Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 305 James will participate in the dunk contest
With an 8-0 run, the Cavaliers directly stopped the Lakers.

If Scott didn't call a timeout, the score difference would reach double digits in a matter of minutes.

After the timeout, the Lakers replaced Frye.

The Lakers now have a full-space lineup on the court.

This lineup is James' favorite. He holds the ball and plays pick-and-roll with Love, and then rushes inside.

After attracting a double team, he passed the ball to Frye on the outside.

Frye was also quite powerful. Although he just came on, he was able to shoot three-pointers with ease.

Role players who can play alongside James must be very talented, because those who are not talented have been abandoned.

This three-pointer was crucial.

But looking back, the Lakers immediately encountered a new problem. After Mozgov left the court, the Cavaliers changed their style of play and directly let Jokic go to the low post to single out Love.

In fact, if he only plays as an unprecedented inside player, Hoyes can also be fully competent for the center role in this lineup, but Jokic also has the ability to post up in the low post.

Although his current ability is not very effective against those inside players with strong defensive capabilities, Love is not in this range after losing weight.

After Jokic made two back-to-the-basket shots to force Love to lower his center of gravity, he made a big turn and went to the basket for a layup.

The camera turned to Scott, who was touching his chin and lost in thought.

The Lakers' space lineup can match the Warriors because Green has no offensive ability in the low post, but Jokic is obviously different.

Although Jokic's current personal ability is not particularly strong, his addition to Malone's tactical system is really crucial.

Fortunately, after Frye came on, the Lakers' defense retreated much faster.

Love's three-pointer from outside missed, but the Lakers quickly retreated to the half-court position.

After seeing Jokic continue to ask for the ball, Scott waved and shouted on the sidelines, and the Lakers chose to double-team.

Jokic seemed to be slow to react and was trapped in a double-team when he was forced to stop the ball when he turned around.

But in fact, he had already been observing the position of his teammates while holding the ball high.

Being double-teamed must mean that his teammates were open, so he simply threw the ball behind his head.

The fans' eyes followed the ball and realized that it was Hansen who used Tucker's screen to get rid of Kobe and cut into the basket.

After receiving the ball, Han Sen jumped into the air and performed a gliding one-handed dunk to slam the ball into the basket.

After landing, Hansen high-fived Jokic.

Last season he was the one feeding the ball to others, this season it is finally his turn to eat the ball that is fed to him.

Although Jokic is just a rookie now, he has a natural passing talent, which is not necessarily worse than Magic Johnson, and may even be better, after all, his height is there.

73 to 63, the score difference on the field reached double digits.

The Los Angeles fans at the scene were getting a little restless.

Han Sen and Owen both had ways to deal with it, but they couldn't do anything about a rookie?

However, this is very similar to the 2015 Finals in "history". It seemed that the Cavaliers could not do anything to Iguodala, but in fact they could not withstand the Warriors' death lineup.

From the nanny-type coach Brown, to the stubborn Hollins, to the relationship-handling Joerger, this is the first time in Hansen's career that he has met a head coach with both coaching and communication skills.

In contrast, Scott, who was on the opposite side of Brown's faction, was never able to find a good way to deal with the situation.

The Cavaliers scored 35 to 21 in the third quarter, widening the gap to 15 points.

By the end of the quarter, Hansen's previous judgment came true, and James was still full of energy.

To put it aptly: James was still able to perform the same technical moves in the fourth quarter as he did in the first quarter.

Led by his amazing physical fitness, the Lakers once narrowed the score gap to single digits.

But the Cavaliers still had Hansen at the critical moment, who scored consecutive singles to stabilize the situation.

The Cavaliers eventually defeated the Lakers 120-110 and won this crucial Christmas battle.

赛后的数据统计，韩森31分7板5助攻，欧文27分9助攻，JR15分，约基奇14分8板6助攻。

詹姆斯35分10板11助攻，科比24分，乐福16分8板，弗莱11分。

After the game, the players returned to the locker room looking extremely excited.

Winning the Christmas game is enough to make people happy, but what is even happier is that they did not fight to the last minute like they did in the opening game against the Warriors, but instead did it in a relatively easy way.

