NBA: I have 3 but no D, and I still can’t dribble.

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, the "Mask Man" did not get an opportunity to catch the ball in an open position.

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

Not only did it completely take away Trenton Hassell's defensive attention, but it also contained the Wolf King in the high position, and delayed Cassell's defense change during a interspersed movement.

Perhaps more players and fans are focusing on the ball-carrying attacker and the pick-and-roll with the ball or the fight for the basket.

But only Lin Fei, who has top-notch movement ability without the ball, can have a quick insight into Hamilton's potential role on the court.

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 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 feel the same way.

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 that he would wear it for 8 years.

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

Thinking about 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 the bridge of his nose would inevitably suffer.

Fortunately, the system rewarded him with a single-round injury recovery card, which can 100% rebound the injury. If anyone from the Pistons really dares to attack his handsome high nose, just wait until his finger is broken.

On the court, the Timberwolves attack.

Cassel came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Billups quickly followed up, using his strong body and solid skills to create a lot of defensive pressure for the aliens.

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

Cassel gave the ball to the rising Wolf King, and Garnett took a step outside the left axis area to face "Roaring God" Wallace, facing the frame and lowering his center of gravity to make a test step.

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.

When the Pistons and Pacers met in this year's Eastern Conference finals, O'Neal was the third-placed regular season MVP this year, second only to the Wolf King and Duncan.

Then throughout the series, Rasheed Wallace was just as good as Jermaine O'Neill, especially on the defensive end.

The Wolf King knows very well that compared to facing Malone in the Western Conference finals, Rasheed Wallace must be a more difficult character to play.

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

"Rashid, are you a coward who wants to guard against me? What a fucking joke!"

Amidst the heavy trash talk, the Wolf King pushed away Rasheed, dribbled into the penalty area with his left hand, and used a jump step to 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 a great catch and dunk opportunity.

However, there was a deviation in the passing between the Wolf King and Olowokandi. The parallel import No. 1 pick failed to catch the basketball in the first shot. He waited until he patted the ball before taking off for a dunk.

Ben Wallace, who reacted quickly, had already turned over and jumped up, and his big palm-like hands suddenly 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 Ben failed to catch it immediately. The Wolf King and Roaring God behind him fought for the ball.

With his height, wingspan and better jumping ability, the Wolf King grabbed the basketball above Rasheed's head. The Roaring God immediately pressed up against the defense and did not give the Wolf King a chance to turn around under the basket.

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

Sprewell faced Tayshaun Prince and tried to break through with his left hand after a crotch dribble.

"Whoosh!"

Prince's defensive energy was very concentrated. His long arms were like sharp swords, and he actually knocked the ball out of the "madman's" hand with 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, making the most standard defensive posture, stretching his long arms and big hands to resist the opponent's front, interfering with Sprewell's breakthrough.

During this period of the 03-04 season, the league had not promulgated the No Handcheck rule, so outside defenders could use their arms to block offensive players' movements and breakthroughs.

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 half a year later at the end of 2004. This has also liberated many breakthrough experts 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 pressure was clearly demonstrated in the first defensive round, causing the Timberwolves fans at home to 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, but the rebound bounced very crookedly and was poked out by Ben. Rasheed Wallace controlled the ball, and the Wolf King quickly came 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, a lightning-like figure used the cover of Rasheed Wallace to penetrate the top of the arc from the left corner, bypass Billups and then ran towards the right.

"Whoosh!"

Then there was another emergency stop and reverse run. Trenton Hassell had been completely thrown away at this time, and Billups' pass was also accurate.

Richard Hamilton caught the ball in the high post on the right side and took off decisively 19 feet away from the basket. His shot was like lightning and he was extremely confident.

"Shh!"

The basketball went hollow into the net, and Hassell stumbled around the screen to catch up. If he hadn't stopped the car in time, he would probably have received a foul in vain.

Lin Fei on the sidelines couldn't help shaking his head and sighing. Hassel was too unprofessional in chasing the ball-free player. He was completely thrown away with just two simple screens and a reverse run. It felt better than the old fish Fisher. You are worse than that.

Of course, Hamilton's reverse 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 Flip Saunders, who was sitting in the head coach's seat on the sidelines of the Timberwolves, frown.

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

"Shh!"

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

The Wolf King can't directly face the frame and the chance of being blocked is too high, so he can only choose more difficult breakthroughs and turn-over jump shots.

The Target Center Arena burst into cheers. The Wolf King made a solid hit with his first shot in the opening game. This must be a good sign.

"Hey Rasheed, I told you a long time ago that you can't guard against me, so you should call your dad!"

Rashid, who has always been emotionally unstable, was not affected by the Wolf King's trash talk, but quickly devoted his energy to 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 happened to rush up and win the ball. Just when the entire Timberwolves team was launching a counterattack aggressively and quickly,

Referee Dick Bavetta'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.

Bavetta flagged an off-ball foul on Trenton Hassell, giving the Detroit Pistons 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 that such a good counterattack fast break opportunity was ruined by Hassell's off-ball foul.

Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench of the Timberwolves, was even more anxious. During the past two days of training, he and the coaching staff carefully warned Hassell many times about why he was still prone to making mistakes when chasing players without the ball. What about errors?

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.

When Lin Fei thought of this, his eyes suddenly flashed and his heart stirred.

If he sits on the bench and relies on his technical characteristics that are highly similar to his opponents,

He can accurately predict Richard Hamilton's running route every time, and at the same time, he can see in advance the mistakes in Trenton Hassell's pursuit choices.

Can this be understood to mean that after Lin Fei comes on the field, he will be more effective in chasing Hamilton on the defensive end than Trenton Hassell, who started out as a defender?

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. Sitting on the court, he is naturally a bystander and can give advice at will.

I'm really going to play, is that okay?