The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 158 - 113 Prediction

After landing, Hansen was also very excited, just standing in front of a crowd of photographers, puckering his lips, pulling up his number 77 jersey, and making his signature celebratory gesture.

The American Airlines Arena was abuzz with excitement.

That steal, the fast-break windmill dunk, followed by that celebration, all in one fluid motion, had already clinched the top spot on today’s top five plays.

to 67.

The Grizzlies had successfully stretched the lead to 15 points!

Spoelstra was forced to call a timeout.

Even the usually serious Hollins had a smile on his face as he high-fived Hansen, who was coming off the court.

He said 15 points, and it was as if his words were law.

After the timeout, both teams gradually brought their starters back on.

The Heat was trying to make one final push.

Unfortunately for them, they ran into the Grizzlies tonight, a team known for grinding it out in a traditional, defense-oriented style.

When facing such a team and trailing by a large score, it makes the game extremely uncomfortable because catching up depends not only on success rate but even more so on the number of possessions.

And the Grizzlies specialize in limiting those possessions.

When there were still three minutes left in the game and the Heat was still trailing by about 15 points, Spoelstra preemptively pulled most of his starters.

Hollins, on the other hand, was decisive and put in all substitutes.

At this point, on the Grizzlies’ bench, the starters were chatting and laughing.

Although it was just a regular-season game, taking down the Heat’s Three Giants with a substantial victory was incredibly satisfying.

Right then, Guy was sitting next to Hansen, and the more he looked at Hansen, the more he liked him.

His thoughts were simple, but because they were simple, he could clearly see the help that Hansen brought to the team and to him.

What battle for the outside core? Hansen is the one who can lead them forward!

Hansen’s gaze, however, was directed at the court because he noticed that James was still out there.

And critically, Tony Allen was guarding him.

Hansen had logged a lot of minutes today, and Allen hadn’t had much chance to play; now that he was finally on the court, he was full of energy and spirit.

In contrast, James’s face displayed his frustration. At this point, being on the court probably meant he just wanted to pad his stats a little.

As the two clashed with James on the decline and Allen vibrant, James had another one stolen from him.

Hansen could hardly bear to watch; all James wanted to do was pad his stats a bit!

In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Heat 97 to 85, securing a winning start to the season.

On the stats front, Heat’s Wade went 10 for 21, contributing 27 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 turnovers; Bosh had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists; James scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists with 6 turnovers.

For the Grizzlies, Randolph contributed 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 assists; Hansen had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 steals; Guy got 17 points and 8 rebounds; Gasol had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists; Conley scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.

The Grizzlies out-rebounded the Heat by 15 with a total of 47 to 32 and also won the steals with 10 to 4. Rebounds and defense were the keys to their victory tonight.

At the post-game press conference, Hansen, Randolph, and Guy attended together.

Carrell was also arranged by Hansen to be present at the scene; Hansen exchanged a look with him as he entered the room and then took a seat at the far right end of the table.

After the press conference began, Hansen quickly became the object of the reporters’ eager questions since he had delivered so many highlights tonight against James.

Without exaggeration, James became the biggest villain in basketball by using "The Decision," and tonight Hansen had punctured his façade to reveal the hollow inside.

"How do you evaluate the performance of the Heat’s Three Giants tonight?" asked a reporter from ESPN.

"DW is the league’s second-best shooting guard, perhaps the best; Bosh is a top three power forward; they gave us a lot of trouble on both ends, and Mike Miller also opened up the space nicely. They’re still meshing, and I look forward to squaring off with them next time." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Perhaps the best, top three, and, what, Miller is the third of the Heat’s Giants?

Hansen had only spoken a sentence, but the controversies that would arise from this statement once reported would be enormous.

No choice really, due to the Grizzlies’ small market and low attention, Hansen had to seize every opportunity to speak.

"What about LeBron?" the reporter pressed.

Hansen glanced at the reporter. James?

Four shots without a basket in the opening? Padding stats during the bench rotation in the first and second quarters? Blown out by him in the third? Stats padded and stolen by Tony Allen in the fourth?

You’re not asking me to rate his only highlight dunk of the night, are you?

"LeBron played terribly tonight," Hansen said outright, causing a stir among the reporters.

Hansen truly didn’t give James any face, especially since James had referred to him as "my good brother" before the game.

But the next thing Hansen said was even harder for them to keep a straight face.

"I guess he hasn’t recovered from the elbow injury yet."

When did James injure his elbow? There were no reports before the game, were there?

And he didn’t wear any elbow protection while playing tonight.

You’re not talking about the elbow injury from last season’s playoffs, are you?

That’s pretty harsh, considering during last year’s Eastern Conference Finals against the Magic, James seemed unaffected.

Besides, half a year has gone by; even if he had surgery, he’d have long recovered!

Even shade should have its limits.

Hansen just shrugged his shoulders, it wasn’t him who offered to bring it up; he was being compelled to answer.

"What do you think was the key to your team’s upset tonight? I mean, according to the NBA power rankings, your team is clearly behind the Heat," another ESPN reporter asked.