Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 278 Han Sen's Sensational Effect

Kobe's psychological quality is extremely strong. A person who can say "I would rather go 20 for 0 shots than 9 for 0 shots" cannot be not strong inside.

What was happening in front of him was nothing to him. He made both free throws steadily, helping the Lakers narrow the point difference to single digits.

But looking back, Hansen played against Clarkson alone, and when he saw that the double team did not come up immediately, he turned lightly and shot backward.

Clarkson, a rookie who is half Filipino, can only look up at the giant figure to his upper left, just like the country his mother is from.

After making the shot, Hansen spread his hands in Kobe's direction.

Kobe was overwhelmed and James was like an ATM in front of Hansen. As long as the Lakers were a little slow in assisting defense, Hansen could score easily.

This looked no different than the third quarter of the Christmas Day game.

Especially now that the Cavaliers are in high spirits.

Kobe and Mozgov used a high pick-and-roll to quickly shoot the answer ball from mid-range.

His ability is no longer at its peak, but he still doesn't score by constantly drawing fouls like James.

In fact, no one would blame him if he really did that. After all, players will grow old. When your physical fitness is no longer as good as it was in your peak period and you can do whatever you want, experience is the most valuable thing.

But this is Kobe, because he is as paranoid as Garnett on the court.

Kobe's shot missed because Mozgov was unable to block Hansen.

Having a big body is not enough to stop Hansen. What can stop Hansen is a mobile inside player like Green. It requires speed and a little bit of touch on the edge of the rules.

It's just that the Cavaliers lost the defensive rebound.

Mozgov still goes down first after the break. Although Kobe will not pass the ball to him like James, there is a high probability that a frontcourt rebound will be generated.

He grabbed the offensive rebound and then put the ball into the basket over Garnett.

The 39-year-old Garnett is obviously not that strong anymore. His previous actions only made him look like the wolf king, and James was scared.

The Lakers once again narrowed the gap to single digits, and Kobe switched back to defend Hansen.

Hansen did not give the ball to Irving, he broke through Kobe head-on.

Thinking back to what he said to Kobe in the last round, it seemed more like he was trying to tell Kobe the fact that you are old.

However, Kobe at least slowed down Hansen's breakthrough and bought time for his teammates to assist in defense.

Although, that only allowed Han Sen to deliver another brilliant pass.

Hansen passed the ball to TT under the basket from outside the court on Mozgov's right side.

The basketball spun as if it was hit by a tennis racket, and TT just stretched out his hand and saw the meat being fed to his mouth.

It smells so good!

"Oh!"

When TT once again slammed the ball into the basket with both hands, Scott called a timeout.

Obviously, even with the experience of the Christmas game, he did not expect Hansen to pass the ball so freely tonight.

It was as if Han Sen's passing had been enhanced.

But it has only been three months since their last encounter.

At this time, O'Neal in the commentary booth couldn't help it anymore.

As a Lakers legend, although he did not have the opportunity to play with "Magic", it is impossible for him not to have watched his videos in the Lakers.

"This is Han's show time!"

The "Showtime Lakers" are well known to many fans. That Lakers team is full of talent and the games are enjoyable to watch.

Although this Cavaliers team is far from that kind of talent, Hansen is stronger than anyone on that team.

"Showtime Lakers" is a playing system, and Hansen himself is the system!

The only good news for the Lakers was that it was rotation time and Hansen was replaced by Malone to rest.

But this only gave the Lakers a temporary relief.

Because after Han Sen came back in the second quarter, his performance continued.

In the first round, he performed a move of holding the basketball high in the air and assisted Irving to cut in and score a layup.

What O'Neill said was not entirely accurate, because most of Hansen's previous passes were for practical purposes.

But the real show, like the one just now, is of a performance nature.

The Staples Center was already in a state of chaos.

Like, so similar.

The statue of No. 32 still stands at the entrance of the Staples Center, but at this moment there is a No. 77 in the stadium showing off his passing skills crazily.

The difference with No. 32 is that it’s not that he can show off, but that he wants to show off.

If you don't let him show off, he will score points on you like crazy.

At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers led the Lakers by 62 points, 43 to 19.

Hansen had a double-double of 18 points and 12 assists in the first half.

"We need to re-evaluate Han's passing threat."

Byron Scott dropped these words to reporters before returning to the locker room.

In the past when playing against Hansen, opponents paid more attention to Hansen's scoring. After all, the chances of scoring from other Cavaliers players are much lower than from letting Hansen take shots.

But Hansen's performance tonight not only made Scott, but also made other teams consider Hansen's passing threat when facing the Cavaliers in the future.

After all, shooting is still affected by the feel, but passing? That is a skill.

Scott said good things during the halftime interview, but he didn't have a good way to deal with it when he returned in the second half.

After more than 20 years, Los Angeles people once again felt like they were facing Jordan.

When a player's scoring and passing are both top-level threats, the only thing that can affect him is his physical fitness.

It’s a pity that the Lakers won’t be able to wait until Hansen runs out of energy tonight.

Because although Kobe had a burst of performance in the third quarter, they only played a evenly matched quarter with the Cavaliers.

At the end of the third quarter, they were trailing the Cavaliers by 79 points, 99 to 20.

What is even more eye-catching than the score is that the difference in their free throw data is 33 to 8.

They really made history tonight and the referee couldn't save them.

And an interesting scene happened before the rotation in the third quarter.

Because the contrast in free throw statistics at halftime was too glaring, the referee consciously looked for the Lakers' whistle in the third quarter.

As a result, when James was called for a defensive foul and spread his hands to look at the referee, Hansen walked over to the referee and said, "You shouldn't call a foul on him because you didn't call it that way before. You need to be consistent in your calls."

