Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 45: Race Knights
Nine minutes into the game, the score was 9 to 21, and the Cavaliers were already trailing by double digits.

At this time, both sides had already made some rotations, and James directly knocked someone away during an attack.

Just then, Brown turned around and called out Hansen and Moon's names.

Is it finally time to go on stage?
Han Sen stood up from the bench, took off his training suit, stretched his wrists, and walked toward the technical desk.

The biggest disadvantage of being a substitute is that your body becomes a little stiff after sitting for a long time.

Just at this moment, a very subtle thing happened within the range of his sight.

James pulled up the person he knocked over, and the other person reached out and patted James on the butt to express his gratitude.

The one that looks white, soft and short is... JJ Redick?
Han Sen only then noticed that Redick was playing for the Magic during this period.

By the way, the last basketball-related news he saw before his sudden death in his previous life was that Redick, who had only coached teenagers with an average age of 9, became the head coach of the NBA Lakers.

Although there are many rookie coaches in James' career, such as Blatt and Ham, who have no experience as NBA head coaches, these two were basketball coaches before.

However, this is not the most abstract thing. The most abstract thing is that this news came out after James finished his podcast with Redick. Then James' team quickly denied the rumor that "James is not involved in the Lakers' coach selection", and the media also followed up to reveal that this was Anthony Davis' wish.

If it weren't for the fact that James was a free agent at the time, even a three-year-old child might have believed it.

Seeing the scene in front of me, it is just as James said, he and Redick are "high emotional intelligence" players who appreciate each other.

A short whistle sounded on the sidelines, and Hansen and Moon came on to replace James and Parker.

At this time, the lineups of both teams were: Cavaliers: Delonte West, Hansen, Moon, Varejao, Ilgauskas;
Magic: Jason Williams, Redick, Pietrus, Ryan Anderson, Marcin Gortat.

Hansen and Redick faced each other directly. The moment they met, they saw something called disgust in each other's eyes.

The Magic team's offense started first. Howard was resting, and the Magic team's playing style changed from "one star and four shooters" to pick-and-roll offense, with Redick as the core of the offense.

Williams held the ball and organized the offense, Anderson and Pietrus opened up space in the two corners, Gortat used his thick body to set up a pick-and-roll wall, and Redick, who was good at running, used the screen to move.

The five players on the Magic team each performed their duties. Redick ran out and received a pass from Williams and shot. The entire offense was like a smooth flow...

"Snapped!"

At the moment Redick shot, Hansen flew over Gortat's head and slapped Redick's shot out of the court like an eagle swooping on a rabbit.

The scene immediately erupted in cheers.

This volleyball-style block is so damn cool!

After landing, Hansen looked at the confused Redick, raised his right hand, pointed at his eyes with his index and middle fingers, and then merged them to point at Redick.

The meaning is obvious: I'm watching you!
Redick's face turned red instantly, and his expression seemed to say: How dare you.

The Magic continued to serve the ball from the sideline. Redick's off-ball movement was locked down by Hansen this time. Gortat blocked Hansen twice but failed to do so.

To put it nicely, the Magic players were doing their job on the court, but to put it bluntly, there was no tactical change at all.

Besides, Redick is not Ray Allen. He can only shoot three-pointers and is not threatening when cutting to the basket, so it is easier to defend him.

"White Chocolate" Williams could only choose to break through and pass the ball in the end, but West did not lose his position on defense and he had no chance to perform any fancy moves.

And just when he was about to be forced into a dead ball, West was quick-witted and snatched the ball from his hands.

The Cavaliers launched a defensive counterattack. When West got the ball and looked up, he saw Hansen who had already crossed the center line.

The speed of this fast break made James, who was sitting on the bench, open his eyes wide.

West passed the ball, and Hansen easily broke through to the frontcourt and scored a two-handed dunk.

The cheers from the audience rang out again. Han Sen came up to defend and attack, making his presence felt to the fullest.

