Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 385 Han Sen, do you really want me to join you?

At the end of this substitute transition period, the score on the field was 35 to 41.

Durant scored consecutively after returning in the second quarter, but the Cavaliers' offensive momentum remained unabated.

With Rose's cut-in and JR's three-pointer, the Cavaliers played very well in this period.

As shown at the beginning of the second quarter, the Cavaliers' offense did not rely on Hansen's singles, but on Hansen's support.

Hansen has outstanding scoring ability, but he can do more than just score. With his top-notch passing ability, he can revitalize the team like "Magic" Johnson.

Moreover, Han Sen's choice of back-to-the-basket attacking method not only attracts double-teaming, but also saves energy.

So after this transition period, Stevens was completely defeated by Malone tonight.

On a tactical level, Stevens and Malone are both in great form. It's like two players with excellent offensive abilities, and the key to who beats the other is who gets the first move.

Before it was Stevens, now it's Malone's turn.

And because Han Sen's physical energy was not greatly depleted, he did not leave the court to rest in this quarter.

Jokic was not substituted back into the game until there were seven minutes left in the second quarter.

After resting for 8 minutes on the sidelines, he came back with plenty of energy.

The Cavaliers returned to their first quarter style of play.

However, Stevens made targeted defenses against Jokic, which suppressed Jokic's performance.

Fortunately, Wade and Hansen played well in off-ball offense.

53 to 55, the Cavaliers ended the half with a slight lead.

The two teams seemed evenly matched in terms of score, but the Cavaliers were clearly the more advantageous side in the first half.

You know, in order to catch up with the score difference in the transition period between the bench and the bench, Stevens used several core players obviously more than before.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Cavaliers' offensive focus in the first half was on Jokic, and Hansen rarely played one-on-one with the ball.

This is a very dangerous signal for the Celtics.

Sure enough, when he returned in the third quarter, Han Sen began his performance.

In other words, the rest of the Cavaliers had done enough in the first half, and it was time for him to step up and finish the game.

In the third quarter, Kuzma still replaced TT in the starting lineup, and Hansen started a lot of singles with the ball.

When what was supposed to come finally came, Stevens' heart finally settled and he began to become very conflicted.

Because the purpose of one-on-one defense is to consume Han Sen. Han Sen consumes a lot of energy when holding the ball throughout the court, but in the half court it is pure enjoyment.

But if Hansen is double-teamed, he will revitalize the team's offense like he did in the second quarter.

You have to know that another result of the Cavaliers' other players playing more in the first half was that they were in good shape.

In the end, Stevens first used a single defense method in the first half of the third quarter, and when he found that it didn't work, he double-teamed Hansen.

Just after he chose to attack Hansen from both sides, he found that things were somewhat different from what he expected.

Han Sen did not activate the team like he did in the second quarter. He had already found his touch in the first half of the game, and when facing a double-team, he was more likely to choose to turn around in advance and launch an attack from one side.

This allows him to get to the basket faster.

Whether it's a strong shot or creating damage, he always finds a way to score.

The emotions of Cleveland fans also reached a climax in this quarter.

They were not able to witness Hansen's 86 points against the Celtics because the game was in Boston, but now they saw it back home.

The Celtics can't stop Hansen at all!
Hansen scored 30 points in a single quarter, the second time in his career that he scored 30+ points in a single quarter. This also made him and Kobe the only two players in history to do this.

Of course, if we add that one of these achievements was in the playoffs, then Hansen would be the only one in history!

But in fact, Hansen is also the first player in history to achieve this achievement in the playoffs.

Originally, the score difference between the two teams at halftime was only 2 points, but after this quarter it had become 14 points.

By the fourth quarter, the Celtics' performance had plummeted.

This was partly because Stevens had overused his core players before, but more importantly, his mentality was shattered by Hansen.

30 points in a single quarter in the playoffs, how can a human being do that?!

