Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 283 MVP+DPOY!

"55 points! How did you do that? I mean you just scored 40+ in two consecutive games!"

The reporter who asked the question after the game was very excited, because Hansen's 55 points in a single playoff game already ranked ninth in history, not to mention the premise in his question.

If we use the James-style classic and add qualifiers, Hansen's is another historical unique.

Moreover, there were only three people in the NBA who had scored 40+ points three times in a row in the playoffs before: Jerry West, Jordan and Bernard King.

"You'll get used to it."

Invisible pretense is the most deadly.

However, this is also a statement from Hansen. If Thibodeau continues to defend in this way, he doesn't mind continuing to score points in this way.

As for physical fitness, that is not a problem for him.

After all, he is only a young man of 25 years old.

After two days of rest, the two sides' G4 game continued at the United Center.

The interesting thing is that at this game, there were almost no signs targeting Hansen.

At the end of the day, for fans, they care more about what you do than what you say.

When you see a player drop 55 points on your home court, you don't want to provoke him any further.

Thibodeau made another adjustment in defense in this game. He switched back to the mode in G1 and started to use the Jordan method against Hansen.

Thibodeau also found a way to deal with the Cavaliers' death lineup, which is to replace Gibson with Dunleavy and use one big and four small lineups to deal with it.

This is a bit like when the Grizzlies played against the Heat.

Facts have proved that Thibodeau is indeed an expert in defense, and all his adjustments were targeted.

But what Thibodeau could not have expected was that Irving, who had performed poorly in the previous three games, finally stood up in this game.

After Hansen tied down the Bulls' defense, Irving took a total of 23 shots, making 10 of them, and took advantage of 5 breakthroughs to get to the free throw line, making 9 of them, and scored a career-high 30 points in the playoffs.

After watching Han Sen's stunning performance in the first three games, Irving finally came to his senses.

Although Hansen only scored 28 points in this game, the Cavaliers defeated the Bulls 106-91.

This is also the biggest point difference between the two sides in the series.

At the post-match press conference, Han Sen smiled happier than in the past three games.

"If I could, I would like to experience a night like this every time."

Scoring records and the like are nothing to Han Sen. Winning is what he wants most.

After winning Game 4, the series score was 3 to 1 and the Cavaliers got the match point.

When the Cavaliers lost Game 2, there were all kinds of doubts from the outside world about them, but their performance in these two away games can be said to have slapped them in the face.

It was no wonder that Han Sen was so excited, because Owen was really proud this time.

The wind direction immediately changed again. After all, if Irving can continue this performance, it is not impossible for the Cavaliers to win the championship.

But soon, Irving slapped himself in the face. He played the worst game of the series in Game 5, scoring only 14 points with 3 of 11 shots.

Thibodeau is a person who really targets people on the defensive end, especially people like Irving who have technical shortcomings, and he can hit them with flying colors.

And the Bulls' resilience in desperate situations is also admirable.

之前一直发挥中规中矩的罗斯也迎来了爆发，他全场比赛26投10中得到了30分7板7助攻。

However, the game was not one-sided.

Because when the Bulls shifted their defense to Irving, Hansen couldn't control himself.

The two teams fought fiercely until the last minute.

Hansen faced Noah and made a three-pointer with 5 seconds left in the game, and also got his fourth 4 points in the series.

In the last 5 seconds, Rose took advantage of Noah's screen and shot a three-pointer from the outside to complete the counter-attack.

2-3, the Bulls brought the series back to Chicago.

"This was Ross' night and he deserved the win."

Hansen praised Rose in the post-match press conference.

Although Rose is not good at three-pointers, this is the ability of super giants. They can always do something that seems impossible at critical moments.

Just like Jordan could make six three-pointers in the first half of the Finals, this was their night.

"But, we're not going back to Cleveland."

Han Sen then added.

Two days later, the Cavaliers defeated the Bulls 94-74 on the road, eliminating their opponents 4-2 and advancing to the second round.

In this game, Malone started with the death lineup, while Hansen used the same method he used when he was with the Grizzlies, directly guarding Rose in the frontcourt.

