NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 48 [48] The masked man who can't die, Lin Fei sees through everything!
Also as an off-ball player on the court, Hamilton's master-level off-ball movement immediately attracted Lin Fei's attention.

Although it was only the first offensive round in the opening game, "Masked Man" didn't get the chance to catch the ball openly.

But his sharp running position is like a sharp knife, inserted into the solid defensive formation of Timberwolves,
Not only did it completely take away Trenton Hassel's defensive attention, but it also restrained the high-ranking Wolf King, and delayed Kassel's defense change in an interspersed movement.

Perhaps more players and fans are focusing on the ball-handling attackers and the pick-and-roll cooperation with the ball or the scramble for the basket.

But only Lin Fei, who has top-level off-the-ball running ability, can see Hamilton's potential role on the court at a glance.

Even if he can't catch the ball and score, Hamilton is still an indispensable part of the Pistons' five tigers, and no defender dares to ignore his existence.

However, when he saw the protective gear on Hamilton's face, Lin Fei couldn't help shrinking his neck, it was hard not to empathize.

During the regular season, Hamilton was accidentally injured twice during the regular season and his nose was interrupted by Artest in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers.

After being interrupted three times in one season, Hamilton had no choice but to wear a face protector and continue his tireless running on the field.

Maybe he didn't expect it to be worn for 8 years.

This also gave Hamilton the nickname "The Undead Mask Man".

Thinking of the last three games of the Western Conference Finals, Lin Fei couldn't help but feel a little scared. Thanks to Fisher and Kobe's hands not being so dirty, otherwise his nose bridge would inevitably suffer.

Fortunately, the system rewarded him with a single-round series anti-injury card, which can rebound 100% of the injury. If someone on the Pistons really dares to attack his handsome high nose bridge, just wait for a broken finger.

On the court, the Timberwolves attack.

Cassell came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Billups quickly posted it. Using his strong body and solid skills, he created a lot of defensive pressure for the Aliens.

Larry Brown reminded Billups many times before the game that his back injury is definitely a huge hidden danger in order to give Cassel enough strength on both ends of the offense and defense.

Cassel gave the ball to the Wolf King who was raised up, and Garnett took a step outside the left axis to face the "Roaring God" Wallace, and made a tentative step with the center of gravity lowered.

Rasheed Wallace's ferocious defense was quickly posted, no fear of colliding with the wolf king's muscles, obviously not giving space for shooting, and inducing the wolf king to turn over and break into the enemy camp.

Also as a power forward who entered the league in 95, although Wolf King and Roaring Tianzun often fought and taunted each other before the game, they still know each other quite well.

Even though the overall strength of offense and defense is half shorter than that of Wolf King, as long as "Roaring Tianzun" focuses on defense, it will never be easy for Wolf King to score.

This year's Eastern Conference finals meeting between the Pistons and the Pacers, Jermaine O'Neal is the No.3 of this year's regular season MVP, second only to the Wolves and Duncan,
Then throughout the series, Rasheed Wallace was just as good as Jermaine O'Neill, especially on the defensive end.

The Wolf King knew very well that Rasheed Wallace must be a more difficult role to play than facing Malone in the Western Conference Finals.

He knew the opponent's strength in his heart, but he could never admit it with his mouth.

"Rashid, you're an idiot trying to guard against me? What a fucking joke!"

In the deep trash talking, the wolf king pushed away Rashid, dribbled the ball with his left hand into the penalty area, and then used a jump to pick the basket to end the attack.

Ben Wallace's assisted defense was very quick, and a pair of horned dragon-like iron arms quickly blocked it.

Facing double Wallace's back and forth attacks, Garnett did not panic, and hit the ball to Olowokandi who was emptied under the basket.

This is an excellent catch and dunk opportunity.

However, there was a deviation in the pass between the Wolf King and Olowokandi. The parallel import champion failed to catch the basketball firmly at the first time, and after taking a shot of the ball, he wanted to take off and dunk.
Ben Wallace, who reacted quickly, had already turned over and jumped up, and his big fan-like hand fell down.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the loud noise, Da Ben violently slammed the basketball that Olowokandi was about to dunk into the basket, and slammed it onto the tempered backboard.

"boom!"

The basketball bounced back, but Daben failed to catch it immediately, and the Wolf King and Roaring Tianzun behind him fought for the ball.

Relying on his height, wingspan and better bounce, the wolf king grabbed the basketball above Rashid's head, and roared that Tianzun was the first to stick to the defense and squeeze up, not giving the wolf king a chance to turn around under the basket.

Garnett was worried about Ben Wallace's double-teaming, so he quickly passed the ball to the "Madman" who was high on the right.

Sprewell faced Tayshaun Prince, who tried to break with his left hand after a crotch dribble,
"Whoosh!"

Prince's defensive energy was very concentrated, his long arm was drawn like a sharp sword, and the ball in the "madman"'s hand was stabbed in the first blow.

The "madman" quickly turned over to regain control of the ball, and retreated beyond the three-point line to find the offensive rhythm again.

"Boy, want to break the ball in my hand? You are not worthy!"

Prince ignored the "Madman"'s trash talk, and rushed forward, taking the most standard defensive posture, with his long arms stretched out and his big hands touching in front of the opponent, interfering with Sprewell's breakthrough.

During the 03-04 season, the league has not promulgated the No Handcheck rule, so outside defenders can use their arms to block offensive players from moving and breaking through.

