Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 312 The more you resist, the more excited you become
Shortly after the first round between the Cavaliers and the Pacers ended, the league announced the winner of the regular season MVP.

After the Warriors won 73 games, the award lost its suspense.

凭借着73胜，也凭借着赛季场均30.5分5.4板6.9助攻2.1抢断，以及破纪录的单赛季402个三分球的表现，库里生涯首次当选这一殊荣。

Considering Hansen's MVP wins for the past two seasons, UA's win was like Qin Shihuang touching the wire.

However, neither the Warriors management nor the Warriors fans are probably feeling very bad at the moment.

Because in the first round game 4 against the Mavericks, Curry slipped and was injured, and it was later announced that he had suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament of the knee.

Although the Warriors did not announce the specific level of the strain, even if it is a level one injury, the player will need at least two weeks of rest.

Just as Hansen had thought before, the result of 73 wins was good, but Curry still paid the price like Wade did back then.

In other words, if it was Jordan or Hansen, they could still give it a try in the face of such an opportunity, but for Curry or Wade, they themselves have hidden injury risks, so this kind of explosion can be said to be something that can be expected.

I guess Popovich and James are so happy that their faces are crooked.

There is no doubt that Curry is to the Warriors what the engine is to the car. If the engine is scrapped, it won't run no matter how good the parts are.

Well, and of course Nike executives.

The Warriors were dominant in the regular season this season. Unless there are any problems, it will be difficult for other teams to beat them in the series.

Now, the chances of the Heat and the Lakers have suddenly increased.

The Cavaliers have the home-court advantage and continue to wait and see.

While following the team's daily training, Hansen also watched the Heat's playoff game videos in advance in the evening.

After the first round, he basically didn't waste too much energy and he was already sure that the key to their season was the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Heat are very strong.

This is Han Sen's true feeling after watching the video.

Although Gasol and Wade's influence on the court will inevitably decline due to their age, there are too many people who can play on this Heat team.

Joe Johnson also performed quite well after joining.

In other words, when you play with stronger teammates, you will face less defensive pressure and scoring will naturally become easier.

The internal conflicts that this type of team fears the most are suppressed because Riley is in charge.

Durant's condition this season is also the real peak of his career. He can run, jump and shoot like in the past, and he is experienced and emotionally stable.

Han Sen realized it belatedly, and that was that Durant had left the Thunder early and had not been severely beaten, so he did not suffer a fractured right foot.

For a moment, Hansen felt that he should have induced Guy to come to Cleveland.

However, he quickly rejected that idea, because if he really did that, what would be the difference between him and James?
The championship is important, but the way you win is equally important.

Moreover, this is also the way Han Sen continues to improve his strength.

In fact, he has very few talents left that he needs to exchange in the black fan system, but his strength still has room for improvement.

Because the system only provides talent, but there is no end to learning technology.

As long as you are stronger tomorrow than you are today, there will be no opponent you cannot defeat.

The next day, the Cavaliers faced the Raptors for the first time.

Theoretically speaking, the Raptors only won two fewer games than the Cavaliers in the regular season, and their strength is very close to that of the Cavaliers.

But in fact, just like a basketball game is not a simple math problem, the strength between teams cannot be simply compared in this way.

If you compare the Raptors to the Pacers, they are a team with stronger offense but weaker defense.

DeRozan's defense is at best league average, and they don't have a strong enough inside help defender, which means they can't limit Hansen and Irving as well as the Pacers.

As for offense, in Game 1, Hansen was defending DeRozan.

DeRozan's playing style is much more classical than Hansen's in the Grizzlies. He basically has no three-point shooting ability, and like Gay, because of his lack of absolute speed, if he has the ball and plays one-on-one, he can only rely on rhythm to shake off his opponent and shoot.

Therefore, when Han Sen faced him, his one-on-one play was basically ineffective, and he could only rely on off-ball movement and fast break scoring to score.

This kind of offensive style will obviously greatly limit the help he can bring to the Raptors.

In Game 1, the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 112-84.

DeRozan performed terribly under Hansen's defense, scoring only 8 points in the whole game and was only allowed 6 shots.

