Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 64: Stealing the show, I'm a professional
At the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Cavaliers 51-45, and the two sides were evenly matched.

Kobe scored 17 points in the first half and James also scored 14 points. This half met the fans' expectations for the 23VS24 topic.

Han Sen also seized the few opportunities he had, scoring 3 points with 3 of 7 shots.

During the halftime break, Brown was standing in the office preparing game information for the second half.

During the 20-minute break at halftime, the first 5 minutes are for the players to relax, the next 10 minutes are for the coach to arrange tactics, and the last 5 minutes are for preparation.

Just then, someone knocked on his office door.

"Come in." He called out as he continued to tidy up.

The door opened and Malone appeared at the door.

"He has something to tell you." Ma Long said as he walked aside to make way for Han Sen behind him.

Brown checked the time. He knew that Malone and Hansen had a good relationship, so he nodded.

Han Sen entered the room and Ma Long closed the door.

The atmosphere in the room was a little awkward. The last time the two of them were alone face to face was in the gym, and what happened then was not pleasant at all.

"You told me last time that we should communicate internally if there was anything." Han Sen got straight to the point.

Brown stopped what he was doing after hearing this. He was very touched by Han Sen's belated respect. He motioned for Han Sen to sit down and talk.

"I'm in good shape and need more ball possession." Hansen walked to the opposite side of Brown's desk but did not sit down.

Brown looked embarrassed when he heard this.

Han Sen is the starter now. When he is the starter, the ball is in James' hands most of the time, and in O'Neal's hands a small part of the time. Even if he wants to give it to him, he can't.

"I know your difficulties, so I want to come on as a substitute in the second half." Han Sen acted understanding at this moment.

Brown looked at Hansen in surprise, as if it was the first day he met him.

Is this still the unruly guy he knows who goes against James?
"But I have a condition." Fortunately, Han Sen's next words made him feel more at ease.

"Tell me about it." Brown sat down first.

"When I come on as a substitute, I have to have the ball."

"Okay." Brown nodded. Han Sen's request was not excessive at all.

"I'm done." Han Sen then turned and left the office.

Brown was stunned for a moment, and when Hansen left, he couldn't help laughing.

In fact, starting from the game against the Celtics, Hansen proved that he has the ability to attack with the ball.

This was also demonstrated in the breakthrough over Kobe in the first half tonight.

However, the existing rotation arrangement cannot fully utilize Han Sen's abilities.

But if Han Sen is willing to be a substitute tonight, then the problem will be solved.

He cannot go against James' wishes, and he has no ability to influence the management's decision, but as a head coach, how could he not want to win?

In the second half, the Cavaliers adjusted their starting lineup, with Parker replacing Hansen as the starting shooting guard.

"Mike Brown also realized that No. 77 couldn't limit Kobe."

In the commentary booth, Mark Jackson made another analysis.

Under Hansen's defense, Kobe scored 16 points in the first half.

But he was immediately slapped in the face.

Because Kobe exploded at the beginning of the second half.

He first hit a pull-up jump shot against Parker at the baseline, then hit a mid-range shot from the high right position with the help of Gasol's pick-and-roll, then rushed to grab the frontcourt rebound and broke into the inside, causing damage to O'Neal, and made both free throws at the free throw line.

In just two minutes, Kobe had scored 6 points.

These two minutes perfectly illustrate what it means that there is no harm without comparison.

Hansen really couldn't defend Kobe, but under his defense, Kobe only made 14 of 6 shots in the first half.

But now that Parker is on defense, it’s not a question of whether or not the defense can be defended, but how to defend.

Brown suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He was wondering why Han Sen suddenly asked to be a substitute, which was purely embarrassing for him!

But now everyone has to admit that Hansen has become an indispensable player for the Cavaliers. Without him, the Cavaliers' perimeter defense has directly declined to a level.

Moreover, Kobe is not acting recklessly now. After scoring consecutively and forcing the Cavaliers to double-team him, he uses this distraction to feed the ball to his teammates.

Even when he didn't have the ball, he was running without the ball on the weak side to tie down the Cavaliers' defense.

当时间来到这一节的9分钟，场上的比分已经变成了77比59，湖人队打出26比14的单节比分，已经把分差拉开到了18分。

The Cavaliers are now in a state of "Cavaliers Collapse".

Both sides entered rotation at this time. Kobe and Gasol of the Lakers were substituted off to rest, and James of the Cavaliers was also substituted off.

Han Sen was substituted at this time.

The lineups of both teams at this time are: Lakers: Farmar, Shannon Brown, Vujacic, Odom, Bynum
Phil Jackson even sent the "team grass" Vujacic to the court. If the Lakers were not used to rotating three tall players in the interior, I'm afraid that the "nuclear weapon" DJ Mbenga would have appeared on the court at this time.

