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Chapter 289 - 164 Beating Up Fans_2

Chapter 289: Chapter 164 Beating Up Fans_2

His crossover was faster than before, and the improvement in his coordination between himself and the ball also made the amplitude of his crossover greater than before.

4-4.

Although Irving started off by intimidating the Grizzlies, Hansen quickly responded with consecutive scores.

The Cavaliers then adjusted their offense; Jamison called for an isolation play in the low post against Redd, turned around, and scored with a fadeaway shot.

As a young man taking the lead, this veteran didn’t want to be outdone.

Thanks to the Cavaliers’ rebuilding status, he was still the team’s first choice in the paint at 35, and his condition was quite good.

The start of the game saw the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies trading blows.

Conley dribbled up the court and passed the ball directly to Hansen.

Hansen was in such great form at the start, playing tactically seemed a bit of a waste of energy.

When the space opened up, Hansen held the ball in one hand, and the opposite veteran, Parker, clearly looked a bit shaky.

Hansen performed a continuous series of back dribbles, clearly putting psychological pressure on him.

After regaining control of the ball with his right hand, he changed direction to the left.

Old Parker couldn’t keep up and was immediately left behind by Hansen.

That’s when Vallejo came up to help defend.

Hansen made a deceptive move in his crossover and passed the ball to Little Gasol.

Little Gasol, unguarded, scored with a two-handed slam dunk.

While falling back on defense, Hansen and Little Gasol high-fived.

"Play more selfishly" didn’t mean that Hansen was going to act as a lone wolf tonight, winning was still the top priority.

Jamison continued with the isolation play in the low post, but this time his attempt was blocked by Faried.

However, Vallejo was there to score on a putback.

6-8, the Cavaliers took the lead again.

The Cavaliers’ fans started chanting defensively as the Grizzlies advanced the ball again.

Tonight’s start was surprisingly good for the Cavaliers, and ending their losing streak by defeating the Grizzlies would certainly be ideal.

You should know that although the team was rebuilding, they still needed some victories to boost morale.

Hansen continued to handle the ball offensively, and this time the Cavaliers defensively contracted more decisively on the weak side.

Knowing that old Parker couldn’t defend alone, helping was the inevitable choice.

When the double team formed, Hansen made a no-look pass to Guy in the corner.

Guy received the ball and took a three-pointer.

The shot was accurate, showing the results of his extra practice.

However, luck wasn’t on his side this time as the ball bounced back out after going in, and Vallejo secured the defensive rebound.

Irving continued with the fast break, Hansen this time retreated early, preventing him from advancing quickly.

Irving slowed down, looking sideways at his teammates’ positions, appearing to set up a play, but suddenly turned and drove to the basket.

When Hansen reacted and moved, Irving pulled back, stepped back to take a three-pointer from the right wing.

The shot clearly showcased his excellent coordination with the ball.

Although Hansen eventually lunged to defend, he was clearly too slow.

"Swish!"

The basketball net swished as the ball went through.

6-11.

The Cavaliers extended their lead!

Quicken Loans Arena erupted again.

The season had been going for over a month, with the Cavaliers at the bottom of the East, and Irving’s ability to lead the team starting to be questioned.

But tonight, his performance was eye-catching, especially in the two one-on-one encounters against Hansen, showing no signs of intimidation.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Irving was somewhat excited and performed a gun-cleaning celebration gesture towards Hansen.

At this moment, the Cavaliers bench was celebrating Irving’s goal, and Cunningham was speechless upon seeing this.

What was Irving thinking!

Last summer during training camp, because of this very gesture, the team ended up being thrashed by Hansen.

And now, not much later, Irving was doing it again!

In fact, not just Cunningham, Hansen was also taken by surprise.

The NBA has many celebration gestures, but some carry a strong sense of provocation, like Wade’s throat slit and Reggie Miller’s neck choke are classic examples.

In addition to Mutombo’s finger wave, some gun-related gestures also fall into this category.

As they moved to the frontcourt, Hansen continued to handle the ball, and this time he signaled for a clear-out on the strong side.

Coach Scott sensed something, he shouted to old Parker to press up while frantically waving his hands to signal the weak side to prepare to help defend.

Hansen faced old Parker’s front press without hurriedly passing off; instead, he leaned sideways posturing and moved the ball over his head with his right hand.

Then, he made a feinting drive-through move which forced old Parker to move to the right, then Hansen changed direction in front of him to pass on the left.

Vallejo quickly came over to help, spreading his hands wide in a defensive stance.

Seeing this, Hansen made a crossover to the right, quickly pulled back to the left, and then accelerated past Vallejo with another crossover to the right.

Vallejo ended up completely off-balance, floating through the air.

As Hansen burst past him, it was like he stirred up a gust, blowing Vallejo to the ground.

Then, before Jamison could come over to help, Hansen soared up and executed a tomahawk dunk to score.

[Excluding the tomahawk, all other dunks] doesn’t mean he couldn’t perform a tomahawk; rather, it suggests that anyone with physical talent can perform such a dunk.

The arena was in an uproar.

Not just because of Hansen’s dunk, but because Vallejo on the ground...couldn’t get up!

Hansen looked back and saw the Cavaliers’ team doctor rushing over.

He initially thought Vallejo was just overacting, could he really have been shaken to a fall?

The game moved into a technical timeout.

Vallejo was helped to the sidelines by the medical staff.

It was also during this time that the replay of that play was shown on the screen.

Hansen’s crossover was so fast that Vallejo’s feet seemed to be fighting each other, and ultimately, there was a visible sprain in his right ankle.