Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 92 World Famous Paintings (Two in One)

After the timeout, the Cavaliers made a substitution, with Parker coming on to replace James.

And after coming up, it was Hansen instead of Williams who got the ball on the strong side.

As the playoffs progressed, Hansen's performance elevated his tactical position ahead of Williams.

O'Neal is also very familiar with this tactic. After all, the triangle offense was started by him in the low post.

The only difference is that Han Sen's three-point threat is greater, so you don't have to go through the back door to clear the strong side, just standing there can create space for him.

Moreover, of the five players on the court at this time, the other four have sufficiently threatening three-point shooting abilities, which to some extent directly replicates the Magic team's style of play.

Then immediately, O'Neal proved that he was more suitable for this tactic than Howard.

After receiving Hansen's lob, he turned his back and used his huge body to force Perkins to lower his center of gravity. Then he turned around and squeezed to the basket, easily scoring a dunk.

Perkins is certainly not incompetent. When O'Neal turned around, he secretly used his elbow to exert force. Even if the opponent was Howard, he would lose his balance after being hit by his elbow.

But it's useless when used on O'Neal!

Just as Hansen analyzed before the start of the season, although O'Neal is old, his physical fitness has declined, and he is completely unable to defend, as long as he can get the ball in the low post, he is still the Big Shark.

Back on the defensive end, Pierce tried to play pick-and-roll with Garnett against O'Neal, but Hansen's close defense prevented him from succeeding.

If you are a fan who has been watching the Cavaliers since the preseason, you will not be unfamiliar with what happened on the court during this period.

Because James did not play in the first preseason game, this was the lineup on the court.

It all seemed as if it was destined. The preseason game was a rehearsal for tonight.

Pierce's shot finally went wide despite Hansen's defense.

Whether Hansen is really the father of the Celtics is a matter of opinion, but what fans can recognize is that since Hansen appeared, Pierce has really met him like a father.

The various embarrassing scenes were unbearable to watch.

The Cavaliers defended the next round, and O'Neal continued to ask for the ball in the low post.

Perkins knew he couldn't hold on and tried to go around, but O'Neal was too wide, and when he went around he was quickly sat behind.

This is really a bit humiliating.

Hansen finally lobbed the ball in, forcing the Celtics to help defend on the weak side.

After turning around, O'Neal did not hesitate and threw the ball directly to Williams at 45 degrees on the weak side.

The Celtics assisted in defense, and Williams passed the ball to Jamison in the open corner, who made an easy three-pointer.

At this moment, O'Neal really hated himself for being born ten years earlier. If he was born ten years later, he would have directly replaced Howard's position in the Magic. Would he still need to compete with Kobe for the fifth championship ring?
Hansen high-fived O'Neal while retreating.

Although they were a little late, their previous preparations still came in handy.

Garnett set a screen for Rondo, and after receiving Rondo's great pass, he made a long jump shot to stop the bleeding.

But looking back, O'Neal attracted double-teaming again in the low post and passed the ball, and this time the ball finally fell into Hansen's hands.

Han Sen also raised his sword and slashed.

8:10.

The Cavaliers launched an 8-2 counterattack.

This is really the simplest way. After James left the court, the Cavaliers' offense suddenly became smooth.

The Celtics missed an attack, and when O'Neal turned around to receive the ball under the basket, Garnett directly chose to assist in the foul.

Rivers actually didn't react, but his assistant coach Thibodeau next to him reminded him, and the "Hack-a-Shaq" tactic still came.

Free throws, O'Neal's eternal pain.

The referee passed the ball, O'Neal caught it, and the noise of interference was deafening.

In the past, at times like this, you could often see a guilty expression on O'Neal's face.

However, O'Neal's expression looked relatively relaxed at this time.

Because they had foreseen this scenario when discussing tactics with Han Sen before, and Han Sen also taught him a very "special" method.

The suggestion was that O'Neal should say to himself when shooting free throws: If I make a free throw, my chance of winning one more championship than Kobe will increase by 1%.

O'Neal's free throw problem started out as a technical problem, but gradually turned into a dual problem of technique and psychology.

