The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 551 - 271: The True Ball-Dominant Superstar_2

Playing against the Celtics was one thing, even scoring 58 points before exiting the game was about creating buzz.

But after the game against the Thunders, Hansen’s understanding of the "One Star and Four Shooters" tactic changed.

In past games, when he had the ball, he would first drive in to distribute, allowing his teammates to find their rhythm, since the success of outside shooting determined the smoothness of this tactic.

But now, he would choose to score himself first, forcing the opponent to double-team earlier or more thoroughly, thus creating better space and opportunities for his teammates.

Because from a shooter’s perspective, the biggest difference between excellent and top-tier is the stability of shooting under interference.

Shooters like Klay Thompson, Ray Allen, and Curry have extremely strong long-range shooting abilities despite pressure.

Unfortunately, such teammates are once in a lifetime.

In contrast, other excellent shooters can guarantee a high shooting percentage as long as they are not or only lightly interfered with.

Moreover, Hansen would selectively pass the ball when driving in, like passing to Tucker and Irving first this season, since they have a high three-point percentage when left open.

Except, defensively, the Cavaliers were indeed a bit behind, and then Deng took advantage of a cut to draw a foul from Hawes.

At this point, Malone made a somewhat surprising adjustment, subbing in JR for Hawes.

Malone’s intention with this adjustment was clear, he wanted to enhance the team’s defensive rotations.

However, this substitution suddenly dropped the average height on the court for the Cavaliers, and the pressure on TT inside would become tremendous.

This was also the first time the Cavaliers put out such a lineup this season, showing that Malone was also being pushed to the brink by the Heat’s offensive firepower.

Deng made both free throws, then Hansen changed up his offensive approach, backing down Seferosa in a post-up play.

The Cavaliers lineup might be shorter, but the space created was larger.

Seferosa held his ground against Hansen, but Hansen’s fake turn-around jumper followed by a turn-back driving layup caused damage.

Seferosa’s defense was good enough; he wasn’t shaken by Hansen, it’s just that the current Hansen isn’t defendable by one person.

Hansen’s quick offensive pace put a lot of pressure on the Heat’s defense.

Unless they helped out earlier, they couldn’t stop Hansen’s aggressive offensive desire.

"From a certain perspective, scoring has its own momentum, Han has expended a great deal in the week’s games, but he still keeps up his scoring drive," said Barkley, his confidence growing.

Spoelstra also stood up from the bench and moved to the sideline, sensing Hansen’s scoring desire that night.

Hansen made both free throws and, after a successful defensive stop, the Cavaliers unleashed a fast break sparked by Hansen’s "no-look" bounce pass, assisting Irving for a layup.

In many ways, this Cavaliers lineup resembles the Warriors’ "Deathly Five Small," faster defensive rotations, and, if they can hold the defense, opportunities for scoring on the break are significant.

to 14, the score gap was narrowed to 5 points.

Spoelstra called a timeout.

"If the Miami people make it to the Finals again, this might be a preview of their game against the Warriors," said Kenny Smith, analyzing the situation.

"If the Heat truly make it to the Finals, they will be the champions because you can’t win the championship with just three-point shooting," Barkley immediately countered.

"Charles is right, jump shots can’t win championships," O’Neal rarely agreed with Barkley.

After the timeout, the Heat adjusted their offense, letting Big Gasol launch attacks from the low post.

TT played strong defense, Big Gasol didn’t gain much advantage in the physical battle, but he then used a hook shot off the glass to score over TT.

Green may be annoying, but his physicality combined with his wingspan can cause intense disruption to the opponent’s interior, something TT couldn’t do.

Big Gasol’s score helped the Heat steady the momentum, and on the return, they adapted a proactive double-teaming defense on Hansen.

However, what no one expected was Hansen using a classic Rondo move, a fake behind-the-back pass to break through the defense.

Of course, different from Rondo, Hansen possessed better explosiveness, slamming down a one-handed dunk after breaking through the defense.

to 16.

Still a 5-point gap.

But more importantly, since starting to handle the ball, Hansen had already scored 6 consecutive points.

