cuisine.

"My father once said that the best way to keep a man is to keep his stomach." Ajiali looked back at Hansen affectionately.

Han Sen kissed her forehead and then held her hand: "I have to thank your father."

In fact, Han Sen was also worried that there would be problems in his relationship with Ajiali. After all, Ajiali was a rich second-generation.

Because of his experiences in his previous life, the term "rich second generation" is not a good term in his impression.

But now it seems that Weike is still very good at educating her children.

This might also be the reason why Han Sen couldn't remember who Ajiali was when he saw her in the pet shop, because she looked no different from an ordinary person.

After the Christmas game, Irving became famous.

Irving was previously a rising star of Nike. Although he had a flamboyant playing style and was quite popular, as Barkley said in the commentary, he gave people the feeling of being more of a "weak team player" or a "exhibition game player." However, he was able to get the highest points in the focus game and even broke James' defense.

This is more valuable than his previous buzzer-beater against the Bulls.

"This is the last time you respect me" has become a famous meme directly associated with him.

However, when it came to January, the Cavaliers encountered a lot of trouble.

The first is the opponents' targeting of Irving.

This sounds a little incredible, after all, Irving is already in his fourth year of his career.

But the fact is that opponents didn't have to target him much in the first three years to defeat the Cavaliers led by him.

But it is different now. The Cavaliers have once again become a strong team in the Eastern Conference because of Hansen's arrival. Compared with targeting Hansen, targeting Irving is obviously much easier.

Irving began to face more and earlier double-teaming from the wings, which tested his ball-handling ability.

In fact, Han Sen’s previous suggestion to Owen was indeed better, but Owen couldn’t do it because he only had an instruction manual.

If he can't do it, he will be targeted.

Malone's response was to let him play without the ball more often, but Irving's lethality without the ball would obviously be reduced.

The second thing is that JR started to cause trouble.

In the game against the Pistons in early January, he untied the shoelaces of Greg Monroe who was standing by while shooting free throws, and was fined $1 by the league;

Then in the next game against the Grizzlies, he pulled Carter's headband again and was called for a technical foul by the referee.

JR is constantly proving with his actions how wise it was for the Knicks to sell him.

You have to know that just two seasons ago, he was the best sixth man who averaged 18+ points per game.

This also forced the management to finally ban JR indefinitely.

Finally, there is the problem of the team's interior.

Bargnani suffered an elbow injury in the game against the Bucks and will be out for about a month.

When the Cavaliers traded him, they knew he was a bit fragile. They originally thought that he would be better off as a substitute for Hawes and reduce his attendance rate. However, he performed too well and was promoted to the starter, and then he got injured.

The good news is that Varejao, the bargaining chip they used to trade for Bargnani, was even worse off. He suffered a torn Achilles tendon after the Christmas game and was directly ruled out for the season.

James alone is annoying enough, and now he has to pair him with the weak Varejao. Kobe must be regretting what Hansen said to him during the Christmas game.

The bad news is that the Cavaliers' inside line is already weak, and now they can only let TT play the center position.

These factors combined caused the Cavaliers' performance in January to fluctuate greatly.

Especially in the game against the Rockets, the Cavaliers' inside line was blown up by Bosh and they were ultimately defeated miserably.

In the small ball era, your inside line can be weak, but not too weak.

It was after returning to Cleveland that Griffin visited Hansen.

He was seeking Han Sen's advice.

The team is ready to trade JR.

Although Hansen knew that JR had a good career with the Cavaliers, what JR was doing now did make him wonder if James had sold out to JR.

This person is no longer a thorn in the side, but a locker room bomb.

So he had no problem with trading JR, he just asked one question:
"What can we get in return for him?"

"Air."

Han Sen was a little nervous when he heard Griffin's serious answer.

If JR could be used to strengthen the team's inside line, it would undoubtedly be a good choice, but the air... the air in Cleveland is already fresh enough.

But think about it, it makes sense, a time traveler like him thinks JR is a locker room bomb, and other management must be even more afraid to avoid him.

Han Sen decided to give it one last try. Compared to exchanging it for air, if he could make JR the JR he knew, it would be worth it.

On the second day of training, the team conducted tactical drills in the first half, while JR shot three-pointers in the other half.

Because he was suspended by management, he was also banned from participating in team training by the extremely principled Malone.

After the training, the players returned to the locker room one after another, and Hansen walked towards JR.

Seeing Han Sen coming, JR turned around and wanted to slip away. Although he loved to stir up trouble, he couldn't afford to offend Han Sen.

But he was soon stopped by Han Sen.

"I'll give you a chance." And Han Sen's words quickly attracted his interest.

"If you can score one of the ten goals in a one-on-one match, I can get the team to lift the ban on you."

"Really?" JR immediately became interested when he heard that.

He knew how much power Hansen had in the Cavaliers now.

"But if you lose, you have to answer me a question and tell the truth." Han Sen also put forward his conditions.

JR thought about it for a while and then nodded.

Although he was somewhat upset by Han Sen during the training camp at the beginning of the season, he was still very confident if it was just a matter of scoring one goal.

