Also as a no-ball player on the court, Hamilton's master-level off-ball running immediately attracted Lin Fei's attention.

Although it was only the first offensive round of the opening game, "The Mask Man" did not get a chance to catch the ball in an open space.

But his sharp movement was like a sharp knife, inserted into the Timberwolves' sturdy defensive formation.

Not only did it completely take away Trenton Hassell's defensive attention, but it also pinned down the Wolves in the high post and delayed Kassel's change of defense in a penetrating run.

Perhaps more players and fans are focusing on the ball-handling offense and the pick-and-roll with the ball or the scramble under the basket.

But only Lin Fei, who has the ability to run without the ball at the top, can get a glimpse of Hamilton's potential role on the court.

Even if he can't score on the ball, Hamilton is still an integral part of the Pistons' five, and no defender dares to ignore his presence.

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

This season, Hamilton was injured twice during the regular season and broke the bridge of his nose when he was chased by opponents, and in the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers, he was interrupted by Artest for the third time.

Having broken the bridge of his nose three times in a season, Hamilton had no choice but to put on a face protector and continue his tireless run on the field.

Maybe he didn't expect that this one would be 8 years.

This also gave Hamilton the nickname "The Mask Man Who Can't Run".

Thinking of the last three games of the Western Finals, Lin Fei couldn't help but be a little afraid, thanks to Fisher and Kobe's hands were not so dirty, otherwise the bridge of his nose would inevitably suffer.

Thankfully, the system rewarded a single-round series injury card, which 100% rebounded from the injury, and if anyone on the Pistons really dared to attack his handsome high nose, then wait for a broken finger.

On the court, the Timberwolves attacked.

Cassel came to the front court with the ball, and Billups quickly stuck to it, using his strong body and solid skills to create a lot of defensive pressure for the aliens.

Larry Brown reminded Billups several times before the game that his back injury was definitely a huge problem if he had to give Cassell enough intensity on both ends of the floor.

Cassel gave the ball to the up-and-coming Wolves, and Garnett took a step outside the left axis to face "Roaring Celestial" Wallace, lowering his center of gravity and making a tentative step.

Rashid Wallace's ferocious defense quickly came up, fearless of colliding with the Wolf King's muscles, obviously not giving space to shoot, inducing the Wolf King to turn over and break through deep into the enemy camp.

is also a big forward who entered the league in 95, although the wolf king and the roaring Tianzun fought and taunted each other before the game, they still know each other quite well.

Even if he is half a cut shorter than the Wolf King in terms of overall strength at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, as long as "Roaring Tianzun" focuses on defense, it will never be easy for the Wolf King to score.

This year's Eastern Conference Finals Pistons and Pacers meet, O'Neal Jr. is the third in this year's regular season MVP, behind the Wolves and Duncan.

Then throughout the series, Rashid Wallace was no less than O and especially good on the defensive end.

The Wolves know very well that compared to facing Malone Sr. in the Western Conference Finals, Rashid Wallace must be a more difficult character to play.

I know the strength of the other party in my heart, but I can never admit it with my mouth.

"Rashid, you soft-bastard want to stop me? It's a TMD joke! ”

In the deep trash talk, the wolf king pushed past Rashid, dribbled the ball into the box with his left hand, and was about to end the offense with a jumping pick.

Ben Wallace was very quick to assist, and a pair of dragon-like iron arms quickly blocked it.

In the face of the double Wallace's front and back shots, Garnett did not panic, and a shot to the ball was given to Olovo Kandi, who was released under the basket.

It's a great catch-and-dunk opportunity.

But there was a deviation in the pass between the wolf king and Olovo Kandi, and the parallel champion didn't catch the basketball for the first time, and waited until he slapped the ball before jumping and dunking.

Ben Wallace, who reacted quickly, had already rolled over and jumped up, and his big fan-like hands fell down with a bang.

"Smack!"

With a loud bang, Big Ben violently dunked the basketball that Olowokandi was about to dunk into the basket and slapped it the tempered rebound.

"Bang!"

The basketball bounced back, Big Ben couldn't catch it at the first time, and the wolf king and roaring Tianzun behind him competed for the ball.

With his height, arm span and better jumping, the wolf king grabbed the basketball above Rashid's head, and roared Tianzun to squeeze up as soon as possible, not giving the wolf king a chance to turn around under the basket.

Garnett was worried about Ben Wallace's bag, so he quickly passed the ball to the "madman" high on the right.

Sprewell against Tyshawn Prince, a crotch dribble and then wanted to go to the left hand to break through,

"Whoosh!"

Prince's defensive energy was very concentrated, his long arms were like a sharp sword out of the sheath, and he actually stabbed the ball in the hands of the "madman" in the first blow.

"Madman" hurriedly rolled over to regain control of the ball and retreated outside the three-point line to re-find the offensive rhythm.

