The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball
Chapter 288 - 164: Beating Up Fans

Chapter 288: Chapter 164: Beating Up Fans

Irving’s dribbling, which appeared to be futile, suddenly burst into a drive to the right.

Hansen could feel that Irving’s movements had sped up since last summer.

A rookie, when focused on by a team, grows rapidly.

But Hansen kept up with Irving.

Irving’s body flexibility, agility, balance, and ball-handling skills were exceptional, but his absolute physical talent was average, particularly lacking in explosiveness, making it difficult for him to outmaneuver others like Iverson did.

However, it was precisely because of this that Irving had honed top-notch ball control.

And knowing Hansen’s defensive abilities, Irving immediately followed up with a Sam God-style change of direction in the face of the body and darted past Hansen’s left side.

During this, his hands were like those of Spider-Man, sticking the ball to them.

Only those who have played basketball know how difficult it is to execute this series of movements and to connect them so perfectly.

Cheers from the fans had already begun in the arena.

Just as Hansen saw, Irving’s flashy style of play had already won him a large number of fans in Cleveland.

But Hansen was not so easy to overcome, he spun around quickly and caught up with Irving, jumping up the moment Irving was to lay up.

Irving’s left-hand layup angle was completely sealed by Hansen, so he changed hands in mid-air, gliding for a reverse layup with his right hand.

It was a difficult shot, most players would have lost their shooting angle by then, but Irving displayed his remarkable body balance and flexibility, making a jelly layup to score successfully.

The Quicken Loans Arena went wild.

Although Irving’s comments to the media seemed emotionally unintelligent, he really was great to watch play basketball.

Then, you could feel a change in the Cavaliers’ spirit.

Especially on the bench, many players excitedly stood up, with another rookie, Tristan Thompson, excitedly roaring with arms raised.

Irving had achieved the effect he wanted.

The Cavaliers’ defensive intensity also immediately picked up on the court.

After a pick and roll between Conley and Little Gasol, Gasol’s shot was blocked by Varejao in pursuit.

Varejao protected the defensive rebound and immediately tossed the ball to Irving.

The Cavaliers launched a defensive counterattack, with Irving catching the ball and sprinting down court like a dragon.

His speed was not the fastest, but his push pace was quick, as he essentially pushed the ball ahead, making it difficult for defenders to catch up with him.

Finally, he shook off Conley and flew in for a fast-break layup to score.

to 4.

Irving, scoring 4 points straight at the beginning, dealt a heavy blow to the Grizzlies.

Varejao and a retreating Irving high-fived energetically, looking very excited.

If anyone on the Cavaliers wanted to win the most, it wasn’t Scott, but him.

The humiliation Hansen inflicted upon him last season when playing against the Cavaliers was still vivid in his memory.

Cheering erupted in the scene again.

This dreamy start also led to some fantasy.

Conley advanced with the ball to the frontcourt, making a new tactical gesture.

Hansen received the ball off a pick and roll from Little Gasol, mismatched against Varejao.

Varejao advanced aggressively, knowing Hansen’s current mid-range capability was strong.

Hansen directly dribbled past him, then faced the help defense of Jamison and performed a front change of direction to switch to the right hand for a gliding layup off the backboard and scored.

Once again, the arena erupted with cheers, but this time for Hansen.

Jamison turned back, stunned, looking at Hansen.

Was it he who had slowed down in defense, or had Hansen gotten faster?

Turning back, Irving continued with the ball, this time seeking a pick and roll with Jamison.

Under Joerger’s command, the Grizzlies immediately double-teamed Irving.

But unexpectedly, Irving pushed forward with a "split and pass," slipping through the cracks.

The term "court wizard" is typically used to describe smaller players, but for Irving’s play just now, it couldn’t be more appropriate.

But Guy had already contracted to the basket, Irving tried a twisting layup in the air, but Guy’s jumping and hang time were better than his, and although Irving managed to throw the ball out, it was clearly off target.

Irving’s skills and abilities had strengthened, but his passing was still consistently poor.

Hansen continued running tactics in the frontcourt, but this time Little Gasol’s pick and roll was intercepted by old Parker; Hansen didn’t manage to get a mismatch after receiving the ball.

Little Gasol wanted to set another pick and roll but was signaled by Hansen to go back.

Once Little Gasol drew Varejao away, Hansen feigned a shot, quickly lowered the ball to change direction to the right, then swiftly pulled back for a mid-range jumper from the left side.

Old Parker’s feet were certainly faster than Varejao’s, but Hansen’s speed and extent of direction change were so great, it was as if he had been rooted to the spot.

"Swish!"

In the end, all he managed to do was turn back and witness the basketball swoosh through the net.

Just because the talent Hansen exchanged for was named after Irving, did that mean Hansen had to play basketball like Irving?

Wake up!

That was just a name for the talent.

The reason Irving needed to make so many feints before breaking through was because he lacked explosiveness and needed them to shake off defenders.

But for Hansen, now with his physical talent, he didn’t need any of that against a defender like old Parker.

In reality, what truly brought Hansen improvement were the talents of agility, coordination, a sense for the ball, and ball-handling capabilities.

Although these qualities needed time to reach their potential, from the past two scores, they had already brought him improvement.