He is a crazy player, the kind that no one can stop when he's in good form.

However, when the real duel began, he found that he was a little too idealistic.

Or rather, after such a long time, he had forgotten how he lost to Han Sen.

Because just after his first attack was blocked by Han Sen, Han Sen quickly ended the duel with ten balls.

"This is not fair!" JR complained. He had no chance to display his offensive talent at all.

"You only have one chance. Now it's your turn to answer my question." Han Sen motioned for him to sit down.

Although JR's face was full of dissatisfaction, he could only listen to Han Sen's words and sit down obediently.

"Tell me, what is the reason for all the recent problems?" To solve a problem, of course you need to know the cause of the problem.

"I want to get more opportunities and I want to start." JR actually spoke the truth.

But his words made Han Sen laugh: "Just based on the defense you just used?"

"Basketball is not just about defense! Only those who can score can dominate the court!" JR immediately retorted.

"What a bullshit theory! I'm telling you now, a player without defense is just a stat-gapper!"

Han Sen's words silenced JR. He wanted to continue to refute, but he had no confidence facing Han Sen.

"Well, as long as you can practice your defense..." Han Sen remembered his purpose and softened his tone.

"Can you let me start?" However, JR's words immediately made Han Sen frown.

This guy is even harder to communicate with than Guy.

"I can get the team to lift your suspension. Otherwise, you will be cut and go back to the CBA to play." Han Sen said and left.

The last person to be suspended indefinitely and then cut by a team was Delonte West, who was previously with the Mavericks. What Hansen said was not a threat, but a reality.

The next day, the Cavaliers had their routine training.

While Han Sen was chatting with Owen, JR came to him quietly.

Han Sen gestured to Owen to practice first, then turned to look at JR in confusion.

"How do I know if I have mastered my defense?"

Hearing what he said, Han Sen knew that his words yesterday still had an effect.

Perhaps Hansen's words reminded JR of his own experience in the CBA, an experience he called "humiliating."

"Play ten balls every day until I think you are qualified."

JR's face turned red when he heard this. This was basically an unequal treaty because Hansen had the final say in terms of subjective judgment.

He turned away angrily.

But before he had walked a few meters, he came back with puffed cheeks and said to Han Sen angrily, "It's a deal!"

In the following days, Hansen would play one-on-one with JR every day after training. For him, this was also a form of entertainment.

In other words, his willingness to do so is actually an invisible comparison.

After all, James was able to tame JR in "history", so why can't he tame him?

But after it really started, Hansen found that things did not develop in the direction he expected.

Talent determines the defensive ceiling. JR Smith is not bad in terms of talent, but not everyone has the nickname "Highlight Jordan".

But what determines the lower limit of talent is attitude, and JR seems to be naturally lacking in this aspect.

After a week, Han Sen was ready to give up on JR.

Good words cannot persuade a damned ghost, and great compassion will only lead to self-destruction.

It was during a break in training that day when he was sitting on the sidelines when Lu suddenly came up to him and handed him a glass of warm water.

"I know that Mr. Dong likes to drink warm water." Lu is an amazing person.

Then he looked at JR in the other half of the court: "He is also a man with a story."

Lu should have known that Hansen was training JR. It was hard for him not to know about it. After all, it had been a week.

Han Sen took a sip of warm water and looked at Lu, "Don't you think you know the background of most people on the team?"

Seeing that Han Sen had no intention of refusing, Lu continued, "Did you notice the tattoo on his neck?"

Han Sen shook his head. He had no interest in tattoos and was even quite resistant to them. He was the type who would never choose a movie with a tattoo.

What's more, JR has big arms with tattoos all over.

"There's a name tattooed there: Andre Bell, that's the name of his best friend."

Hearing this, Han Sen had a hunch that the man named Bell was most likely dead, otherwise no one would tattoo a friend's name on their body.

that's the truth.

Young JR was a complete asshole, spitting at women when he was rejected when he approached them at a bar, posting nude photos of his girlfriend on social media for everyone to see, and even throwing coffee in an assistant coach's face because he was dissatisfied with his position on the team.

Compared to that time, JR is much more restrained now.

The one who made him change was a man named Bell.

During the 2007 offseason, JR took Bell for a ride, but he was speeding and hit an SUV parked on the side of the road.

Because neither of them was wearing seat belts, they were thrown out of the car.

JR only suffered some scratches, but Bale was not so lucky and died of a serious head injury.

Han Sen frowned as he listened. Sometimes it was difficult to understand the habits of black people, just like when they saw the police their first reaction was not to cooperate but to confront them.

However, Bale's death was a big blow to JR. Since then, he has restrained himself a lot and tattooed Bale's name on his neck, which means that he wants to live with Bale's side.

"He should get his name tattooed on the back of his hand," Han Sen continued.

Lu looked puzzled.

“You don’t look in the mirror very often, but you certainly look at the back of your hands a lot.”

Han Sen stood up after he finished speaking. He had thought of a way.

(End of this chapter)