"Boy, you want to break the ball in my hand? You don't deserve it yet! ”

Prince ignored the trash talk of "Madman" and hurriedly rushed up, making the most standard defensive stance, and his long arms stretched out his big hands in front of the opponent to interfere with Sprewell's breakthrough.

At this time of the 03-04 season, the league has not enacted the No Handcheck rule, so outside defenders can use their arms to block offensive players from moving and penetrating.

This Handcheck rule is clearly more beneficial to the defender and weakens the attacker's break-through perimeter stars such as Allen Iverson and Stephen Marbury.

In the original world.

The No Handcheck rule will be enacted six months later at the end of 2004, which will also free up many breakthrough players and significantly increase the average points per game of many outside stars in the league.

Sprewell broke through to the middle after dribbling under a crotch, and with the help of a cover that the Wolf King just raised, he opened up enough distance for Prince to make a decisive shot in the stop.

"Bang dang!"

Still missed, and the opening of the two teams was not too good.

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

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

The Pistons attacked, Billups singled out Kassell, and after the breakthrough collision, saw Cassel take two steps back, and Billups suddenly shot a two-point shot at the high post on the strong side.

"Bang dang!"

The ball didn't have it, but the rebound bounced crookedly, and it was poked out by Big Ben for the first time, Rasheed Wallace controlled the ball, and the Wolves quickly came up to interfere.

Rashid passed the ball back to Billups to organize, and the attacking rhythm of the two teams was indeed a bit dull in the opening game.

At this moment, a lightning-like figure took advantage of Rashid Wallace's cover to cut straight into the top of the arc from the bottom left corner, bypassed Billups and ran towards the right.

"Whoosh!"

Then there was another stop-and-go run, Trenton Hassel was completely shaken off by this point, and Billups' pass was accurate.

Richard Hamilton received the ball high on the right and jumped 19 feet from the basket with lightning speed.

"Huh!"

The basketball hollowed into the net, and Hassel stumbled around the cover to catch up, and if he hadn't stopped the car in time, he would probably have paid a foul for nothing.

Lin Fei on the sidelines couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, Hassel, a chasing and defending player without the ball, was too unprofessional, just two simple covers and a reverse run, and he was completely thrown away, feeling worse than the old fish Fisher.

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

Timberwolves (0) :(4) Pistons.

The visitors scored four straight points, which also made Philip Sanders, who was sitting on the sidelines of the Timberwolves' head coach's seat, frown.

Not to be outdone, the wolf king came to the front court and received a pass from Cassel in the high post, facing Rasheed Wallace, holding the ball with his back to the opponent twice, and finally had a difficult jumper that turned over.

"Huh!"

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

The Wolf King can't make a face frame shot directly at all, and the chance of being capped is too great, so he can only choose a more difficult breakthrough and a turnover jumper.

The stadium in the target center resounded with cheers, and the Wolf King hit the first shot in the opening game, which must be a good sign.

"Hi Rashid, I said a long time ago, you can't prevent me at all, so call your dad!"

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

Billups held the ball and then played Caser's point, and used his body to find a confrontation with the injured Cassel.

But as a veteran, Cassel was very calm, and while interfering with the retreat on one side, he suddenly signaled his eyes to the "madman" to wrap up, and at the same time, he made a sharp step-up steal.

"Smack!"

Billups was shocked that the ball in his hand was stabbed out from behind the side by the old Cassel.

The "madman" just rushed up to win the ball, and when the whole Timberwolves team was violently and quickly launching a counterattack,

Referee Dick Bavita's whistle blew suddenly.

"Beep!"

It turned out that Hassell, who was chasing "Masked Man" Hamilton on the other side, confiscated his body under a sudden backrun of the opponent, and rushed directly to knock Hamilton down.

Bavita signaled for Trenton Hassell to foul off the ball and the Detroit Pistons possessed the ball.

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

Timberwolves fans at home also lamented that what a good counterattack fast break opportunity was buried for Hassel's off-ball foul.

Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench on the side of the Timberwolves, was even more anxious, he and the coaching staff had told Hassel many times in the past two days of training, how could he still make mistakes when chasing the off-ball?

After all, Trenton Hassel is a second-round pick, with limited physical talent, and the skills and attitudes of defensive outside ball carriers are also slowly cultivated.

When Lin Fei thought of this, his eyes suddenly flashed, and waves set off in his heart.

If he sits on the bench, with his highly similar technical characteristics to his opponent,

Every time, Richard Hamilton's running line can be accurately predicted, and at the same time, Trenton Hassel's mistake in the pursuit of defense can be seen in advance.

Is this understandable that in fact, Lin Fei's effect of chasing Hamilton on the defensive end after coming on the court will be better than that of Trenton Hassel, who started with defense?

This idea quickly took root in Lin Fei's mind, but he was not sure for a while.

After all, his defensive attribute is only 30 points, and he is naturally a bystander sitting off the court, and he can point out the country at will.

I'm really going to play, can I do it?