Under his defense, Rose only scored 9 points in the whole game.

Because the Cavaliers' offense is extremely dependent on Hansen, Hansen is actually taking a gamble.

Facts proved that his bet was right in the end. Under his leadership, the Cavaliers played their best defense of the season and used the defensive counterattack that the Bulls were best at, and they beat the Bulls to death.

The Bulls also exposed a weakness. After they put up a lineup of one big and four small players, Noah's offensive ability was not enough to punish TT in the interior, which allowed the Cavaliers to use the five small players as their main lineup.

However, the Cavaliers had some bad news in this game. Irving injured his knee due to a collision with Butler shortly after the start of the game and left the game after only 12 minutes.

Fortunately, during the post-match examination, Irving was found to have only sprained his ankle and would be fine after resting for a while.

Hansen went to visit Irving after the game, and it was during this process that he remembered something.

Although he is a time traveler, Han Sen is not a computer and it is impossible for him to remember everything that happened in "history".

Or maybe he is just like the male and female protagonists who have lost their memory in those movies, and only after certain specific events occur will some of his memories be awakened.

Irving's injury reminded him of the "Seven Jedi Knights" in "history".

If I remember correctly, Irving suffered a fractured patella in his left knee in Game 1 of the Finals that year, which not only ended his season, but also significantly reduced his athletic ability.

The reason why he suffered a fracture was because he suffered a knee injury in the previous game and played with the injury.

So after thinking about this, Han Sen’s attitude towards Owen was to heal his injuries completely and then fight again.

"But..." If Irving really wants to recover from his injury completely, it will take at least half a month. By then, if the Cavaliers are not eliminated, the Eastern Conference Finals will have already started.

"Do you think I can't make it to the Eastern Conference Finals without you?" Han Sen's question silenced Irving.

To be honest, even without Irving in the first round, Hansen should be able to lead the Cavaliers to advance. The only difference is that the two sides may play a full seven games.

"Healing from the injury is more important than anything else." What Han Sen needs is a better Irving, but the prerequisite is a healthy Irving.

The day after the Cavaliers advanced to the second round, the first round games in the East and West were all over.

In the East, the Cavaliers' second-round opponent will be the Hawks, who eliminated the Wizards 4-2 in the first round. In the remaining two groups, the Nets eliminated the Raptors 4-1, and the Heat swept the Bucks 4-0.

It is worth mentioning that this will be the third consecutive season that they will meet in the playoffs.

All the teams in the upper half of the Eastern Conference advanced, but the situation in the Western Conference was much more chaotic.

Except for the Warriors and Lakers who had an easier time, both teams eliminated the Mavericks and Trail Blazers 4-1 respectively.

The remaining Rockets and Thunder all crashed.

The Thunder lost badly, being defeated by the Spurs 1-4.

The Rockets played well, but still lost to the Grizzlies 3-4.

However, it is understandable after careful analysis. The Thunder are ranked in the upper half because of the benefits of the competition system. Their own strength is much worse than that of the Spurs.

As for the Rockets, they injured a giant player, and the key is still in the inside.

You have to know that although the Grizzlies have lost Hansen, they still have the black and white duo. If you are not good at inside play, you will not be able to withstand their attack.

The impact of the Rockets being eliminated is also quite large.

First of all, one of the three Nike teams was eliminated in the first round, which no one expected before the start of the season.

Secondly, Paul once again failed to reach the Western Conference Finals.

Then, fans began to question the competition system more loudly, and the league announced new rules afterwards, which will cancel the rule of "the first place in the division must advance to the fourth place in the conference" starting from next season.

Finally, the two old rivals, the Grizzlies and the Lakers, met again in the playoffs, but this time, the Grizzlies no longer had Hansen.

The second-round matchups have all been announced, but before the games begin, the league also announced the winners of the most important award of the season, the MVP.

Before this, Curry, Durant and Hansen were the three most popular candidates.

