Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 287 Tyronn Lue's "$200"

This three-pointer was fatal, even though there were still 24 seconds left in the game, which was exactly one complete offensive round.

But this three-pointer allowed the Cavaliers to go from a 1-point lead to a 4-point lead, a score difference that cannot be made up in one round.

This is why O'Neal is so excited.

At this time, the Heat fans at the American Airlines Arena were holding their heads in disbelief.

Riley also looked incredulous.

Does Han Sen really want him to wear the No. 23 jersey next to the No. 77 jersey?

Han Sen, who made the three-pointer, had a calm expression on his face, as if he had done something insignificant.

Spoelstra called a timeout.

Garnett walked up to Hansen with his fists raised, put his hands against his head and kept shouting excitedly, "You killed them."

Like a piece of ice and a ball of fire, this scene will be the most perfect post-match poster after G1.

After returning from the timeout, the Heat used the three-point shooting tactics from the outside. In fact, the Heat had no other choice with this score difference.

Malone could naturally predict this, and the Cavaliers' entire defense expanded outwards.

Durant was finally forced to take a long three-pointer from one meter away from the three-point line.

If Durant had plenty of energy, it would not be impossible for him to hit this kind of ball, but unfortunately he was not strong enough at the moment, and the ball was obviously too short and hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

Vucevic successfully grabbed the offensive rebound, but the Cavaliers' small lineup cut off his passing route to the outside, and with little time left, he could only choose to ask for a quick two points.

The Heat lost their opportunity.

Malone called a timeout and the Cavaliers threw the ball from the sideline, and Hansen steadily passed the ball to Irving.

Irving, who had made all 8 free throws tonight, also played stably, making two free throws to help the Cavaliers secure the victory.

132:128.

The final whistle had sounded, but the Heat fans refused to leave.

They couldn't accept such a result for a while.

Durant also took off his braces and looked at the scoreboard for a long time.

When he finally looked away, his eyes were full of helplessness.

The Heat scored 128 points, which was already a full display of their strength, but the Cavaliers got 132 points!
Who are you going to talk to to reason with this?
After the game, Wade couldn't help but say, "You lied to me."

欧文今晚不仅打了，而且9投6中，罚球10罚10中还拿下了23分。

Without his play, the Cavaliers wouldn't have won tonight.

However, Han Sen's answer left him unable to refute.

"But we are rivals."

How can you trust what your opponent says?

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

At the beginning of the press conference, the reporter mentioned what O'Neal said before the end of the game.

He described Hansen as the true emperor of Cleveland.

"No, I don't like that name." Han Sen shook his head.

Having experienced the James Cavaliers 1.0 era, he really doesn't like words like king or emperor.

"I've said it before, American Airlines Arena is my blessed place."

When a reporter asked about the key to winning tonight's game, Hansen's humor also caused laughter at the scene.

But after the joke, Han Sen also said the real key:
“Everyone on the team played their best.”

Hansen only scored 35 points tonight. Under normal circumstances, the Cavaliers would definitely not be able to beat the Heat.

But apart from him and Irving, the Cavaliers had 18 players scoring in double digits, including JR with 14 points, Williams with 11 points, TT with 8 points, and Cunningham with 5 points.

"I'm just following in Han's footsteps, he's the best player in history." Irving is also a classic example of someone who plays well but has an abnormal emotional intelligence.

Just one day after the Cavaliers defeated the Heat, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 1-121 in Game 106 of the Western Conference Finals.

Facts have proved that when it comes to understanding basketball, Kenny Smith is the one to look at.

The Warriors performed much better than the Lakers on both offense and defense, but more importantly, under the Warriors' death lineup, Mozgov of the Lakers could not play, and they were completely led by the Warriors in the game.

The two UA teams gave fans consecutive gifts from the very beginning.

Some fans had an idea at this time: The three super teams created by Nike last summer will not be able to make it to the finals in the end, right?

It's a bold idea, but it now seems to be becoming possible.

But soon, the Heat silenced this voice.

Although they lost G1, they then won two games in a row, changing the score to 2-1.

In G3, Hansen scored 44 points, but the Cavaliers still failed to win.