Of course, Hansen couldn't speak up for James. He just didn't want what he said before to happen. The glaring free throw numbers should be seen by all the fans.

Although the referees had a mission, they also needed to consider Han Sen’s current position in the alliance.

So at the end of the third quarter, the comparison of free throw statistics between the two teams was still so glaring.

Scott put James on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter to try to catch up, but as James came on and elbowed JR, he was called for a flagrant foul and the game lost its suspense early.

The Cavaliers eventually beat the Lakers by 124 points with a score of 100-24 on the road.

According to post-match statistics, Hansen played three quarters and scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 16 assists, including a career high in assists. Irving scored 18 points and Garnett scored 8 points and 4 rebounds.

科比24分，詹姆斯21分，但是罚了16个球命中了其中的11个，莫兹戈夫14分11板。

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

With assists hitting a career high, Hansen became the focus of reporters' questions.

"I didn't do anything, but their defense was having problems, you know, they had two All-Defensive guys."

Han Sen downplayed the record-breaking event, but he enjoyed making fun of others.

After all, what is harvested is the black fan value which is more tangible than popularity.

"If it's not their coach's defensive arrangement that's wrong, then it must be their defensive lineup selection that's wrong."

Han Sen's complaints caused a stir in the audience.

Following the previous 23+24＜77, Hansen once again attacked James and Kobe at the same time.

After all, the fact that the two people's defense formation was watered down was a semi-open secret.

And it's hard to refute what Hansen said. It's not just a matter of water. The Lakers' defense against Hansen tonight was completely useless.

You know how shameful it is to let a player get 16 assists in three quarters.

To put it simply, if the Lakers hadn't played so badly, Hansen's assists tonight would definitely have been over 20.

"KG brought us energy and led the team's defense, which cannot be reflected in the statistics." Hansen then praised Garnett's performance.

Although it is not a pleasant thing to be a colleague with a workaholic, thinking about his experience last season, Garnett is like the incarnation of his villain mask, which will help the Cavaliers go further in the playoffs.

"I don't easily say a player can be compared to Michael because I played against Michael in his prime and I played against Kobe my entire career, but what I want to say now is that Han is on the same level as Michael and he can do whatever he wants on the court."

Garnett was obviously also conquered by Hansen's performance tonight.

After the game, the league officially released a poster of Hansen passing the ball on the court, with the caption: Witness the legendary journey of No. 77.

This statement, which Han Sen had posted on social media in order to attract criticism, has now become an official endorsement.

In the last month of the season, Hansen put on a passing show for the Cavaliers.

It turns out that passing the ball is just as fun as scoring.

Once you start enjoying the process, it's hard to stop.

Some fans regretted that Hansen failed to deliver 20+ assists in the game against the Lakers, but he later made up for it in the game against the Raptors.

24 points and 21 assists, double 20 achievements achieved.

Just like O'Neill said, this is Hansen's show time.

This created a sensational effect.

Hansen left Memphis' team basketball system and started more individual performances, making everyone truly aware of how strong his personal strength is.

Or to be more precise, he fulfilled all the fans' fantasies this season.

He can score without restraint and pass the ball at will, the only difference is how he wants to do it.

People really started talking about Hansen the same way they talked about Jordan.

Gilbert should be the happiest person at this moment.

Because Hansen's performance is constantly stimulating the Cavaliers' market.

The Quicken Loans Arena was packed with fans, and peripheral products were selling like hot cakes. One toy, the "Han Sen bobblehead doll," sold more than 10,000 of them in just one week.

Even many fans from other regions traveled thousands of miles to Cleveland just to see Hansen's performance on the court.

It may sound unbelievable, but in just the first season since Hansen returned to the Cavaliers, the economy of Cleveland, a declining industrial city, has shown signs of recovery.

Although this has a lot to do with the change in Hansen's playing style, the Cavaliers management is obviously better than the Grizzlies in terms of business operations around Hansen.

Gilbert was in the loan business after all, and he did a good job investigating customer needs.

In addition to some basic business activities, the Cavaliers have also carried out many operations this season to increase fan stickiness.

For example, they launched a radio program called "Han Sen and You at Close Distance". In addition to watching the game on site, fans have the opportunity to communicate with Han Sen at close range on the radio.

The show quickly became popular because not everyone has the money to go to the stadium to watch a game, and some people don't have the time even if they have the money.

For example, the Cavaliers also created a project called "Hansen and You Face to Face". Every month, Hansen will draw a lucky fan who has watched the game live. He will visit the fan's home and give some gifts.

While these continue to stimulate the basketball market, they also allow Hansen's influence in Cleveland to continue to expand.

It is no exaggeration to say that when James returned to the Cavaliers, some James fans went to the airport to greet him.

But now, for Cleveland fans, they only know Hansen.

James? Sorry, I don't know him.

After all, the son of Akron’s hometown is not Cleveland.

Gilbert also proposed a plan to renovate Quicken Loans Arena to the city.

The old stadium can no longer satisfy the crowds that flock to it every day.

In addition, Gilbert also plans to build a new modern training and fitness center next to the Quick Loans Arena.

And what many people may not realize is that because Irving's big contract will not take effect until next season, the Cavaliers will not even exceed the salary cap this season, let alone the luxury tax.

And with such a lineup, the Cavaliers have ranked among the top in the Eastern Conference this season.

Not to mention the future, he has already made a lot of money this season.

Two No. 1 picks, a potential outside star, and three unprotected first-round draft picks. Is it expensive to trade them for Han Sen?

No! It's too cheap!

If necessary, it would not be impossible to let Gilbert kneel down to Hansen.

Of course, Hansen didn't need to do that. Or rather, when Hansen really won the championship for Cleveland, Hansen didn't need to say anything. Gilbert might really kneel down to him.

(End of this chapter)