That feeling is like when two armies are fighting each other and it is hard to determine the winner, a humanoid Gundam suddenly appears on the enemy side and sweeps away a large area, destroying everyone who sees it.

In the end, the Cavaliers relied on the huge advantage of 60 to 45 in the second half to defeat the Celtics 115 to 98 at home and won this crucial decisive battle.

Hansen contributed 48 points in three quarters, creating a classic game similar to Kobe's 62 points in three quarters.

Before the game was over, fans on social media had already shown a pattern of collective worship.

"I didn't witness the era of Jordan, but I witnessed the era of Hansen. This is the greatest legend, no doubt about it!"

"No matter how glorious their past is, it can't help them defeat their current opponents. Just like when they met Michael Jordan, Boston has once again been thrown into an endless hell!"

"This is not only the misfortune of Boston, but also the misfortune of the top teams of the same era, whether it is the Heat or the Celtics, they are strong enough, but they appeared at the wrong time."

"It would be fine if you didn't say it. After you said it, I found that KD is really miserable, even worse than LeBron. Wherever he is, it's a super team, but he can't beat Hansen every time. It hurts so much!"

"Han Sen's retirement ceremony couldn't start without KD!"

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3 to 2, after winning the decisive battle, the Cavaliers only have one qualifying game left before the finals.

As for the Celtics, they are in the same situation as last season.

If they fail to win at home, their season will be over.

Moreover, the Celtics have a stronger lineup this season. If they can't even make it to a Game 76, the blow to the team's morale will not necessarily be less than that of the ers.

To put it bluntly, in the Cavaliers' perception, as long as Hansen is there and Jokic is constantly improving, that will be an indelible cloud hanging over their heads.

This is exactly the same as the Bulls that loomed over the Eastern Conference teams back then.

But Hansen will not retire like Jordan, and of course they don't know that Hansen will leave the Cavaliers in the summer.

For Boston fans, Game 6 of the series started in an almost tragic tone.

It was in this atmosphere that the Celtics played a game that was completely inconsistent with the team culture.

The Celtics were able to win eight consecutive championships in ancient times thanks to the defensive system built around Bill Russell. Even the Boston Big Three won their only championship trophy since the new century by relying on defense.

But on this night, the Celtics didn’t invest much on defense.

In other words, after the last game, Stevens had completely understood one thing, that is, the defensive resources in the hands of the Celtics were not enough to defend against Hansen.

Not to mention that Jokic's low-post offense is now giving them a headache.

It would be better to reduce investment in defense and put all into offense.

After all, the core players of this Celtics team, except Horford, include Irving, Durant and Towns, who are better at offense than defense.

This almost crazy strategic adjustment also had unexpected effects on the G6.

The biggest difference between the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies back then is their defensive level.

When Hansen was on the Grizzlies team, Randolph was the easiest target on defense, but Randolph played the power forward position after all, and the defense of other positions was also strong.

The Cavaliers could not achieve the comprehensive coverage of the Grizzlies, and the Celtics' burst of desire for victory in desperation allowed them to play at an exceptional offensive level.

Throughout the game, they scored 135 points!
You have to know that this is the stage of the divisional finals, and it was in the era when the 24-second offense had not been reformed. It is conceivable to achieve this in the playoffs.

The Celtics won Game 6 and dragged the Eastern Conference Finals into a seventh game.

This result also shows how different they are from last season.

Thomas' offensive ceiling has a limit, but Irving does not, especially after being trained by the Cavaliers and becoming more versatile than in "history."

Coincidentally, in the Western Conference Finals, the Pelicans and Rockets also played to a Game 7.

But their process is completely different from that of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The matchup between the Rockets and the Pelicans is essentially a battle between spear and shield.

The Rockets are the team with the best offensive efficiency this season, while the Pelicans are the team with the best defensive efficiency in the league.

In the first four games, the Rockets scored more than 120 points in two games, and they eventually won the games.

In the remaining two games, they lost to the Pelicans, and in one game they were only defended by the Pelicans to 85 points.

