The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 384 - 202 Welcome to the NBA

Green showcased his defensive skills right from the start, successfully disrupting Little Gasol’s shooting.

Despite that, Little Gasol still managed to score a put-back right over him.

Green’s advantage lies in his physicality and wingspan, but his disadvantage is his height. He and Rodman are quite similar in physique.

However, even a strong player like Rodman could only play the power forward position for the Bulls in his time, making it very difficult for Green to contain a big center like Little Gasol.

Although Green did not perform well defensively, he made his presence felt on the offensive end.

His moving screen was top-notch, managing not to be called for a foul right under the referee’s nose, creating an excellent shooting opportunity for Curry.

Curry finally got the chance to showcase his three-point ability, sinking his first three-pointer of the night after dribbling.

Turning back, under Jackson’s direction, the Warriors also began to intensively guard the paint.

Compared to David Lee, Green’s agility gave the Warriors more options defensively.

Seeing this, Hansen and Guy executed a pick-and-roll. Hansen then received the ball, made a quick stop, and scored a jump shot.

In the next play, Barnes and Azeli blocked the defenders at mid-court for Curry.

This surprised Hansen as it was clearly an elevator doors play.

He had thought Cole had invented this tactic, but it turned out to be Jackson’s handiwork.

Jackson seems to have more up his sleeve than Hollins.

Hansen quickly moved to contest Curry as he saw an opportunity arise.

But at that moment, Green passed the ball behind him.

While Hansen was moving, Thompson was already quickly shifting towards the strong side corner.

Catching the ball, Thompson fired a three-point shot before Hansen could defend, making it.

to 11.

"Three points are worth more than two," is the data analysts’ favorite phrase, and they drew that conclusion because of the Warriors.

More precisely, because of the Splash Brothers, because given the chance, they really can sink each one.

But Hansen’s gaze fell once again on Green.

You really might not find a second person in the League better suited for the brothers than Green, not only capable of setting screens but also delivering precise passes.

Maybe Big Green could be another, but how could Nike’s premier endorser play second fiddle to two rookies?

It’s not a matter of ability, it’s about status.

Realizing the issue, Hansen began actively asking Conley for the ball on the offensive end.

Once he had the ball, he signaled Little Gasol to set a high screen, then mismatched onto Green.

This instantly ignited the atmosphere on the court.

"It’s time to welcome this rookie to the NBA!" Barkley excitedly said from the commentary table.

Speaking strictly in terms of ability, especially with Bo Guote missing, the Warriors were clearly a notch below the Grizzlies.

So, compared to the outcome of the game, they were clearly more interested in the interaction between Hansen and Green.

Or rather, they wanted to see Hansen dominate Green.

After all, Hansen wasn’t the boastful rookie who had just entered the League but a legitimate Finals MVP.

Of course, the thoughts of the fans in the arena were different from Barkley’s.

They wanted to see Green follow the path Hansen had taken, to become the next man to turn big talk into reality.

Green didn’t back down and eagerly guarded him.

If it were Big Green, he definitely would have pushed Thompson forward.

Green waved his hands fiercely, but he was quickly bypassed by Hansen.

Green’s agility, or rather his excellent lateral movement speed, was once praised by Warriors fans as being able to guard positions one through five, but in reality, he couldn’t guard fast perimeter players.

With Bo Gote out, this became even more evident; once Hansen bypassed Green, the Warriors fans practically saw the gate wide open.

He accelerated, leapt up, and smashed the ball into the basket with a powerful one-handed dunk.

Hansen hung on the rim for a moment before landing.

Looking at Green getting ready to inbound the ball from the backcourt, he couldn’t help but say, "So where did you improve in your four years at college?"

"Because you were in the NBA!" Green fired back, unyielding.

"Then why didn’t you enter the NBA sooner? Didn’t want to?" Hansen continued.

That really stumped Green—everyone wants to make it to the NBA early to start making money if they could, it’s because he had no draft buzz!

Green continued to set screens for Curry in the frontcourt, this time quickly popping out to create space for Curry, who drove in accordingly.

Curry’s threat wasn’t just his three-point shooting; his drives were also lethal.

The Grizzlies opted for a collapsed defense, and as Curry moved, he looked back and tossed the ball to Green at the top of the arc.

Green received the ball and, sticking out his backside, hit a three-pointer.

Green’s three-point shooting was mostly unreliable, but in crucial moments, he really could make them.

Four years of college didn’t enhance his skills much, but it forged a great deal of resilience.

Hansen knew of a "history" where, in the decisive Game 7 of the 2016 Finals, Green made six three-pointers.

"Cut your trash talk, we’re about to take the lead!" Green finally found his chance to retaliate with trash talk after making the three-pointer.

Hansen laughed upon hearing this; Green was much more entertaining than Big Green, after all, Sharapova might be great, but who really wants to output like Vujacic to someone who can’t respond?

Hansen continued to target Green on the offensive end.

And Green, tough as nails, didn’t call for help on defense.