After all, if something has been proven impossible throughout your career, you yourself won’t believe that you can do it.

Hansen's method is to use what O'Neal cares about most, allowing him to overcome psychological problems and leave the question of whether he can make free throws entirely to his technique.

The result was that O'Neal's first free throw missed!

The fans at the scene felt incredible, and Rivers looked at Thibodeau beside him with reproach.

In fact, let alone them, O'Neal himself was a little surprised. He couldn't help but reach out and take his own hand to look at it, as if his hand suddenly had magic power.

Then, O'Neal's second free throw also went in.

He actually made both free throws!
This made O'Neal burst into laughter, just like he did in the preseason, he hugged Hansen's head and gave him a big kiss while retreating.

Han Sen saw this and smiled with disdain and relief at the same time.

The method he gave O'Neal was not decided on a whim, but was based on his observation of O'Neal's performance in training.

O'Neal's free throw shooting certainly wasn't great, but it wasn't as bad as it appeared in the game.

He started training for free throws very early and changed many postures. Although none of them worked very well in the end, his overall free throw level improved.

Although there was some luck involved in making the two free throws just now, luck is also part of strength.

And don't underestimate these two free throws, which directly changed the Celtics' defensive arrangement.

When O'Neal fell to the low post again in the next round, the Celtics had already given up the "Hack-a-Shaq" tactic.

Of course they didn't know what happened to O'Neal, but the smart Rivers had already judged that O'Neal was in hot form tonight and it was not a wise choice to send him to the free throw line.

Thibodeau on the side seemed a little speechless, but like Malone, he was only an assistant coach after all. If he wanted to have a say, he had to be the head coach himself.

O'Neal was unstoppable in the paint, and this created a positive cycle.

Because O'Neal was so powerful in the interior, both sides were fighting a positional battle. O'Neal did not need to run back and forth on the court to consume his energy, and then he had more energy to play low-post singles and continue to be so powerful.

In this quarter, O'Neal played for a full 9 minutes before being substituted. In the next 4 minutes, he made 5 of 3 shots and 4 of 3 free throws, scoring 9 points.

It's like seeing the leopard through the cage, and you can get a glimpse of it!

Those young fans who have not seen the Sharks in their prime, especially the new fans in Boston, got a good look at it.

Some people even couldn't help but imagine that if they could get O'Neal into the lineup, it would be another major upgrade for the Celtics.

After all, Garnett is best at assisting defense, and his technical characteristics are very complementary to O'Neal.

Of course, that is not the point at this time. The point at this time is that before James left the court, the Cavaliers were trailing 0-8.

After James left the court and before O'Neal left the court, the Cavaliers had already reversed the score to 17 to 14!
In the past, the Cavaliers could not lose James, just as the West could not lose Jerusalem.

But tonight, the Cavaliers played better without James!

With 2 minutes left in the first quarter, Han Sen also went off the court to rest.

This time, Brown replaced James early without waiting for the start of the second quarter.

Tonight, James's data columns are all empty except for the number of shots and turnovers.

No matter how big the matter is, it can't be more important than this.

James' travel time is off-peak, but even during this period, James' performance is still unbearable to watch.

He actually committed an offensive foul when he was attacking Glen Davis.

This is obviously not a problem caused by injury, but a real mental breakdown.

The Celtics took the opportunity to catch up, and at the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 21.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Hansen and O'Neal were still resting on the sidelines, and James was still leading the team on the court.

However, less than three minutes into the game, the Cavaliers were already 5 points behind the Celtics.

Hansen and O'Neal looked at each other, somewhat speechless.

James was a complete negative on the court tonight.

Brown finally replaced James. On the one hand, it was to give James time to adjust, and on the other hand, this game was indeed very important to the Cavaliers.

If we lose this game, both sides will be back to the starting line.

He is too familiar with the Celtics, his old rival. Once the series is dragged out by the opponent, they are likely to win.

O'Neal was still resting on the sidelines, but Hansen and Jamison went into battle early.

After Hansen came on the court, he and Jamison made a pick-and-roll and his shot from the outside went wide.