The Lakers' overall strength is no worse than that of the Warriors, which shows that they have made great progress compared to the beginning of the season.

In other words, this game made many players of the Cavaliers truly feel in their hearts that they have a chance to make history this season.

After a while, Ma Long came to the locker room.

And what he was holding in his hand was very eye-catching.

It was a large golden chain with a sign with the Cavaliers logo hanging at the bottom of the chain.

No one knows what it is used for.

It wasn't until Malone came in with the data sheet that he first analyzed the game and then began to comment on the players' performance.

"Han is the MVP. He led us to victory at the critical moment. He always does that. By the way, that three-pointer celebration in advance was so cool."

"Kyrie was our all-around warrior tonight. Not only did he get the points he deserved, but he also connected the team. That's what we want to see from him."

"PJ's bite on Kobe tonight brought energy to us and he set the best example for our role players."

"Nikola." After commenting on several people, Malone called Jokic's name and picked up the chain in his hand.

"This is yours."

Jokic stood up with a puzzled look on his face.

"You can open up space, punish in the low post, and make a lot of wonderful passes. Of course, there is also the block on LeBron and the 2+1. You are our key man tonight."

When Ma Long said this, the team members finally understood what the big gold chain was used for, and then they all started to cheer.

Jokic walked over and took it, a little shyly.

After receiving the chain, he seemed to feel that the weight was wrong, and then he held it in front of his eyes and looked at it for a while.

After they sat down, he turned around and whispered to Han Sen, "It's plastic."

"You have to give it back." Jokic was so honest that Hansen also reminded him honestly.

This is just a form of public praise, used to build team atmosphere.

It was at this time that Ma Long announced to the players that there would be no training tomorrow and the players would be given a day off.

The players in the locker room were completely excited now. This made them happier than winning the game.

"Boss, are you free tomorrow?" Jokic leaned over and asked.

Han Sen nodded. Ma Long's vacation was very sudden and he didn't have any plans yet.

"Norman has a game tomorrow, how about we go and see him there?"

Han Sen was stunned for a moment. He thought Jokic wanted to find him for something, but he didn't expect it was about Powell.

But this is understandable. Although Jokic and Powell were not selected in the same year, they were rookies of the same year for the Cavaliers, and they have the most common topics. "Okay." Han Sen nodded with a smile.

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

In theory, Hansen should have mentioned the possibility that James might be taking medication.

But the reality is, that doesn't really mean much.

This is the same principle as drug testing in the Olympics.

Because the speed at which your testing standards are updated is far slower than the speed of drug development.

Do you really think that the hundreds of millions of dollars invested each year are just wasted?
This is also the fundamental reason why normal people can see that some athletes have problems, but in the final examination, no problems are found.

However, drugs can easily lead to dependence.

Once you have experienced the improvement that the drug brings, would you be willing to give it up?
Not to mention this kind of high-tech product, even sildenafil citrate tablets are something some people can't get rid of after using them.

Moreover, there is an old saying in Tokyo University that "all medicines are poisonous to some extent", and some side effects will only become apparent after you retire.

After returning to Cleveland, Hansen and Jokic went to a game of the Cavaliers' affiliate Canton Charge.

The Development League was still called NBDL at that time. There were very few spectators on site, and it was a league that basically no one paid attention to.

In order to give Powell a surprise, the two of them did not inform him in advance.

They only appeared in the audience when the game was about to start.

When the attention of the scene was attracted by them, and when Powell saw them, the expression on his face was definitely one of surprise and astonishment.

With the support off the court, Powell played extremely well and scored 31 points in the game.

It must be said that although Powell is only a rookie, his scoring ability is not weak at all.

"Boss, when you go down later, can you please not say that I asked you to come?" When the game was almost over, Jokic suddenly turned around and said.

Hansen glanced at Jokic and nodded.

Although he looks carefree at ordinary times, Jokic actually has a warm heart.

After the game, they went downstairs and chatted with Powell for a while, and then Hansen invited Powell out for a nice meal.

Powell was so moved by this that Hansen felt that if this happened during the Three Kingdoms period, he would have been "unyielding".

"Norman, believe in yourself. One day you will prove your worth in the NBA."

