Hansen wasn’t the only one watching the replay.
Manu Ginobili, amid the booing, made both free throws, seemingly unaffected.
The situation on the court underwent a significant change.
Previously, the Grizzlies had firmly suppressed the Spurs, driven by the duo of Hansen and Randolph.
When Hansen’s performance was off, Randolph managed to just about hold on alone, but now with Randolph ejected, the difficulty for Hansen to lead the team to victory alone was imaginable.
Indeed, as soon as Hansen received the ball, the Spurs double-tead him.
Popovich certainly knew that passing wasn’t Hansen’s strong suit.
However, to everyone’s surprise, Hansen suddenly burst through the double team with a burst of speed.
Then, he charged towards the basket and slamd the ball through, even knocking Blair out of bounds with a knee flexing motion.
Hansen’s dunk roused the ho court Grizzlies fans, filling the arena with cheers.
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At this mont, Randolph had already reached the coffee shop on the first floor of the stadium, where many Grizzlies fans who hadn’t secured tickets were gathered around the TV watching the ga.
When Randolph appeared, there was an instant burst of cheering, right when Hansen was dunking over Blair.
Seeing this, Randolph smiled and squeezed into the middle of the fans, then fist-pumped towards the TV.
So this was what Hansen ant by telling him to find a place to watch the live broadcast—he was planning to settle the scores one by one, wasn’t he?
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Amid the ho court fans’ roaring, the Grizzlies showed imnse defensive fervor, leaving no chance for Parker and Duncan’s pick and roll, Parker passed the ball back to Manu Ginobili behind the three-point line.
With Duncan hindered by injuries, Ginobili was the best choice to take the tough shots for the Spurs.
But guarding him was Hansen.
Ginobili attempted to break past Hansen, but Hansen’s excellent lateral movent prevented it.
Moreover, Hansen was intensely focused on defense and was practically sticking to Ginobili.
Pushed to the limit, Ginobili resorted to another of his tricks: a step forward followed by a step-back three-pointer.
It wasn’t without reason that Harden was once modeled after Ginobili; Harden had already mastered this move that Ginobili had known earlier.
At that mont, Hansen lunged forward desperately, looking like he was trying to block the shot, but he was a bit too late.
Ginobili released the shot before Hansen could block it.
But the next second, instead of dodging to the side, Hansen collided directly with him.
This caused both to lose their balance in mid-air, with Ginobili underneath and Hansen on top, and they both fell to the ground.
Hansen was quickly helped up by Conley and seed to be fine.
But Ginobili wasn’t so lucky.
He lay on the floor in the sa position as he fell, grimacing in pain and clutching his waist.
He had landed directly on his back, and the impact from Hansen’s fall had given him a secondary hit.
The referee blew the whistle to interrupt the ga.
This ti, it wasn’t because of a conflict on the court, but because of this accidental situation.
No wonder the Spurs are said only to make sneaky moves, since they don’t actually have a real troublemaker, not even soone with a temper like Randolph.
The ga resud after a technical tiout, with the Grizzlies players heading back to the bench and the Spurs players gathered around Ginobili, who was still on the ground.
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Back in the cafe, they replayed the last sequence.
The incident was so sudden that the Grizzlies fans were sowhat taken aback.
But at that mont, Randolph stood up with a flushed face.
So this was Hansen’s real reason for telling him to watch the live broadcast!
If Ginobili can play rough, why can’t I?
Hansen was even soone who dared to challenge Popovich.
Besides, they still owed Guy!
Popovich was still lively on the sidelines, but Guy missed his first postseason due to a season-ending injury.
Now, it was just a case of giving them a taste of their own dicine!
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