Although these are the data for three quarters, one can already fully feel the defensive pressure that Hansen brought to DeRozan.

By G2, the situation had not changed.

Raptors head coach Casey added more tactics and more shots for DeRozan in G2, and his personal data increased to 20 points.

However, he only made 21 of 6 shots, and the Raptors still lost to the Cavaliers 89-105.

0-2, both were big defeats. The threat posed by the Raptors to the Cavaliers is, to a certain extent, even less than that of the previous Pacers.

After the first two games, the two sides will move to Toronto to continue the game.

It was also at this time that the league announced the season's DPOY award.

Han Sen did not win the MVP this season and missed the chance to win the MVP three times in a row, but he successfully won the DPOY title for the second consecutive year!

Although Hansen's defensive statistics this season are not as exaggerated as last season, because he has more physical energy to invest more on the defensive end after being delegated, he has contributed more defensive scenes on the court than last season.

Moreover, this season the Cavaliers' defensive efficiency value entered the top five in the league for the first time, which made him more worthy of the election.

After successfully winning the title again, he also surpassed Jordan and became the second outside player to do so after Sidney Moncrief.

As for Moncrief, that dates back to the 80s, when the NBA had just established the DPOY award.

The award at that time was a bit inflated because there were few candidates. As a guard, Moncrief averaged only about 2 steals per game for two consecutive seasons, and his blocks were negligible.

Therefore, Han Sen's achievement was still very shocking.

That night at the Scotiabank Arena, the live camera was always on Hansen.

It's not just because of Han Sen's achievements, but also because of Han Sen's performance here three months ago.

Hansen still remembers vividly the scene of winning the three-point contest, dunk contest and All-Star Game in Toronto.

In the hearts of Maple Leaf Country fans, Hansen is the god of basketball.

However, after the game started, with the cheers of Maple Leaf Country fans, the Raptors played completely differently from the past two games.

DeRozan struggled against Hansen in the past two games, and Lowry wasn't much better.

Irving's improved defense also greatly suppressed his performance.

After the first two games, fans joked that they were "trash brothers".

As the name suggests, it means playing like garbage.

But after returning to his home court, Lowry increased his outside shots, and every shot was accurate. After using the outside threat to force Irving to press forward defensively, his breakthrough threat also increased.

On DeRozan's side, the pressure Hansen put on defense did not decrease much, but he was always able to make the shot.

It was also at this moment that Han Sen confirmed one thing, that is, DeRozan did have some psychological problems.

Because only players with that kind of problem will have such a big difference in performance at home and away.

最终猛龙队这对“垃圾兄弟”，一个三分7中4拿到35分，另外一个则是23投14中拿到32分。

With their efforts, the Raptors defeated the Cavaliers 114-108 to get back one point.

At the press conference after the game, a reporter asked Hansen about his defensive problems during the game.

"You just got the DPOY and encountered such a situation. Does this bother you?" This is a reporter from ESPN.

This sentence can be indirectly understood as questioning the selection result of Hansen DPOY.

You should know that Leonard of the Spurs and Green of the Warriors have both been highly popular this season.

"No, I hope they keep doing this."

Han Sen's answer not only surprised the reporter who asked the question, but also confused the other reporters.

Is Han Sen a masochist?

The answer is of course no.

In the first two games, the Raptors did not offer much resistance to the Cavaliers, which made it difficult for the Cavaliers to get into shape.

If they go to play against the Heat in this state, they will probably suffer a heavy blow at the start.

Now the Raptors are putting pressure on the Cavaliers, which is a good thing for the Cavaliers.

It's like riding a horse. If the horse doesn't resist, you will feel bored. But when the horse starts to resist desperately, that's when you get excited.

In Game 4 of the series, the Scotiabank Arena was still packed.

What can be clearly felt is that the enthusiasm of the fans is much higher than in the previous game.

In addition, some Maple Leaf Country celebrities came to the scene, such as the famous rapper "Drake" Drake, who directly wore DeRozan's No. 10 jersey.

The Pacers' regretful loss in Game 3 made their victory in Game 4 seem meaningless.

After all, it is completely impossible to turn the tables when you are 0-3 behind. Not to mention the opponent, even I don’t believe it.