Although he cannot become an All-Star or even a superstar like Jokic, Powell is also a player who has received big contracts in his "history".

The last second of 2015 has passed, and the New Year’s bell of 2016 has also rung.

This particular season was going faster than Han Sen had expected.

Of course, the topic became more popular than expected.

Kobe's retirement tour has become a phenomenal event.

His hometown of Philadelphia, those hometown fans who hated Kobe because he ruined Philadelphia's championship dream, finally welcomed his arrival like a kid coming home;

When he arrived in Charlotte, his idol, the basketball god Jordan, personally recorded a tribute video for him;

When he went to Toronto, the Raptors fans who were desperate because of the 81-point night that year stood up to welcome him at the beginning of the game.

Although Kobe was not destined to visit many arenas for the last time because he failed to make the playoffs as Hansen knew in "history", that seemed to make this farewell ceremony even more crazy.

Such a scene made Han Sen couldn't help but imagine what the scene would be like when he left.

The Warriors' madness continues, as they have only lost one game in December, which brings them closer and closer to the NBA record.

Although Hansen didn't think it was a good thing, because the Heat had demonstrated three years ago what would happen if the regular season was over-consumed in the playoffs.

But this kind of thing will not happen again just because it has happened, because the opportunity may only come once.

The Heat's performance had some ups and downs at the beginning of the season due to a coaching change, but they have been making great strides since entering December. They only lost one game in December and now firmly occupy the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Not only Durant, Wade also seems to have recovered from his knee injury, and the Heat look stronger than ever.

The Spurs have built their devilish home court in San Antonio. They are the only team that has not lost a game at home this season.

Of course, there’s also the upcoming All-Star Game.

Because this was Kobe's last All-Star Game, it attracted a lot of attention.

But it's not just about Kobe.

Because on the first day of the new year, a reporter confirmed with Hansen again that he would participate in the dunk contest, and Hansen gave a positive answer.

He also once again invited Curry and James to participate together.

In response, Curry then invited Hansen to the three-point contest in front of reporters.

Six years ago, Hansen defeated Curry to win the All-Star Three-Point Contest and said to him, "The future is yours." This guy must still remember it.

Last season, Curry defeated Thompson and finally realized his dream of winning the three-point contest. This year he will fight to defend his title.

It was in the face of such an opportunity that he hoped to have another fight with Han Sen.

Han Sen also quickly gave his reply: YES!
This means that Hansen will participate in both the Three-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest of this year's All-Star Game.

Compared to Hansen who used the All-Star Weekend as a rest time in previous years, he can definitely be considered a "model worker" this year.

The busy Master Han is not only busy with the All-Star Game, he is also actively campaigning for Irving while participating in a radio program.

“I don’t think there’s a better point guard in the East this year than Kyrie.”

This year is the first year of the All-Star voting mechanism reform. Although fan voting only accounts for 50%, it is also a very critical part.

And what he said is true. So far this season, Irving is averaging 24.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 47.3% and a three-point shooting percentage of 40.1%, which is his best performance since entering the league.

Hansen's canvassing for votes had an immediate effect. In the second round of voting announced in early January, Irving, who had lagged behind Wade in the previous round, overtook him in the second round and ranked second among Eastern Conference guards.

If the All-Star Game is played on this day, he and Hansen will join hands to become the starting lineup for the Eastern Conference.

It was at this time that Powell ended his brief career in the Development League.

He played only 8 games in total, averaging 25 points per game and shooting 50%.

With this performance, he proved with practical actions what Han Sen had said at the beginning: he really did not belong there.

When it came to mid-January, a piece of explosive news shocked the entire league, and even made many fans feel like "my youth is over".

James responded to Hansen's invitation on social media: he will participate in the 2016 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest!

Those days of saying I wanted to participate in the dunk contest but always emphasizing that the time was not right, have finally come to an end.

No one knows why James suddenly accepted the challenge, because this is totally unlike what James would do.

This also triggered a lot of discussion among fans on social media.

The most popular comment is that Nike is manipulating James behind the scenes. After all, the battle between Nike and UA has now reached a white-hot stage.

However, Han Sen's first reaction after seeing this news was:
Medicine does have side effects!

(End of this chapter)