The reason why the argument that "defense wins championships" has more supporters than the argument that "the team that scores more points wins" is essentially because defense is much more stable than offense.

Then the decisive battle in the Western Conference Finals was very interesting. The absolute core players of both sides, James and Harden, performed very averagely, but Gordon, who was signed by the Rockets only last summer, became the deciding factor.

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With a score of 3 to 2, the Rockets seem to be the team with a better chance of advancing.

However, the reality is that in the final moments of the decisive battle, Paul unexpectedly lost his temper, strained his hamstring, and angrily pounded the bench, and was reimbursed for the season.

Then came the Game 6 debacle in New Orleans, where the Rockets lost by almost 30 points.

In addition to the changes in the team's strength, Paul's failure also had an impact on morale.

Although the two sides entered the seventh game, unless a miracle happens, it is a foregone conclusion that the Pelicans will reach the finals for the first time in their history.

Cunningham had previously asked Hansen whether he would prefer to play against the Rockets or the Pelicans in the finals.

But now it seems that the Pelicans will face the Cavaliers or the Celtics in the finals.

The seventh game of the Eastern Conference Finals started first.

The game also set a new season high in ratings.

Whether the Cavaliers' road to dynasty can be successful depends on this decisive night.

Then as soon as the game started that night, the Cavaliers showed their changes.

They played with the highest defensive intensity of the entire series, or even the entire playoffs.

Han Sen's performance was the most obvious among them.

The person he faced at the beginning of the game was Irving, who had a 360° all-round defense.

But after Durant scored consecutively, he immediately switched to Durant.

This is a nostalgic version of the Grizzlies era. Han Sen has logged in again.

Of course, the basis for Hansen to do this is Jokic's growth.

Just like the decisive battle, although he is only a third-year player, his accelerated evolution has enabled him to support the team's offense.

Han Sen's defensive method of blocking the opponent's defense back and forth began to show its great effect as the game progressed.

Just like the Rockets' previous performance in the Western Conference Finals, there is a lot of instability in their offense, and this instability is not only related to their own performance, but also to the opponent's defensive style.

Hansen froze Irving and Durant's offense like a refrigerator, preventing them from scoring continuously, and the instability was naturally magnified.

Stevens' strategic adjustment in the last game can be said to have caught the Cavaliers off guard, but once Malone recovers, it will not be unmanageable.

At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers led the Celtics 46-36, and both teams' halftime scores were the lowest since the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers suddenly switched modes. Hansen no longer focused on defense, but instead started to play a lot of one-on-one games with the ball.

The Celtics were unable to limit Hansen's scoring, and their offense was unable to match up.

After being messed around by Han Sen for half the court, Irving and Durant couldn't get their touch back.

As Hansen scored again and again, the score widened little by little, and the emotions of Cleveland fans also became more and more high.

The familiar scene from a few days ago was played out again, but in a different way.

Malone even arranged for Han Sen to play the entire quarter.

In the last attack of this quarter, Hansen turned with his back to the basket and passed Bradley's defense. He jumped up before the weak-side help defense came up and pulled the ball high with his right hand.

He seemed to be flying at that moment, with his entire arm holding the ball straight, looking like a cobra in an attacking posture, swift and deadly.

Towns under the basket tried to jump out to interfere, but Jokic's beautiful positioning prevented him from jumping out halfway.

By the time he wanted to exert force again, Han Sen had already flown over the basket.

"Oh!"

A one-handed dunk that came from the sky ignited the emotions of the fans at the Quicken Loans Arena, but also brought the Celtics' era to the bottom.

Hansen scored another 24 points in the quarter, and the Cavaliers have expanded their lead to nearly 20 points!
Durant, who was chasing and defending, looked at Hansen who was still hanging above the basket, his eyes full of despair.

He has lost to Han Sen 8 times this season!
Does he really have to join Han Sen's team to win?
(End of this chapter)