Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 319 James was terrified

The Cavaliers arrived in Los Angeles the day before the finals.

Malone did not arrange team training on that day, but gave the players a day off.

Of course, he also reminded his teammates not to go out and have fun. After all, this is Los Angeles, a place full of decadence and luxury.

Han Sen chose to rest in the hotel, but found that he couldn't fall asleep.

He went out and called Cunningham to go to the practice hall at Staples Center.

Unexpectedly, before entering, they heard the sound of ball practice inside.

After entering, I found that Kobe and his trainer were doing shooting practice there.

Moreover, the front of his clothes sticks to the back, which must be due to training for quite some time.

It seems that Han Sen is not the only one who can't sleep tonight.

Han Sen didn't go over to say hello and just started practicing shooting.

When he was resting on the sidelines after practicing for a while, Kobe took the initiative to walk towards him.

After a simple hello, Kobe sat down and chatted with him, like an old friend who hadn't seen him for a long time.

This feeling made Han Sen a little uncomfortable, as he was not that close to Kobe.

On the contrary, as the league's number one anti-fan, the number of times he has criticized Kobe is second only to James.

But it is not difficult to understand. There is a saying in the University of East China that "a dying man speaks good words". The countdown of Kobe's career is about to end.

Moreover, Hansen also helped Kobe in disguise in this year's All-Star Game.

"Kobe, you have to be careful of LeBron!" Seeing Kobe showing kindness, Han Sen couldn't help but remind him.

Kobe looked puzzled.

"DW was just too kindhearted back then, and as you can see, he was dismissed from his military power by 8 points. As for this person, it is difficult to change one's nature."

Is Kobe stupid? Of course not.

Even if one's emotional intelligence was not high when he was young, he has experienced everything he should have experienced when he is about to retire, and he can still hear this level of alienation tactics.

Han Sen is already the best in the league, but he still has a lot of bad intentions.

"I'll keep a close eye on you." Kobe didn't respond to Han Sen's words, but changed the subject.

"I'm different. I'll keep a close eye on LeBron. If LeBron can't get any stats, he won't defend well."

Han Sen's words left Kobe completely speechless. He finally understood that Han Sen had no intention of talking to him properly.

After a brief chat, Kobe left the training hall first.

Han Sen also stood up and continued the second round of training.

But after he had practiced for a while, people came to the gym again.

The person who came this time surprised him a little.

It turned out to be Williams and West.

Including Cunningham who came with him before, all the old Cavaliers are now present.

"You guys can't sleep either?"

The two nodded in unison.

What James said before was tantamount to denying the years when he was competing for the championship with the Cavaliers. In fact, it was also a roundabout way of denying all the people on that team. It would be strange if they could fall asleep.

But this is just right. Shooting alone won't help you learn anything. Their coming is just the right time to play a 22- confrontation.

But they had just played two games when someone else came.

And the person who came in was something Hansen had never expected.

This kid Jokic actually took the initiative to work overtime!

But there’s no need to ask this guy, his reason is definitely his horse.

The condition that Han Sen agreed to was the championship, which was within reach and he had to fight for it.

Then after a while Owen came too.

He was so excited about beating James that he couldn't sleep.

Well, Malone’s original intention was not to let the players be too nervous, and to have a relaxed attitude to face the finals.

But now his kindness was in vain.

On the opening day of the finals, not only the league officials but also the media's publicity and promotion reached its peak.

The Warriors' unexpected elimination brought the Cavaliers-Warriors War 2.0 to an abrupt end, but it led to the ultimate showdown between UA and Nike in the finals.

This does not determine the ownership of a championship, but the change of power in the league.

Their overwhelming publicity, coupled with Kobe's last dance, made this year's finals set a new ratings record the moment it arrived.

The grandfathers at the Staples Center were also unusually enthusiastic.

During the pre-match warm-up, in addition to the home team players, the live camera was frequently given to Han Sen.

Although he has not yet brought a championship to Cleveland, Hansen's performance in the Cavaliers' two playoffs was completely phenomenal, the kind that even Jordan would have to stand aside.