When they returned to the half court, Hansen took the initiative to high-five West and immediately praised him: "Nice pass."

The Magic's attack failed again, and Redick dreamed of the 2008 Dream Team training camp, when Kobe also targeted him to death.

He also didn't know where the hostility of this chink in front of him came from.

In the Cavaliers' positional battle, West was organizing the game with the ball.

It is impossible for a coach to be specific about every tactic when making pre-match arrangements. He can only arrange tactical ideas and how to play at the beginning of the game.

Apart from some on-the-spot adjustments, the point guard still needs to call the tactics himself most of the time on the court.

Especially when the core players of the team are resting off the court, the point guard can be said to be the coach on the court.

West then called a pick-and-roll tactic for the No. 2 position.

Han Sen had just let him get an assist easily, and he was so polite, there was no reason for him not to return the favor. Han Sen took advantage of Ilgauskas's pick-and-roll to catch the ball and shoot.

This tactic is similar to what the Magic used before, but Redick does not have the defensive ability of Hansen.

Hansen got a good chance to shoot and completed the shot before Pietrus came up to assist.

However, the ball eventually hit the side of the basket and bounced out.

Having just come on as a substitute, his hands are still cold.

The Magic quickly retreated to fight for rebounds. Howard was not on the court, and the power forward position was a soft white player like Ryan Anderson, so they were not able to protect the inside rebounds.

Varejao grabbed the offensive rebound.

After seeing Redick also heading towards the basket, Hansen quickly stretched out his hand to indicate that he was now in a wide open position.

Valanciunas saw him and ignored him.

This guy brought the grudges off the court to the court.

And he obviously wanted to prove himself, even when Goto came over to help defend, he still forced a turn and hook shot.

"when!"

His shot hit the rim without any suspense.

There was another battle for position under the basket, and finally the rebound was grabbed by Ilgauskas who occupied a higher airspace.

Just at the moment of getting the rebound, Ilgauskas saw a figure flying in from a 45-degree angle.

Because Gortat had already returned to the basket, his chance to shoot was no better than Varejao's just now. He decisively chose to pass the ball to him and pushed Gortat away from the basket.

Redick saw what Ilgauskas did and turned around to defend.

The moment he turned around, he saw the figure's face clearly.

Han Sen!

Hansen also saw Redick. He originally just wanted to make a layup, but he changed his mind instantly after receiving the ball.

He leaped with all his strength, took the ball with both hands, and smashed the ball directly into the basket towards Redick.

Redick was getting annoyed by Hansen's defense, and of course he was not willing to be a background board at this moment, so he reached out and pushed Hansen.

But soon, he discovered that Han Sen's power was much greater than he had imagined.

His hands were pushed back, and inertia pushed him back quickly.

Then the next second, because of the height difference, Han Sen's thighs directly hit his face.

"Oh!"

Hansen slammed the ball into the basket with both hands. The huge impact force knocked Redick, who lost his balance, to the ground.

After landing, Hansen saw Redick lying on the ground and stepped over!
There was an explosive cheer from the venue and the fans in the front row were simply stunned.

Han Sen, so brave!

Redick's face turned red after he was defeated, but he didn't dare to stand up and fight Hansen.

A common problem among players with high emotional intelligence is thinking too much.

Looking back at Redick's reaction, Hansen showed a provocative expression.

His hostility towards Redick does not come from Redick becoming the head coach of the Lakers. It has nothing to do with him.

Of course, it’s not because of James. They sympathize with each other, but he is not the same.

His real hostility comes from Redick.

Not only does this guy discriminate against black women, he also dares to use the word "chink" to discriminate against Tokyo University students in the official Tokyo University New Year's greeting video.

Now, Redick is a racist, and he is also a racist knight, a knight who has ridden on racists①.

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①: Racial discrimination is a blocked word on the Internet. When translating, it is usually replaced by "racial knights". In addition, the team the protagonist plays for is the Cavaliers.

(End of this chapter)