Curry has the worst statistics among the three, but the Warriors have the best record in the league;

Hansen has the best stats of the three, but the Cavaliers have the worst record;

Durant is right in the middle. His statistics are not the best, but his record is not the worst either. Moreover, the Heat only have 5 fewer wins than the Warriors.

The final results showed that the votes for the three were very close, with Curry at 21%, Durant at 23%, and Hansen at 26%.

Han Sen won the regular season MVP again after last season!

When he learned the result, Han Sen still seemed very surprised.

Because the current league is still the Nike League, he was able to beat Durant in the vote.

Is Nike not doing well enough?

Or have the media forgotten how he criticized them in the first place?
The answer is actually neither, because judging from the vote share, Hanson won by luck.

But that just goes to show how crazy his season has been.

Averaging 32+10 per game, leading in scoring, assists and steals, these statistics seem crazy enough!
Not to mention the changes that Hansen brought to the Cavaliers.

Just as the MVP results came out and TNT's latest program was commenting on it, Barkley gave a reason that no one could refute.

"If this Cavaliers team doesn't have Han, let alone 58 wins, can you see them in the playoffs?"

The answer to this question is obvious.

This is actually a bit similar to the Bulls in the 87-88 season.

At that time, Jordan averaged 35+5+5 per game, won the scoring title and the steals title, and led the Bulls to an unexpected 50 wins.

That season, the Bulls' record was worse than that of the Cavaliers, ranking only 7th in the league.

There are many definitions of MVP, but just like many awards in the league are jokingly called the Most Improved Award, the one who can make huge changes to the team is the most recognized.

And when the only variable that brings "improvement" is him, he is the MVP.

Of course, this result is also related to Hansen's performance in the first round.

Hansen averaged 6 points in the six games against the Bulls. In this era, averaging 40.5+ points per game is still very shocking.

Especially since the Bulls' defense is at the top of the league, Hansen's statistics are not exaggerated at all.

However, it is precisely because of this that Hansen attracted a lot of controversy after winning the MVP.

It is foreseeable that the team that finished fourth in the league in the regular season would win the MVP.

Then there is the question of the fairness of the fans' regular season selection, as media voting is too easily influenced by playoff performance.

So the fans took this opportunity to once again ask the league to change the rules.

Silva said that you were all so quiet during the Stern era, so why did you want to change the rules one after another when I took office?
However, the league later announced that starting with the 2016-2017 season, all voting will be completed before the start of the playoffs, and that the awards will be presented at a Hollywood-style awards ceremony after the end of the season.

It turns out that the reason why fans kept raising complaints was because Silva really wanted to make changes, but Stern really ignored them.

In other words, Silva is an institutional reformer, but whether this is good or bad is not certain.

The MVP issue is still a hot topic, but the curtain has already been raised on the second round of the playoffs.

Before the game, the Cavaliers announced that Irving would miss the entire divisional semifinals, which also made Hawks fans eager to try.

After all, they won 60 games this season, two more than the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers also have Irving, which means the game is safe.

However, as soon as G1 started, they suffered a critical hit.

The Cavaliers used the same defensive energy they had against the Bulls against them.

Although they had four players scoring in double digits, no one scored over 4 points.

On the other hand, on the Cavaliers side, in addition to Hansen's stable contribution of 30+ points, he also contributed 13 assists.

Under his leadership, JR scored 18 points and Tucker scored 13 points.

Is Irving important?
Of course it's important.

But more importantly, it was Han Sen.

Especially in the playoffs, the Hawks' team style of play does not have strong enough positional attack points. Once their tactics fail, they are completely finished.

Not to mention that their defense is much worse than the Bulls, so Hansen can really play however he wants.

Just one week later, the Cavaliers swept the Hawks 4-0 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

To be honest, even Han Sen didn't expect this result, because he even wanted to play the series longer so that Irving could have more rest time.

But it turned out that the Eagles became little chicks in the playoffs.

And in the process of eliminating the Hawks, the league announced the DPOY winner.

Hansen, who unfortunately missed the DPOY award last season, was successfully elected the best defensive player of the 2014-2015 season with his outstanding performance.

(End of this chapter)