"What do you think being the All-Star vote leader means for a player?" asked O’Neal.

Hansen’s recent scoring frenzy wasn’t directly related to losing the All-Star vote leader spot, but it started because of that incident.

"Nothing," was Barkley’s brisk reply.

"It means he’s popular, and people like him," answered Kenny Smith, more rationally and fairly.

"But that’s about it," Barkley concluded dispassionately.

The Heat’s offense was still unstoppable, as Big Gasol drew help on his low-post attack but quickly delivered a brilliant pass, assisting Seferosa for a three-pointer on the perimeter.

Perhaps Barkley was right, the Heat Team, if they made it to the finals, would encounter their first championship of The Big Three era.

Because when "Deathly Five Small" lineup couldn’t defend, they couldn’t pick up the speed.

Turning back, the Heat Team continued to double-team early, and this time even more completely.

Hansen once again pulled the ball behind with his right hand, only this time he didn’t fake a pass but instead, he used his left elbow to assist and completed a "White Chocolate" style elbow pass, sending the ball to Tucker in the strong-side corner.

This immediately elicited a gasp from the audience; it was unquestionably the most spectacular pass of the night, no, of the season!

Tucker, after catching the ball, got a completely wide-open opportunity.

Just as Hansen had anticipated, his consecutive scoring forced the Heat Team to completely double-team him, giving shooters better chances on the perimeter.

Tucker didn’t waste the opportunity; his three-pointer was good after a brief adjustment.

Tucker, excited after the shot, high-fived Hansen vigorously as they retreated on defense.

Or perhaps, he should have been very nervous, because if he had missed that kind of shot, it would have been criminal.

The Heat’s offense was stopped once again.

And this defense was even more unexpected than before.

Big Gasol, after being double-teamed, passed to Wade.

Wade, beyond the three-point line faked a shot and drove, but JR didn’t bite and, as he drove, slapped the ball down, then Irving quickly snatched it up.

JR’s defense was clearly not up to guarding Wade, and Wade obviously didn’t expect it, or was simply too complacent.

The Cavaliers launched another defensive counterattack.

After the turnover, Wade chased back and leaped to block Irving.

He didn’t block the shot, but he successfully disturbed Irving’s shot, causing it to miss.

But as he was about to jump to collect the ball, he suddenly felt a darkness over his head.

"Boom!"

Hansen’s follow-up slam dunk directly pushed Wade out of bounds!

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The Cavaliers had reduced the deficit to a single basket for the first time since the start of the game. ƒгeewebnovёl_com

The Miami fans, who had felt secure, now felt a lump in their throats.

You say Hansen has left the Grizzlies, why can’t you just let them win one!

Big Gasol’s low-post early turnaround hook shot went off, and on his attempt to get the rebound, he found Tucker had already secured it.

Tucker was playing as a swingman, but his rebounding ability at that position was top tier.

Ultimately, he was a stretch four of the small ball era.

The venue fell into a restless state, as it was the first time tonight the Heat had failed to score on consecutive possessions.

Clearly, under Hansen’s lead, the confidence and morale of the Cavaliers had risen.

At the Cavaliers’ frontcourt, Hansen, after drawing a double-team on his drive, pulled the ball back again.

In that instant, the remaining eight players on the court tensed up, as no one knew what Hansen would choose this time.

It was a simple behind-the-back pass, and the ball went to JR, the only one other than Hansen who wasn’t nervous.

Unique minds don’t know what nervousness is.

Wade tried to defend, but as with Deng before, it was too late.

Hansen had passed the ball to the man with the best shooting space.

"Swoosh!"

With a crisp sound, JR’s three-pointer fell just like a guillotine.

all!

The Cavaliers had gone on a 16 to 7 run to tie the game!

The LED scoreboard displayed Hansen’s performance for the night: 8 points, 3 assists.

And that was what he had accomplished in just the past five minutes.

In the "One Star and Four Shooters" system, the lower limit was low, but the upper limit was high, depending entirely on that core player’s individual ability.

If one were to compare, this season’s Cavaliers roster wasn’t much different from last season’s New York Knicks, but the results couldn’t just be called different, they were like night and day.

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