How to limit Hansen is the key to whether the Lakers can win the finals.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

Cavaliers: Irving, Hansen, Tucker, TT, Jokic
Lakers: Deron, Kobe, James, Love, Mozgov

It must be said that the Lakers' lineup is simply an enhanced version of the Cavaliers in "history", so it is not too unfair for the Warriors to lose.

Mozgov jumped to win the ball for the Lakers. In the Lakers' first attack, James came up and ran into the inside with Mozgov for a dunk.

But then Irving passed Deron and broke into the inside, forcing Mozgov to come up and defend, and then assisted TT to score under the basket.

After five minutes of play, the score was tied at 10.

After several rounds of playoffs, Jokic's rim protection ability has improved a bit, but he is still clearly unable to cope with the impact of the technological version of James.

However, Deron of the Lakers also looked embarrassed on the court.

The Lakers' lineup is easily reminiscent of the F4 of that year. The situation of Deron, the starting point guard, cannot be said to be somewhat similar to that of Payton, but can only be said to be exactly the same.

On paper, they are a reinforcement against the Lakers, which looks very intimidating.

But in reality, they both do more harm than good to the Lakers.

When Payton came to the Lakers, the Lakers were playing the triangle offense.

There are only three things a triangle offense point guard needs to do: carry the ball, feed the ball, and create space.

This is something Fisher is best at, but Payton is not.

Payton is good at holding the ball, organizing the game and breaking through to pass the ball.

It can be said that except for defense, Payton was not more suitable for that Lakers team than Fisher.

But because of his fame, Payton had to be the starter for that Lakers team.

The same goes for Deron.

The ball possession of this Lakers team is concentrated on Janko, especially James.

The most suitable point guard for James is Dellavedova, who can defend 3D players with stable three-point shooting.

But Deron is best at pick-and-roll with the ball. He is not very good if you ask him to play without the ball.

And what's more important is defense. His lateral movement in his peak period was relatively slow among guards. This is why although he was called "eating, sleeping and playing with Paul" by fans, in fact, he and Paul had a lot of conflicts.

Not to mention his lateral movement ability has been further impaired by a knee injury.

But because of his fame and the starting conditions the Lakers offered to attract him to join, he must be the starter of the Lakers.

Irving doesn't even need to call for a pick-and-roll when playing against him.

What Han Sen said to Kobe last night was all nonsense, but what Kobe said was the truth. He was indeed doing his best to guard Han Sen at the beginning of the game.

But now, he had no choice but to switch defense to Irving.

Of course, the person who defends Han Sen cannot be Deron. Deron is easily passed by Irving, and defending Han Sen is even more of a gift.

Seeing James coming in front of him, Han Sen immediately became excited. Malone arranged for him to defend Kobe tonight because in Malone's eyes, letting Kobe find his touch was more dangerous than letting James score.

I couldn't match up with James on defense, but now I can match up with him on offense.

After holding the ball with one hand and gesturing for the opponent to move away, Hansen gave James the smile of a former teammate.

Fake shot, change of direction breakthrough, fake shot after quick stop, turn around and step up and down.

James' reaction speed is very fast thanks to his technology, but his weight is there, and every fake move of Han Sen can be directly transformed into a shot, so it is impossible for James not to jump with him.

So, in the eyes of the fans, although James was not shaken off until the very end, he was still being played around like a monkey.

There was also a commotion at the scene.

James turned to Kobe and looked for help.

I can't defend this!

He thought he could do it during the Christmas war, but reality slapped him hard in the face.

Kobe ignored James's gaze.

It's not easy for James to defend Hansen, but is it easy to defend Irving?

Irving is faster than Hansen, and James will only be faster.

James was angry but didn't dare to vent it, so he could only vent it on the offensive end. After the pick-and-roll, he rushed into the inside and caused TT to foul and go to the free throw line.

After seeing that Jokic couldn't be defended, Malone had TT switch to defend Mozgov.

It’s just that when the technological version of James rushes forward, it’s still difficult to stop him unless you have a Howard under the basket.

As a last resort, Malone called Hansen over while James was shooting free throws.

When Han Sen walked back to the free throw line and stood there, he looked at James with another smile like his former teammate.