But the 1 to 2 situation is completely different, because as long as they can hold on to one more home court, the Cavaliers will be forced into a decisive battle, and the two sides will be in a - situation.

So this home court is very important and worth looking forward to.

In addition, Casey made adjustments to the lineup in this game. He let Biyombo, who performed well in the previous game, replace Valanciunas as the starter.

Biyombo also jumped for the ball for the Raptors in the opening minutes.

Lowry hit a three-pointer from the outside in his first attack, continuing his excellent touch from the previous game.

After Irving and Jokic's pick-and-roll, they broke through to the basket and shot, but the shot was blocked by Biyombo and went wide of the basket.

Like Ibaka, Biyombo is from Congo and has similar attributes, being super black, rough and hard.

However, unlike Ibaka, he has no shooting range at all, and can basically only do pick-and-roll and roll to get the ball on offense.

But what makes him better than Valanciunas is his defense. Not only can he protect the rim in the low post, but he also has good mobility in assisting defense.

After DeRozan and Lowry rebounded and the team's offense improved, the Raptors needed such adjustments to improve their defensive strength.

But just as Biyombo was about to turn around to grab the defensive rebound, a black shadow fell from the sky.

"Oh!"

Han Sen slammed the ball into the basket with one hand through Biyombo, and the scene suddenly became abuzz.

It was as if they were suddenly pulled back to the dunk contest.

And in the Cavaliers' next offensive round, Hansen received the ball and broke through Biyombo after the Jokic pick-and-roll, and performed a 360-degree turn in the air and a layup against the opponent.

Although everyone had seen Han Sen's incredible 360 ​​from the free throw line in the dunk contest, when Han Sen made this move, the scene inevitably erupted in a huge uproar again.

After the first two rounds, the fans of Maple Leaf Country have fully felt the difference of Han Sen tonight.

Casey also sensed it, and in the next defensive round he stood up and signaled to double-team Hansen.

But unfortunately, the Raptors did not have the defensive resources like the Pacers. Hansen turned around and shot again at the baseline before the double-team.

And when Casey made a bold attempt to double-team Hansen at the three-point line, Hansen's pass went straight through the defense and sent the ball to Irving.

After Irving got the ball, he shot three-pointers without hesitation.

Obviously, the other players on the Cavaliers are no pushovers either.

Casey is facing a more troublesome problem than Sam Mitchell of the Raptors did back then.

Mitchell had formulated a strategy to defend Kobe one-on-one before the game, but if he doesn't do that now against Hansen, the Raptors will lose even faster.

There are two ways to die, and you have to choose one.

Casey ended up making the same choice as Mitchell.

Because allowing other players to put their energy into offense rather than defense can ensure the Raptors' offensive success rate.

And the defensive strategies can be summarized into only two types: either double-team the ball handler to limit his shots, or use rotation tactics to consume the opponent's energy.

At the end of the first quarter, Hansen scored 20 points in the quarter and the Cavaliers led 32-24.

In the second quarter, Hansen's touch was poor and he only scored 10 points in the quarter. The score at the end of the half was 55 to 50.

The Cavaliers still led, but the gap was smaller than in the first quarter.

This also made Casey believe that his strategy was correct.

After returning from the halftime break, the Cavaliers put out a five-small lineup.

The advantage of the five-small lineup lies in speed, and when the speed started to increase, the Raptors' defense began to fall behind.

To put it bluntly, the Raptors still don't have enough defensive resources.

When the Pacers could use Allen and George to defend Hansen, they only had Carroll and DeRozan.

In positional warfare, Carroll could still use his physical fitness to hold off Hansen, but in defensive counterattacks, his speed was simply not up to par.

Halfway through the third quarter, Jokic protected the defensive rebound and passed it to Irving. Irving quickly broke through the frontcourt and threw the ball directly into the air on the other side. Hansen grabbed the ball directly in the air and performed an alley-oop windmill slam dunk.

This made the Maple Leaf fans at the scene hold their heads in their hands.

And when Han Sen's stats for the night were played, and they saw the score of 44, they suddenly realized something:
Will they become the background again?
(End of this chapter)