Cavaliers: West, Hansen, Moon, Cunningham, Ilgauskas

Although Brown was given a warning by Hansen, he still kept his promise to Hansen.

When Han Sen came on stage, he looked refreshed.

Does he want to win?

The answer to this question is the same as when he played against the University of Michigan in the NCAA. If there is a chance, who would not want to win? But after being deprived of the opportunity to play at the last moment, whether he can win or not is no longer up to him.

Therefore, what he wanted to do now was to speed up the process of reaching the bottleneck of [Lingbo Weibu].

Becoming stronger is more effective than anything else.

The Cavaliers got the ball, West held the ball and signaled a pick-and-roll tactic at the No. 2 position.

Hansen came out of the pick-and-roll to receive the ball, and Odom switched defense to him.

During this period, Odom was not yet addicted to flour and was still full of energy on the court.

Han Sen made a fake shot, received the ball, changed direction and accelerated to break through on the left.

Although Odom is known as a versatile player, he is an inside player after all and his pace cannot keep up with Hansen.

In addition, Cunningham and Ilgauskas are both inside players with shooting ability, and they both moved to the high post.

When Han Sen broke through, only Vujacic came to assist in the defense inside.

The moment he saw the Lakers' grass, Hansen rushed up without any hesitation.

Vujacic is handsome, his girlfriend is tennis goddess Maria Sharapova, which is enough to say it all, and his free throw shooting is so accurate that you can always believe every ball he shoots from the free throw line.

But the most classic thing about his defense is this: he defends very hard, but he can't defend against anyone.

Vujacic tried hard to rush towards Hansen, but he soon realized that something was wrong.

Because Han Sen completely ignored him and flew into the air.

"Oh!"

Hansen slammed the ball into the basket with both hands through Vujacic.

The huge impact force knocked Vujacic out of the baseline, and Hansen swung around the basket before landing.

With the team trailing by a large margin, Hansen's dunk greatly boosted the team's morale.

Bynum's strong attack in the interior was blocked, Ilgauskas grabbed the defensive rebound and threw the ball directly to Hansen who had already rushed out of the three-point line.

Hansen was so aware of the fast break that only Brown from the Lakers had time to catch up.

The two chased all the way from the backcourt to the frontcourt. At this time, a group of people on the Lakers bench, including Kobe, stood up.

Brown had a stunning chase-down block against the Hawks last year (although it was called for a foul).

When Han Sen quickly attacked the front court, he also felt a strong sense of crisis coming from behind.

He made a quick layup, but a shadow covered his head the moment he shot.

Brown not only jumps high, but also jumps very fast.

Hansen went straight into the air to get closer to Brown, and at the same time grabbed the ball with his right hand and made a pull-up shot.

His big hands and improved body coordination allowed him to successfully avoid Brown's blocking hand and put the ball into the basket steadily after pulling up the lever.

After landing, Hansen turned around and faced the Lakers bench, clenched his right fist in front of him, and pouting his lips in a Kobe-style celebration.

Playing against Vujacic or Brown won't help him, the person he needs is Kobe.

The scene was agitated.

In the first half, Hansen's performance was more on the defensive end, but this time after coming on as a substitute, his presence on the offensive end was fully felt.

Under Hansen's leadership, the Cavaliers' morale has completely returned, and their defense on the field is very effective.

Odom made a breakthrough pass, and Farmar's shot from the outside was blocked by Hansen's backup defense and went wide, and the Lakers' attack failed again.

However, this time the Lakers retreated very quickly, and the Cavaliers advanced to the frontcourt with a fast break and then switched to the position.

Hansen held the ball and played pick-and-roll with Ilgauskas. After his hands got warmed up, he shot directly from the outside after the pick-and-roll.

Bynum was afraid of Hansen's breakthrough and rushed to the ball too late.

This shot was almost uninterrupted, Han Sen's entire rhythm was very smooth, and the basketball went into the net.

66:77.

After Hansen launched a 7-0 offensive, the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to 11 points.

The camera was unsurprisingly focused on Han Sen again, and his performance tonight was shown on the large LED screen.

6投6中，1罚1中，14分3板2抢断，并且没有失误。

"No. 77 was Mr. percent tonight. He changed the situation."

Mark Jackson finally changed his tune.

There was only one minute left until the end of the third quarter.

But at this moment, the whistle sounded on the sidelines and Kobe returned to the court with his jersey tucked in.

There was a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene, that was the sound of welcoming the heroes.

Kobe started off by playing one-on-one against Hansen, then made a breakthrough layup after facing the basket and scored with a difficult pull-up shot.

Hansen's shot put enough pressure on Kobe, but Kobe was in excellent form tonight.

However, what was unexpected was that Han Sen turned around and signaled to move away to play one-on-one against Kobe.

This time, there was no way to stop the booing at the scene.

It's clearly 23VS24, but Han Sen is trying to steal the show!

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