This Handcheck rule is obviously more beneficial to the defensive side, while weakening the outside stars with strong breakthrough ability on the offensive side, such as Allen Iverson and Stephen Marbury.

In the original world.

The No Handcheck rule will be officially promulgated at the end of 2004 half a year later, which has also liberated many breakthrough masters and significantly improved the average points per game of many outside stars in the league.

Sprewell broke through the middle after a crotch dribble, and with the help of a cover that the Wolf King just brought up, he opened enough distance for Prince, and made a decisive shot with a sudden stop.

"Bang!"

Still missed, the feel of the two teams in the opening game was not very good.

The defensive rebound was protected by Big Ben, and the Pistons completed a successful defense.

The suffocating defensive oppression was vividly displayed in the first defensive round, making the Timberwolves fans at home frown.

The Pistons attacked, and Billups singled Cassell. After breaking through the collision and seeing Cassell take two steps back, Billups suddenly forced a two-pointer from the high position on the strong side.

"Bang!"

There was no ball either, but the rebound bounced crookedly, and was poked out by Da Ben first. Rasheed Wallace took control of the ball, and the Wolf King quickly posted up to interfere.

Rasheed passed the ball back to Billups again to organize. The offensive rhythm of the two teams at the beginning was indeed a bit dull.

At this moment, with the help of Rasheed Wallace's cover, a lightning-like figure went straight to the top of the arc from the left bottom corner, bypassed Billups, and then ran to the right.

"Whoosh!"

Immediately after another emergency stop and reverse run, Trenton Hassell has been completely thrown away at this time, and Billups' pass is also accurate.

Richard Hamilton caught the ball high on the right, jumped decisively 19 feet from the basket, and shot like lightning with great confidence.

"Shh!"

The basketball went into the net, and Hassel stumbled around the screen to catch up. If he hadn't stopped the car in time, he might have paid a foul for nothing.

Lin Fei on the sidelines couldn't help but shook his head and sighed softly. Hassell was too unprofessional in chasing and defending without the ball. He was completely thrown away after just two simple screens and a reverse run. It felt worse than the old fisher Fisher.

Of course, Hamilton's back running speed is also faster than Lin Fei's now, and his ability to capture shooting space is also quite keen.

Timberwolves (0): (4) Pistons.

The visiting team scored 4 points in a row, which also made Philip Saunders, who was sitting on the sidelines of the Timberwolves coach, frown.

Not to be outdone, the Wolf King came to the frontcourt and then received a pass from Cassel at a high position. Facing Rasheed Wallace, he held the ball behind his back and hit the opponent twice. Finally, he made a difficult jump shot to turn over.

"Shh!"

Against a defender of Rashid's level, he needs to have height, speed and speed.

The wolf king can't directly make face-up shots at all, and the chance of being blocked is too high, so he can only choose more difficult breakthroughs and turnaround jump shots.

Cheers erupted from the Target Center arena. Wolf King made a steady hit with his first shot in the opening game, which must be a good sign.

"Hey Rashid, I told you a long time ago that you can't guard against me at all, so call your father!"

Rashid, who has always been emotionally unstable, was not affected by the wolf king's trash talk, but quickly put his energy into the offense.

Billups held the ball and hit Cassel again, using the tough and injured Cassel to find a confrontation.

But as a veteran player, Kassel was very calm. While interfering with one side and retreating, he suddenly signaled the "madman" to double-team with his eyes, and at the same time made a sharp step up to steal.

"Snapped!"

Billups was shocked, and the ball in his hand was stabbed from the side and rear by the old Cassel.

"Madman" just rushed up to take the ball, and when the entire Timberwolves team was aggressively launching a counterattack,
The referee Dick Bavita's whistle suddenly sounded.

"Beep!"

It turned out that Hassel, who was chasing the "Masked Man" Hamilton on the other side, confiscated his body when the opponent suddenly ran back, and rushed directly to knock down Hamilton.

Bavita signaled Trenton Hassell for an off-ball foul and the Detroit Pistons had the ball.

Hassel spread his hands to express his helplessness, and the "madman" and the wolf king scolded Hassel a big idiot in their hearts at the same time.

The Timberwolves fans at home also lamented and regretted that what a good counterattack and fast break opportunity was ruined by an off-the-ball foul by Hassel.

Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench next to the Timberwolves field, was even more anxious. During the two days of training, he and the coaching staff had earnestly told Hassell many times. How could he still easily make mistakes when chasing players without the ball?
Thinking about it, Trenton Hassel is a second-round pick after all, with limited physical talent, and the skills and attitude of defending outside ball holders have also been slowly cultivated. Now it is really powerless to defend the off-ball master Hamilton.

Thinking of this, Lin Fei's eyes flashed suddenly, causing waves in his heart.

If it is said that he sits on the bench, with his own highly similar technical characteristics to his opponents,
Every time, you can accurately predict Richard Hamilton's running route, and at the same time, you can see in advance the mistakes in Trenton Hassell's chasing and defending choices.

Can this be understood as, in fact, the effect of Lin Fei chasing Hamilton on the defensive end will be better than that of Trenton Hassell, who started out as a defender?
This idea quickly took root in Lin Fei's mind, but he couldn't be sure for a while.

After all, his defensive attribute is only 30 points, so it is natural for a bystander to sit on the sidelines, and he can give any pointers.

I'm really going to play, can I?
(End of this chapter)