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Chapter 309 - 172: Playoff 50+!

Chapter 309: Chapter 172: Playoff 50+!

Carlisle called a timeout.

After the timeout, Terry came onto the court in place of Kidd, while on the Grizzlies side, Battier replaced Guy.

Hansen’s free throw was good, and Nowitzki responded with a fadeaway in the Golden Chicken Stance, making the score 10 to 15.

By that time, the man guarding Hansen had also changed to Marion.

Carlisle seemed to be planning to wear down Hansen with a revolving defense.

However, as soon as Hansen actually got the ball, Baria immediately double-teamed him.

Hansen passed the ball to Conley, who quickly faced Terry’s help defense.

Terry’s defensive ability was not as good as Kidd’s, but his steps were clearly faster.

Moreover, Marion was now spreading his arms to face Hansen, not allowing him to receive the ball.

Carlisle’s true intention was revealed; he wasn’t trying to wear down Hansen, but was trying to force the ball out of his hands.

In the end, Conley had to pass the ball to Randolph, whose shot against Chandler in the post still didn’t go in.

Chandler secured the defensive rebound, and the Mavericks quickly launched a counterattack, with Baria receiving the ball and scoring fast with the speed of wind fire wheels.

After receiving the ball again, Hansen was double-teamed once more, and this time, he attempted to break through the double team, but he was unsuccessful, resulting in having to pass the ball back to Conley.

Right now, his one-on-one ability was strong enough, but scoring under a double team was another issue, because either you have absolute speed to break through before the double team forms, or you have outstanding footwork and technique to make a difficult shot.

Otherwise, when faced with a double team, you would only be able to choose to pass the ball out.

After passing the ball, Hansen tried to get free off the ball, but Marion was sticking close to him, and Baria also waved his hands to interfere with the passing lane from Conley to Hansen.

As it was the second season in a row they faced each other, Carlisle’s research and preparation against Hansen were obviously more thorough.

This time, Conley chose to directly take a three-point shot.

But the Mavericks’ defensive rotations were quick, and Terry’s flying interference caused Conley’s three-pointer to hit the rim and bounce out.

The Mavericks once again launched a fast break, with Baria, after receiving Terry’s pass, squeezing past Conley and scoring off the backboard in transition.

After last season’s finals wrapped up, everyone discussed James, discussed Nowitzki, even Terry, but Wade had highly praised Baria after the game.

"I know he won’t be FMVP, but his impact on the game is bigger than anyone else’s; we were powerless against him."

to 15.

After a series of counterattacks, the Mavericks had closed the gap to just one point.

This time it was the Grizzlies’ turn to call a timeout.

During the timeout, Tois took the tactic board to lay out the strategy.

Joerger was in charge of defense, Tois of offense; the two worked together seamlessly.

When play resumed, the Grizzlies still managed to get the ball to Hansen, but the difference was that Hansen received the ball on the strong side, while simultaneously tactical movements happened on the weak side.

The Mavericks continued to double team Hansen, and this time Hansen passed the ball to the weak side, where Randolph, after receiving the ball, took a mid-range shot and hit it.

The Grizzlies added to the score again.

Tois’s tactical adjustment was very successful, because a double team necessarily creates open spots; previously, when Conley stood still, it was easy for the defense to cover him, but it’s much more difficult to guard against an opportunity on the weak side.

Of course, all of this success hinged on Hansen having an exceptionally good passing ability.

If it were last season, this clearly wouldn’t have been possible.

Baria drove to the basket, and under Conley’s hard chase, his layup was blocked by Little Gasol.

In a settled game, Baria’s threat was obviously much less.

Little Gasol protected the defensive rebound, Conley advanced with the ball into the frontcourt.

The same strategy again, but this time the Mavericks did not dare to double team directly.

Hansen held the ball with one hand, scanning the defense.

Although there was no direct double team, the positions suggested he could be helped at any time.

He turned his gaze back to Marion, crossed dribbled the ball, paused with his left hand, feigned a shot with a ball gather, then suddenly changed direction to the right.

The Shammgod move reappeared, and Marion was faked into the air.

Hansen’s touch tonight was too good; Marion had to jump.

After getting past Marion, Hansen didn’t go inside but stopped for a mid-range shot before the help could arrive.

"Swish!"

The basketball once again dropped through the net without touching the rim.

Tonight, Hansen gave the impression that as long as he took the shot, the ball would go into the basket.

to 19.

After Hansen made that shot, the difference had once again stretched to 5 points.

At a critical moment, Nowitzki helped the Mavericks continue scoring with a post-up and spin move fadeaway.

Turning back, the Mavericks’ defense had a slight miscommunication, and Hansen found a brief open moment after receiving the ball.

Of course, he wouldn’t miss such an opportunity; he fired again from the outside.

"Swish!"

The basketball, as if it had a GPS homing device, passed through the net once more!

The camera cut to Carlisle, who by that point shook his head helplessly.

It was true, no opportunities could be afforded to Hansen.

The FedEx Forum was once again filled with the cheering of the fans.

The big LED screen showed Hansen’s stats for the night.

for 7 on field goals, 1 for 1 on free throws, 17 points, 2 assists.

Mr. 100 Percent!

At that moment, the camera also turned toward the audience stands, where a little fan sitting on his father’s shoulders attracted attention, his face brimming with smiles, holding a pair of Hansen’s UA shoes, swinging them back and forth.

"All of us can feel Hansen’s determination to take down this game," commented Brin from the commentator’s booth.