The Cavaliers' performance was actually not bad, but their margin for error is too low for them to beat this Heat team.

You can count on a role player to play well in one game, but you can't expect him to perform like that for an entire series.

Before Game 4 of the series, Malone said something touching to his players:
"Either explode tonight or die tonight."

Although this is only Game 4, the Cavaliers have no way out. They lost 1-3, and Game 5 is at the Heat's home court. If they fail to win Game 4, they will most likely be eliminated 1-4.

Maybe Malone's words worked, or maybe it was inevitable after so many playoff games, the Cavaliers played to the limit of their one-star and four-shooting system in G4.

They had an extremely high three-point shooting percentage from outside the three-point line, making 6 three-pointers in the first quarter alone.

Under such circumstances, Hansen can also focus on defending Durant.

The Heat have many scoring points, but the key still lies in Durant.

In the end, the Cavaliers broke the NBA playoff single-game three-pointer record with 38 of 20 three-pointers, and won a big victory over the Heat 123-106.

So far, the Cavaliers have fulfilled the most optimistic predictions of the outside world and won two games in the series.

By the way, the Heat were forced into a decisive battle.

However, in the decisive battle, even though Hansen scored 51 points, the Heat still defeated the Cavaliers and got the match point.
What Hansen reminded people of on this night was not Jordan, but Jerry West.

The difference in strength between the two teams means that the Heat can defeat the Cavaliers with just a basic attack, while the Cavaliers need a big move to win.

But the ultimate skill has a CD, so it’s obviously not available every night.

After losing the decisive battle, the Cavaliers' morale was somewhat low.

After all, if Han Sen can't win even if he scores 50+, what else can they do?

4 to 2, this is the best outcome for them.

They played to their strengths, and the Heat were the better team.

It was in the locker room after the game, after Malone brought the coaching staff and Griffin to the locker room, that Lu made a request.

"Everyone give me $200."

As he said this, he took out his wallet first, and Malone and Griffin beside him also took out 200 US dollars. It was obvious that Lu had already informed them in advance.

Although the players were puzzled, they still did as they were told. After everyone gave the money to Lu, Lu found a piece of paper, wrapped all the money, and then hid the money on the ceiling of the visiting team's locker room in front of everyone.

"We'll come back and fight the G7 and get our money back, right?"

This is a question, but everyone can tell that it is more like an exclamation.

Han Sen couldn't help but once again sigh at Lu's level of chicken soup.

He was the first to raise his hand, and then the other players followed suit and shouted the Cavaliers' slogan together.

In G6, the game returns to Cleveland, which is also the Cavaliers' last home game in the series.

Before the game, Irving felt pain in his knee.

Up to now in the Eastern Conference Finals, although Irving still has problems with poor defense and difficulty handling double-teaming, his game feels much better than against the Bulls.

On the one hand, this has something to do with the fact that the Heat's defensive strength is not as good as that of the Bulls, but on the other hand, Irving played resolutely enough.

He averaged 9.5 free throws per game in this series, which is much higher than his season level.

Just like Han Sen said, before Irving made changes, if he wanted to play well, he had to play with enough confidence.

However, this also made Irving's body unable to bear it.

A fact that is easily overlooked is that Irving's body is actually quite fragile.

Before entering the NBA through the draft that year, he played only 11 games in the NCAA, which was equivalent to one-third of the NCAA season schedule.

After entering the NBA, he only played 50+ games in the first two years of his career.

Including in the "history" that Hansen knows, Irving rarely played 70+ games in a season due to injuries, and for a long time, thirty or forty games was the norm.

Knee injuries, shoulder injuries, back injuries, toe injuries...

To use a crude analogy, his injuries are as numerous as his offensive tools.

Would this soreness turn into the serious injury that Owen and Hansen knew they would?

Han Sen didn't know, but at this time, it was impossible for Owen not to fight.

If Irving really wanted to desert a vital game, especially at home, then as he said before, he couldn't survive in Cleveland anymore.

In Game 6, the Quicken Loans Arena was not only packed inside the arena, but there were also a large number of fans gathered outside the arena.

