The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 591 - 289 "We Are Very Close Now_2

Hansen wouldn’t say it, but he needed to achieve this too.

"You put on an extreme personal show tonight, if you were to score yourself, how many points would you give?"

The classic scoring segment, usually marked by Hansen’s 11 out of 10, took an unexpected turn this time.

"This is not a victory of my own, no one can win a game single-handedly, without TT’s offensive rebounds, without JR’s three-pointers, without Matthew’s aggressive plays, without everyone on the team giving their all, we wouldn’t have won this game."

Hansen wasn’t just speaking for his teammates, because, obviously, Jordan’s unsuccessful years weren’t because he wasn’t good enough. Basketball is a team sport, and success is the result of everyone’s effort.

"Playoff 64 points, Hansen surpasses Jordan to become the number one in history."

"Turning the impossible into possible, the greatest in history will change from number 23 to number 77."

"The two most important days in a man’s life, the reason Lue became the highest-paid assistant coach in history."

After the Eastern Conference Finals, a flurry of news reports swarmed in.

Fans had thought Hansen’s performance in the first round against the Bulls was crazy enough; who would have thought that he would deliver an even more insane series.

Still with four 40+ games, but two of those were 50+ points, one even breaking Jordan’s scoring record.

This was the ultimate personal show, deserving of the description "unprecedented, no one to come after."

No, there might still be someone to come after, and that might be Hansen himself.

Upon ending the Eastern Conference Finals and returning to Cleveland, a massive crowd of Cleveland fans gathered at the airport, welcoming their team like heroes.

When Hansen appeared, the scene went into madness.

People even started chanting "Emperor."

Despite Hansen having said previously he didn’t like that nickname, it didn’t stop fans from using it to express their excitement.

In just one year, Hansen had made people forget the person who had been there for seven years.

Because compared to that self-proclaimed emperor, Hansen was the true basketball emperor who could lead them to success.

And this scene was extensively covered by major media outlets.

Even the officials released a poster of Hansen’s game-winning shot immediately, with the caption: The true emperor.

Silva clearly didn’t want to see this result, but he had done everything he could, yet still couldn’t stop Hansen.

At this time, one really could feel as if it were destiny.

When the overwhelming news coverage swept in, some celebrated wildly, naturally, there were also those who were devastated.

James was nearly suffocating.

After enduring a season of humiliation, he not only failed to make it to the finals, but now, even the nickname he cared about most was being stripped away.

Even social media was joking that fans of East University were teasing that James was the Little Emperor, while Hansen was the Emperor—no conflict there.

He couldn’t imagine what the scene would be like if Hansen truly brought a championship to Cleveland.

It wouldn’t just be Hansen’s triumph, but also a negation of his career with the Cavaliers.

And now, having been defeated and wandering, yet unable to achieve success, only his time with the Cavaliers remained worth mentioning.

No, he absolutely couldn’t let that happen!

He called Rich Paul and asked him to bring that new drug he had once scoffed at.

Next season, he would transform!

While the coverage of Hansen’s performance in the Eastern Conference continued, the League also began to promote the upcoming Finals.

It was at this time that people finally realized, the three super teams Nike had built last summer, were all blocked from the finals!

Curry, holding his nearly finished copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, finally understood what Hansen had said:

The finals will be an internal war between two UA teams!

This match, which no one had imagined at the beginning of the season, was truly about to happen.

However, the comparison between the two teams was also stark.

The Warriors’ offensive and defensive efficiency values were both second in the league, they had two all-stars, two all-NBA teams, two defensive teams, and the deepest roster in the league.

The earlier skepticism about the Warriors had mostly dissipated after they defeated the Lakers.

Even Barkley and O’Neal had since conceded, acknowledging the Warriors as the best team of the season.

Even the Cavaliers were facing a situation more difficult than when they had faced the Heat.

Because Irving couldn’t play in the finals.

Hansen might score 64 points in one game, but could he do it in every game?

It looked like, for the Cavaliers, not just winning the championship, but winning even one game seemed far-fetched.

But because of Hansen, by the time of the finals, no one would say that anymore.

Having finished the Eastern Conference Finals, Hansen had become that person who could turn the impossible into possible.

Game 1 of the finals took place at Oracle Arena.

The progress of this game shocked everyone.

Theoretically, especially after the huge effort in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers, facing a stronger Warriors team in G1, were likely to face a rout.

But in practice, morale is something that carries on.

And the Warriors clearly weren’t mentally prepared for that.

The teams were locked in a tight contest throughout the game.

It was only in the fourth quarter that the Cavaliers, due to a decline in physical strength, finally succumbed.

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