Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 372 I’m going to call the police!
Malone's judgment was correct. When the offense and defense changed and JR switched to defend Irving, the Celtics gave up the 15-pick and roll.

Of course, they didn't play a 12-pick-and-roll. Stevens' strategy was to consume Hansen and Jokic at the same time. But you said that it was JR defending Irving, but Irving still insisted on playing a 12-pick-and-roll to match up against Hansen. That was not a strategic consumption, but purely asking for trouble.

Han Sen is liberated on the defensive end and can focus on the offensive end.

And the Cavaliers also need Hansen to continue to play one-on-one in this quarter.

Because although the Celtics gave up the 15-pick and roll, they did not give up on consuming Jokic.

And they have the ability to do so.

Neither Irving nor Durant are both offensive and defensive stars, but their individual singles abilities are full.

And unlike James, they have strong shooting penalty ability, and with Horford's excellent pick-and-roll ability, it is not feasible for Jokic to simply retreat to the basket.

JR's appearance and Covington's presence can indeed limit them to a certain extent, but it is difficult to avoid it completely.

Jokic was consumed a lot on the defensive end, and the help he could provide to the team on the offensive end was bound to be weakened.

But Jokic's strength lies in the fact that he can do a lot on the offensive end.

Unable to attack? Then organize an attack!
This just made Hansen start his crazy scoring mode.

Because whether holding the ball with your back to the basket or facing the basket, it is easy to be double-teamed.

Although Han Sen has the ability to use early turns to complete the shot, the success rate of such an attack is difficult to guarantee.

So when Hansen feels the defensive pressure is great, he will switch to an off-ball offensive mode.

At this time, Jokic, standing at the top of the arc with the ball, is the best assist machine.

He will pass the ball to Hansen at the best time, and all Hansen has to do is use his off-ball running to get rid of Bradley, just like Curry did, and then complete the offense as quickly as possible after receiving the ball.

"I must reiterate that Han was one of the best off-ball shooters in the league during his rookie season." In the commentary booth, O'Neal, Han Sen's former teammate, looked around and gave his partners some scientific advice.

Of course, what he said was all old news. At that time, Han Sen was just a young boy with a talent for three-point shooting. Now, Han Sen has full talents in all aspects, and his off-ball ability is much stronger than it was then.

"Shaq, which combination do you think is stronger, Han and Joker or you and Kobe?" Barkley also seized the opportunity to attack O'Neal.

Because everyone can see that Hansen and Jokic are now moving towards becoming the best duo in history.

But how could it be called O'Neal? He quickly reacted and immediately said with a smile: "Han and Joker are the duo with the best tacit understanding in history."

In terms of performance on the court, at this time it was basically Hansen who played damage output and Jokic who played support, and the two showed tacit understanding and chemical reaction.

O'Neal's move was a way of affirming the opponent while also saving face for himself. After all, in terms of tacit understanding, everyone knows that Kobe plays more independently.

Although he and O'Neal had some wonderful cooperation, there were also many rounds in which O'Neal was ignored and played one-on-one.

At this time, Kobe, who was coaching the new players in Thousand Oaks, sneezed violently.

Although the two are now 5=5, O'Neal is still in the commentary booth.

As they were talking, the final attack had already begun.

Hansen and Jokic were still on the court at this time, and Malone directly arranged for them to play the entire first quarter.

Jokic held the ball at the top of the arc, and Hansen's statistics for the first quarter were also displayed on the large LED screen at the scene.

14投10中，三分4中2，罚球6罚6中，28分2板1助攻。

Hansen's single-quarter score has set a new career high.

And now he has the opportunity to join the historical list of 30+ points in a single quarter.

The Celtics players were also trying their best to chase and intercept Hansen.

No one wants to be someone else's background.

Jokic suddenly took the ball and broke through to the basket.

He didn't attack much in this quarter, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't attack if he had the chance.

His movement also forced the Celtics' defensive attention back.

Because his breakthrough speed was not fast, this also gave the Celtics players time to return to defense.

Especially when there are only a few seconds left before the end of the game.

Jokic broke through to the free throw line. At this time, Olynyk had already retreated to the basket, and Durant and Smart also came to assist in defense.