Quicken Loans Arena is an old arena without electronic broadcast screens, so those who gathered here are fans who didn't buy tickets but want to experience the atmosphere of the game up close.

This scene is crazy, but it also reflects the popularity that Hansen has built for the Cavaliers in the year since his return to the team.

This popularity was most vividly demonstrated in the competition.

From the moment the game started, the cheers of Cleveland fans in Quicken Loans Arena never stopped.

It turns out that fans from smaller cities are more likely to go crazy.

Even when you are in it, you seem to be able to see an invisible sound wave.

Racing amidst 360° surround cheers will get your adrenaline pumping.

Every player on the Cavaliers seemed to be full of energy.

Even Hansen unconsciously reduced his shooting and focused more on attacking the Heat's inside line to cause damage.

But it won't be easy for them to draw fouls tonight.

Silva's balancing act is obviously that he doesn't want to see the finals be a match between two UA teams, so he will definitely take action in the crucial game.

It’s just that it’s not so easy for the Heat to score tonight.

When adrenaline comes up, the biggest impact is not on offense but on defense.

The Cavaliers really played hard on defense tonight.

When an old guy like Garnett rushes out to save the ball and risks ending his career early, you can fully feel the scene.

It is impossible for the Heat players to remain unaffected by this kind of defense.

Irving played even more determinedly than in G1, and his performance was quite good.

The two teams fought fiercely until the last quarter.

A scene similar to G1 appeared again. This time, Spoelstra and Thibodeau used the Jordan Rules on Hansen.

It was at this time that Irving stood up and used his lethality to score 12 points in the final quarter.

In the end, amid the cheers of Cleveland fans, the Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Heat 108-103, dragging the series into a decisive seventh game!

Hansen had a triple-double of 40 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

Irving scored 32 points, once again setting a new career playoff high.

The Quicken Loans Arena was in a state of excitement.

But at this moment, Irving, who had been sitting on the sidelines after the game, limped back to the locker room with the help of the team doctor.

In G1, the Cavaliers relied on the unity of the whole team, in G4, they relied on their hot shooting from the outside, and in G6, it was all about fighting. Just as Hansen said, the Cavaliers won game after game.

It’s just that the price paid for this G6 is a bit high.

After attending the press conference, Hansen received a message from Griffin.

After going to the hospital for a check-up, Irving was diagnosed with a grade 2 sprain of the medial collateral ligament of his left knee and would need to rest for at least a month.

Hansen is no stranger to this injury, because Gasol suffered this injury when he played for the Grizzlies before, and finally returned after a two-month absence.

The bad news is that Irving's one-month break actually means he will be unable to play in the following games, which means he is out for the season. The good news is that this is not the patellar comminuted fracture that Han Sen knew about, and it will not have such a big impact on Irving's career.

Han Sen went to visit Owen in the hospital.

"Do you regret it?"

"No, it means a lot to me to be able to go through such a journey." Irving looked calm.

From a personal perspective, although Irving's performance in this series is still up and down, after scoring 6+ in Game 30, he has successfully vindicated himself.

From an experience perspective, as he said, it is indeed meaningful to have such an experience in one's career.

It is not necessary to help the team achieve ultimate success to be meaningful; giving everything you have for that result is also true.

And this injury is not that serious for Irving, compared to what he got, it is worth it.

As for asking Irving to play with a closed face and risk a career-ending injury like Kobe or Curry, that is not a choice Irving would make given his personality.

Of course, there is no point.

If Irving can't perform well enough, the help he can bring to the Cavaliers will be limited.

After the Cavaliers won Game 6, their probability of reaching the finals increased from 10% at the beginning to 36%, the highest since the Eastern Conference Finals.

But when the news of Irving's injury broke, the probability suddenly plummeted to 3%.

The only scoring points for the Cavaliers that can explode are Hansen and Irving. Now that Irving can't play, can the Cavaliers beat this Heat team relying on Hansen alone?

-Dividing line-

①：NBA历史此前一共出现过4次50+输球的情况：1989年公牛打骑士的G4，乔丹50分；2006年湖人打太阳，科比50分；2009年凯尔特人对公牛，雷·阿伦50分；1986年公牛凯尔特人，乔丹63分。

(End of this chapter)