After sitting on the sidelines for a while, his touch declined.

This is also a normal fluctuation. No one can maintain a hot hand on the court all the time.

He didn't play hard, but after signaling to West, he used his off-ball movement to distract Jamison and create offensive opportunities.

Although Jamison was at a disadvantage against Garnett, Garnett was not on the court at the moment.

A mid-range jumper from the outside of the pick-and-roll, a lateral floater after receiving the ball in the low post, and a layup with two free throws. Facts have proved that this strategy is effective. As long as he is not matched against Garnett, he is still the Jamison of the first round.

Such performance forced Rivers to replace Garnett, and Brown, at Malone's reminder, also replaced O'Neal.

奥尼尔半场9投5中，罚球8罚6中，得到16分6板2助攻，表现相当炸裂。

And with his control in the interior, the Cavaliers shot 49% from three-point range in the first half and led the Celtics 56-53.

Is the shark old?
Can you still eat?

Hansen's shooting was up and down tonight, making only 8 of 3 shots in the first half, but he still scored 8 points from free throws.

Jamison also scored 11 points.

James' performance was somewhat terrible. He made 7 of 0 shots in the first half, scored 6 points from 4 free throws, and had 4 turnovers.

Han Sen didn't know much about James during the Cavaliers 1.0 era in his previous life, otherwise he wouldn't have had to rely on inference to find out that the Cavaliers were eliminated in the semifinals that year.

But because Yao Ming was on the Rockets at the time, he, like countless other Eastern University students, was a die-hard fan of the Rockets and attended every game.

It is for this reason that his deepest impression of James is the classic "See You in Houston" game.

那场比赛詹姆斯在阿泰斯特和姚明的防守下全场打出了21投7中，21分1板0助攻的数据单。

That has always been considered the most shameful battle in James' career.

But compared to the game in front of us, it really seems insignificant.

Both sides entered the halftime break.

What is different from usual days is that it was Malone instead of Brown who made adjustments at halftime today, and James was not in the locker room either.

It's easy to tell that Brown is giving psychological counseling to James.

As it turns out, although Brown is just a tool man in the Cavaliers, he is a qualified tool man.

I don’t know what method he used, but in the second half, James’ condition was obviously improving.

In the starting period of the third quarter, James scored two goals and blocked Pierce once. He made 9 of 2 shots and his 10 points were finally acceptable.

Han Sen also found his touch in the second half. He made a three-pointer from the outside and also made a layup after breaking through to the basket.

Coupled with O'Neal's containment in the interior, the Cavaliers played with the same momentum as the previous game in this quarter, with a score of 30 to 20 in a single quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, they were leading the Celtics by 86 points, 73 to 13.

If they continue playing at this pace, the Cavaliers will be very close to getting the match point with a 3-1 lead.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Hansen and O'Neal were still resting on the sidelines, and James was also leading the team on the court during this period.

While James' condition has improved, he must get more stats on the court.

How can 10 points be worthy of the status of the Chosen One?

However, James fell into a slump again in this period, either making mistakes or missing shots.

Under his "leadership", the Celtics chased points all the way and narrowed the gap to within 5 points in a blink of an eye, forcing Brown to call a timeout.

Hansen looked at Brown and was really speechless at this time, because he was still arranging West and James to play together.

It's obviously impossible for this guy to intentionally disgust James. It can only be said that his deployment of troops tonight was really stupid.

I don’t know if it was because of James’ exaggerated performance that made him lose his composure.

After the timeout, Hansen and Jamison continued to play, but this time Rivers was online and he replaced Garnett in advance.

Fortunately, Hansen's touch was restored, and under his leadership, the Cavaliers managed to stabilize the score difference.

Afterwards, both sides gradually replaced their main players, and the situation became extremely tense.

When the game came to the last two minutes, the Cavaliers only led the Celtics 110-108.

Rivers continued to use the Hack-a-Shaq tactic at this time, and O'Neal was sent to the free throw line.

Amid the noise of Boston fans, O'Neal made both free throws.

This also brought his score to 26 points. He returned to his peak tonight.