But at this moment, Jokic did an unexpected move. He actually passed the ball.

With only 3 seconds left in the game, he actually chose to pass the buck!
In last year's Eastern Conference Finals, Hansen gave Jokic a pass called "Trust", and now Jokic returned it!

However, when the camera followed the ball and the fans discovered who he was going to pass the ball to, the exclamations turned into screams.

Because when Jokic was dribbling the ball and attacking to tie down some of the defense, Hansen took advantage of Dedmon's screen and actually got a three-point opportunity!
Catch the ball, shoot, and the whistle blows.

This shot was quite extreme.

However, Han Sen demonstrated his top three-point ability. Although he had no time to adjust, the parabola of the ball after the shot looked very straight.

When the ball passed the highest point and started to fall, the fans' excitement could be heard at the scene.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball went into the net.

31 points!
Han Sen threw himself into another historical list.

At this time, the Cavaliers' bench was in an uproar.

Because Han Sen's data had just been displayed on the LED screen, even if they didn't look at the statistics during the game like James did, they knew that Han Sen scored 30+ in a single quarter.

The scene was also very restless.

The sense of something being extremely wrong that had been there before gradually took shape.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Celtics by 40 points, 29 to 11.

"This is one of the greatest scoring performances in history!"

Barkley has also started to log in his No. 1 Korean fan account in the commentary booth.

Hansen has strong scoring explosiveness and has scored 20+ points in a single quarter more than ten times, but 30+ has a completely different meaning.

This is the type of thing that you don't know until you check it, and you'll be shocked when you do.

In the NBA's many years of history, even if we include the ancient times, there have only been eight players who have scored 30+ points in a single quarter: Chamberlain, George Gervin, Jordan, Maxwell, Kobe, Anthony, Love, and Klay Thompson.

Han Sen is now the ninth.

At this time, fans on social media began to get excited.

30+ in a single quarter, so the whole game must be... 120+?!
Obviously, basketball is not a simple math problem.

If we count the players who have scored 30+ points in a single quarter, most of them did not score high in the whole game. For example, Klay Thompson scored 37 points in a single quarter, the first in history, but he only scored 52 points in the whole game;
Love scored 34 points in the quarter and 40 points in the game;
Anthony scored 33 points in the quarter and 45 points in the game;
Because high-explosive scoring inevitably means rapid consumption of physical energy, which cannot be recovered from all at once.

Moreover, your opponent will definitely target you madly in the next game, and it will be exponentially more difficult for you to continue scoring.

Of course, there is one last point. This kind of high-burst scoring can easily penetrate the opponent in one wave.

For example, Kobe's well-known 62-point game was when he scored 30 points in the third quarter against the Mavericks, which directly ended the game early.

Han Sen is very strong now, but he cannot avoid these.

He didn't return to the game until there were seven minutes left in the second quarter, and he only scored eight points in the quarter.

The Celtics were in hot form in this quarter, and at the end of the half, the two sides were tied at 64.

It wasn't until the end of this quarter that the Boston fans at the scene breathed a sigh of relief.

If Hansen scores 20+ again in the second quarter, they might follow James' example and call the police.

Now looking at it, Hansen only scored 39 points in the first half, which is completely acceptable.

And from a strategic perspective, Irving and Durant took turns to consume Jokic on the offensive end, leaving Hansen to fight alone on the offensive end. Stevens' strategy tonight was also very successful.

After the halftime break, the emotions of the Boston fans at the scene became even more excited.

They had a premonition of victory.

In the third quarter, the Celtics attacked first, and Durant continued to look for Jokic in a mismatch.

However, the Cavaliers made adjustments to their defense at this time. Jokic retreated directly, and Covington went around the screen to interfere with Durant from the side.

It is obvious that Malone is trying to avoid Jokic's consumption on the defensive end. As for some mid-range opportunities, he will give them to him.

However, Durant did not shoot. Instead, he dribbled to the basket and chased Jokic.

In the end, Durant successfully caused Jokic's third defensive foul with a long layup.

Ma Long frowned at this time.

What he was worried about was no longer the game at hand, but the matchup between the two teams in the playoffs.

