After the home win over the University of Minnesota, there were not many days left until Christmas in 1996. However, before the Christmas break, Villanova University has an NCAA game to play, and they will travel to Storles, Connecticut, to take on the University of Connecticut Huskies, which are also part of the Great Eastern Conference.

This time Lee's task was also heavy, as the opposition team had another excellent defender - Richard Hamilton. Hamilton is also a freshman who has only officially joined the team this year, but everyone knows that he has been cultivated as the core of the team, and Hamilton is currently the highest in the team in points per game and playing time.

UConn is known for producing shooters, and Ray Allen, who was drafted with the fifth pick in the first round this year, is one of the school's top scorers. Hamilton has undoubtedly inherited the mantle of his predecessors. He may not be as good as Ray Allen's offensive ability on his own ball, but when it comes to his empty-handed running, catch-and-shoot skills, he may still be above this senior.

So for Lee, this match will test his physicality. Hamilton has averaged over 30 minutes per game this season and has been discouraged by most NCAA players for his distance on the court, so who knows where the game will go if Lee is dragged down by his running? It's not impossible to lose.

However, when Rapus approached Lee to talk, he was surprised to find that Lee had expected such a situation, no, strictly speaking, it was Chang Wei who guessed the answer. Therefore, almost from the time of Li Gang's transformation, Chang Wei has consciously strengthened his physical fitness, and in Chang Wei's view, an outside defender who can't run is almost a nightmare for any offensive player.

Facing Hamilton this time, Chang Wei is not worried about Lee, although the former's physical fitness and endurance are rare outstanding, and he has put a lot of effort into catching and shooting, but he believes that Lee is not a vegetarian either, as long as he can keep up with Hamilton's footsteps and interfere with his shooting, this game will be won at least half.

Of course, Li Du was about to vomit during the official game, and he didn't know where the skinny guard opposite him had so much physical strength, and he was like a loach, and if he didn't pay attention, he would slip into an open position, and then there was no fancy but very practical mid-range shooting to score. Lee spent a lot of energy on Hamilton throughout the first half, and when the half-time whistle blew, he sat down on the ground with his shirt wet as if he had just been fished out of the water.

But after recovering in the dressing room, he insisted on continuing to defend Hamilton, in his words: "Is it more painful than being punched in the body when I was boxing?" ”

Rappers had to accede to Lee's request, but to be more secure, he pulled Erwin aside and whispered, "I need you to support Chris more in the second half, I'm afraid he won't last that long......"

Erwin agreed very happily, he looked at Lee, who was still covering his head with a towel and gasping for breath, nodded and said, "No problem, I will help him keep an eye on Hamilton, and this is also my responsibility." ”

But the only thing they didn't expect was Lee's stubbornness. In the face of Erwin's kindness, he politely and resolutely refused, still like in the first half, whether it was covered or something else, he recognized Hamilton, even if he ran to death, he couldn't let this guy shoot easily.

But what Rappers didn't expect was that perhaps because of crossing the limit, Lee's performance in the second half was getting better and better, and he played smarter, sometimes he couldn't keep up with Hamilton's footsteps, he would predict the passing route of the opponent's ball carrier, and then jam this direction, so that Hamilton could not receive the ball, invisibly saving himself physical strength.

Li is like a sponge, taking advantage of the opportunity to fight against the strong to desperately suck the nutrients of growth, and matures at a speed visible to the naked eye. He allowed Hamilton to score 15 points in the first half, but now that three minutes have passed in the second half, the opponent has not scored a point, and it is a victory for him alone.

UConn is technically Hamilton's one-man team, and there are pros and cons to such a team. The advantage is that when the players don't know how to play or the tactics are restrained by the opponent, they can just hand the ball to the star to play alone; The downside is that if the star is killed, there will not be a second person to step up and lead the team to victory.

Hamilton is undoubtedly in a major crisis right now, and for him it was an experience he hadn't had in a long time not to get the ball on three consecutive attacks. But he felt helpless in the face of Lee, who was like a mad dog and spared no effort to block it, and as a freshman, Hamilton's experience in the NCAA arena was not enough to support him to solve the problem on his own.

Head coach Caljon is also helpless, he has become accustomed to letting Hamilton take care of everything, and he can't react properly when Hamilton can't do anything. Villanova's tactics were simple, to separate Hamilton from his teammates, but seeing through the opponent's intentions didn't mean there was a solution.

Hamilton is starting to get tired, and this is the first time he has felt tired this season. While he continued to weave his way through the opposition's defence, his legs were as heavy as lead, and to make matters worse, he thought he was doing useless work with every run. What about running out of empty seats? Teammates can't pass the ball, so the empty space is not empty.

What shocked him was that the Villanova No. 25 who had been battling him all the game was still running desperately, as if nothing could interest him except himself. Hamilton shook his head helplessly, as a master of running without the ball, of course he knew that the other party was not in a normal state, but in competitive sports, it doesn't matter if it is normal or not, as long as you don't take drugs, then any outburst that goes against common sense has its meaning of existence.

Calhon also felt the frustration of his proud disciple, indeed, it was difficult for anyone to be defeated by others in what they were best at. Although Hamilton usually has a mild personality, he is not immune to vulgarity on the basketball court, and the rookie opposite him, who barely beat him, has become a shadow in his heart.

With 3 minutes and 27 seconds left in the game, but Villanova University already led by 15 points, Caljon sighed secretly and withdrew all the starters, which was also a disguised announcement that he threw in the towel.

Rappers also made a substitution, but when the players on the field walked back to the bench, Lee sat directly on the ground holding his thighs, this guy fought so hard that he was already cramping......