This made James feel uneasy.

This is definitely not going to be good.

James made one of two free throws, helping the Lakers keep the score close.

Hansen continued to attack James, and before the Lakers' weak-side defense could come up, he chose to break through, change direction, and then stop and shoot from mid-range.

James tried hard to block it but couldn't reach it.

However, the basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

James breathed a sigh of relief when he looked back and saw this scene in the air.

At least he didn't let Han Sen score consecutively over him.

But soon his eyes widened again.

Because he found that Han Sen suddenly broke into his field of vision.

Didn’t Han Sen just finish shooting the ball?!

James' eyes were full of disbelief.

With his incredible eyes, Hansen grabbed the offensive rebound and then scored a layup before the Lakers could make up for it.

James's technology is still useful. If Han Sen's attack just now was replaced by the previous James, he would have created complete shooting space.

But at Han Sen's level, he already knows whether the ball can be made or not the moment he shoots.

So he took the initiative and completed the second attack.

"Stay focused, LeBron." Kobe came over and reminded James.

You have to concentrate fully on defending Hansen. James had a chance to make a second defensive move just now.

James' cheeks puffed up.

But he didn't dare to refute anything. After all, Kobe was strict with his teammates and even stricter with himself.

He can only vent his anger on the offensive end.

He played very well offensively tonight...

Wait, why is Han Sen guarding him? !
The uneasiness brought by Han Sen's smile at the free throw line just now was confirmed at this moment.

He knew that Han Sen had no good intentions!

Without saying a word, he threw the ball to Kobe, then moved to the weak side with his hands on his hips.

Although he didn't dare to refute Kobe, it was impossible for him not to have some resentment in his heart.

After all, he had defended hard enough just now, and almost succeeded.

After receiving the ball, Kobe signaled to move away and play one-on-one against Tucker.

Kobe didn't know what James was thinking. In his opinion, when Hansen switched defense on James, he needed to step up and score.

"Kobe is so easy to talk about. He should be the one guarding me, but he forced you to guard me instead."

James said nothing.

But he didn't refute.

Kobe broke through Tucker's inside shot and scored, and also caused Tucker to commit a defensive foul.

After scoring the goal, Kobe clenched his fists in front of him and made a fierce celebration gesture, which also caused the Staples Center to boil.

Just like he said before the game, he will do everything he can to win this finals.

That determination also made him play more resolutely than in previous series.

"Tsk tsk, he makes you defend the hardest thing to do, and also makes you attack the hardest thing to do. He is the smartest one."

Han Sen couldn't help but shake his head. As a former teammate who had fought together with him, he really felt sorry for James.

James remained silent.

But he frowned.

Kobe made the free throw.

The two sides tied at 14.

Hansen continued to hold the ball.

He reached out to call out Jokic’s pick-and-roll.

But before Jokic came up, he suddenly changed direction and passed James.

James was obviously distracted on defense after being disturbed by Hansen's continuous psychological tactics.

By the time he came to his senses, Han Sen was already speeding up to break through.

After seeing that it was too late to catch up, James gave up chasing.

Jokic's reaction at this time fully demonstrated his high basketball IQ. When he was halfway through his run and saw Hansen suddenly break through, he blocked Mozgov on the spot.

Now there was only Los Angeles air between Hansen and the basket.

"Oh!"

He jumped straight into the air and slammed the ball into the basket with a gliding tomahawk dunk.

The scene was agitated.

After James switched defense to Han Sen, Han Sen scored 6 points in a row!
Especially the dunk just now, James didn't react at all.

After landing, Han Sen did not open his hands to James as usual, but turned his head to look at Kobe who was trying to assist in defense under the basket and said:
"Kobe, I told you! LeBron can't defend well when he can't score!"

Han Sen's voice was loud, not only Kobe heard it, but James also heard it.

He was stunned for a moment.

No, he defended it!
But Han Sen is too cunning. He uses psychological attacks and pretends to call for pick-and-rolls. What can he do?
But before he had the chance to say anything, he saw Kobe giving him a death glare.

James' heart couldn't help but tighten.

He could feel that Kobe now had the urge to stab him.

(End of this chapter)