Basketball is not just about offense. No matter how incredible Jokic's offensive performance is, it cannot cover up his defensive weaknesses, which will also become an obstacle for him to become a greater player.

Durant made both free throws and the Celtics took the lead in the second half.

Hansen and Jokic played pick-and-roll in the frontcourt. Jokic began to sink to the low post and then got into position with his back against Bradley.

The Cavaliers' adjustments on defense and the changes on offense all indicate that Malone doesn't want Hansen to play like he did in the first quarter.

Bradley couldn't defend Jokic, and the Celtics' defense was shrinking inward.

At this moment, Jokic, who was turning around with his back to the ball, threw the ball out again.

The fans' eyes followed the ball and soon found the person who caught it.

It's still Han Sen!

Bradley is fast, and it takes some effort for Hansen to get rid of him, but after he is mismatched with Horford, his counter-run is difficult for Horford to keep up with.

Moreover, Hansen's choice at this time was to play cleanly and neatly. After receiving the ball, he raised his hand and shot a mid-range shot, giving the Celtics no chance to assist in defense.

However, Stevens was not panicking at this time, because Hansen only made 8 of 3 shots in the second quarter and his touch was average.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Han Sen raised his sword and slashed it from mid-range.

You thought Hansen had a bad touch in the second quarter, but actually that was the sequelae of intense physical exhaustion.

Irving and Horford set pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, continuing to consume Jokic.

However, this time Jokic held his hands up and did not make a move. Although Irving made a difficult layup sideways, the purpose of consuming energy was not achieved.

Looking back, Jokic continued to look for mismatches. The Celtics were afraid of Hansen and did not put enough pressure on Jokic in the first place. Jokic seized the opportunity and made an easy layup after turning around.

After the first half, especially the second quarter, Malone knew that the Celtics were in good shape tonight and he couldn't defend them even with all his strength, so he simply sacrificed some defense and played against you.

Judging from the first few rounds after the start of the second half, the results were quite good.

And as the third quarter progressed, Stevens gradually felt something was wrong.

Malone, like in the past, replaced TT with Kuzma as the starter in the third quarter.

Because the Celtics' strategy is to consume Jokic, although Kuzma is facing Towns on the defensive end, his defensive disadvantage is not reflected by not going hard in the low post.

On the other hand, on the offensive end, he was able to completely open up the space just like in the past. When Jokic played in the low post, the Celtics became distracted on the defensive end.

Of course, the most important thing is Han Sen.

Han Sen's shots in the third quarter were not as many as in the first quarter, but his points did not decrease.

Because Hansen played "simple basketball" in this quarter.

After receiving the ball, he either shoots decisively or attacks the basket directly to cause damage.

After playing half a quarter, Hansen made 3 of 3 shots and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring another 10 points.

This is also an adjustment to Hansen's game strategy.

After the second quarter, he also realized that there were some problems with the high-explosive scoring style like in the first quarter, because exceeding the physical limit would inevitably affect subsequent performance.

Especially in the second half, even if he could score again in the third quarter, if he didn't completely widen the score, he would definitely run out of energy in the decisive quarter.

So Hansen cooperated with Jokic in the main attack in this quarter, and he tried to complete the shot in the most energy-saving way possible.

And after recovering most of his physical strength through half-time adjustments, his touch also returned.

As the game continued, the fans at the scene once again felt something was wrong.

Although Hansen was not the main attacker of the Cavaliers in this quarter, he never missed a shot!

With 2 minutes left in the quarter, Malone began his regular rotation. Hansen and Jokic did not play the full quarter as before, but were replaced together to rest.

Of course, this also has to do with the situation on the field.

The Celtics' firepower remained fierce, and the score with the Cavaliers kept rising alternately in this quarter.

Just at this time, the scene was once again filled with noises of unrest.

Because the big LED screen showed Han Sen's statistics for this quarter and the entire game.

韩森在第三节7投7中，罚球9罚9中（包括一次技术犯规罚球），得到23分。

At the end of three quarters, Han Sen's personal statistics were 62 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists!

Now Boston fans really need to call the police!
(End of this chapter)