Ray Allen's tactical three-pointer from the outside missed, and O'Neal protected the defensive rebound. At this time, there was less than a minute left in the game, and the Cavaliers had a great chance of winning the game tonight.

James then started to ask for the ball to attack.

This scene reminded Hansen of the Christmas game when Brown substituted James for the last attack.

If James could score a "key goal" at this time, the media reports after the game would still be worth bragging about.

However, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.

James' condition tonight was such that he couldn't play at this critical moment. He was blocked when he broke through, and the ball in his hand was directly cut off by Garnett.

The Celtics made a fast break, Rondo made a layup, and the score difference returned to 2 points again.

There are only 30 seconds left until the end of the game.

Brown didn't call a timeout, and James tried to hold the ball again, but this time Hansen was reminded of the Christmas game and yelled at Williams, "Give me the damn ball!"

After Hansen got the ball, he pressed the time and finally put the ball into the inside. O'Neal forced a foul and went to the free throw line.

Now the Cavaliers are leading and O'Neal is in good form. If they want to win the game, all they have to do is put the ball firmly in his hands.

O'Neal went to the free throw line, and as long as he made both free throws, the Cavaliers would win.

O'Neal reached out and wiped the sweat off his face. At this moment, free throws were a real test for him both physically and mentally.

His first free throw hit the front of the rim and luckily he crawled in.

However, his second free throw missed.

You can't ask O'Neal to perform like Jordan at the free throw line. His previous performance of 10 out of 8 free throws was already an above-average performance.

Garnett grabbed the defensive rebound and the Celtics called a timeout.

Now the Celtics have a chance to send the game into overtime.

After the timeout, Rondo advanced to the frontcourt and the Celtics began to play tactics.

Brown judged that the Celtics would pass the ball to Pierce, who had the biggest heart, but he didn't expect that Rivers was online again at this time. He took advantage of Pierce's distraction and passed the ball to Ray Allen.

There was obviously a problem with James' defense at this time, he actually lost track of Ray Allen.

Hansen was attracted to the weak side by Pierce and it was too late for him to go over to defend.

Ray Allen made a quick shot and with 3 seconds left in the game, the Celtics miraculously tied the score.

"Grass!"

The NDRC was in an uproar. Brown called a timeout, but Hansen couldn't help but swear.

Tonight, he and O'Neal were two people floating on the water, swimming hard towards the shore, but under their feet, James was holding one of their legs with his left and right hands like a water ghost.

This is really fucked up!

"I'll make the buzzer beater." Hansen spoke directly to Brown right after the timeout.

And what’s interesting is that this time he stood between Brown and James, cutting off the possibility of James grabbing the tactical board.

Brown looked at James, who said nothing.

Brown finally nodded.

James played terribly tonight. If he loses the game again, it will be another "tragedy milestone".

So winning is always better than losing.

After the break, there was constant interference.

"Follow him! Follow Han!" Thibodeau on the sidelines shouted at the players on the court, passing Rivers.

Although he is only an assistant coach, Thibodeau's judgment on the court tonight was obviously better than that of Rivers, the head coach.

Han Sen was being chased from both sides and had no chance to escape.

He couldn't care less at this time. After a reverse run, he pushed away Ray Allen who was chasing him.

The referee did not blow the whistle, they chose to leave the game to the players.

After pushing Ray Allen away, Hansen struggled to shake off Pierce and ran towards the sideline.

Williams passed the ball in time, Hansen received it and shot quickly before Garnett arrived.

The ball flew into the air and the red light on the sidelines came on.

Although it was extreme, Han Sen's entire movement was coherent. More importantly, there was no tension or panic in his eyes. Instead, he looked like he had a bloodthirsty desire.

It was as if this scene was tailor-made for him!
The basketball flew towards the basket, and when the ball reached the highest point and began to fall, some fans at the scene couldn't help but put their hands on their heads.

Because the trajectory of this ball looks very straight.

As the basketball began to fall, Han Sen turned around and raised his hands.

"Shh!"

The most pleasant sound in the world came from behind.

(End of this chapter)