MTLNOVEL Chapter 238 The End of Reason_2
The Pistons stumbled bringing the ball past half court, Billups suddenly had an idea for a pick-and-roll to create a mismatch.
Yu Fei was screened, but Billups's mismatched offense wasn't tight enough to leverage the smaller player's advantage, resulting in a shot disrupted by Horry and hitting the iron.
George grabbed the rebound and tossed it to Yu Fei.
Yu Fei turned around and pushed forward quickly.
On the Pistons' side, Hamilton wanted to commit a tactical foul but was evaded by Yu Fei.
Seeing his opponent unsteady on their feet, Yu Fei decided to go for a fast break and then saw Rasheed Wallace's figure under the basket.
Facing the thug who once choked Mason on the court, a person with an intimidating air that discouraged others, Yu Fei did not slow down and headed straight for him.
This man was his target!
Rasheed Wallace stood like a wrathful deity, infuriated by Yu Fei's disregard for his defense.
He manned the paint, leaping with all his might.
Rasheed Wallace, a power forward with a tough-guy face, was actually not very heavy in order to maintain agility and mobility.
This season, Rasheed reported a weight of only 225 pounds (102KG), how could such a relatively lightweight big man stop Yu Fei charging full speed to dunk?
His 109KG body wasn't for nothing!
The moment of contact between the two, Rasheed Wallace was sent reeling, a testament to Yu Fei's supremacy in mid-air, and as he lifted the ball over his head, nobody cared how the Roaring Celestial would land, the only thing people were interested in was how Frye would finish this attack.
Quite simply, with a brutal dunk.
What was frightening was the intensity of Yu Fei's dunk, the ball piercing through the net like a bullet and striking the floor hard, leaving Rasheed Wallace sprawling on the ground in the shape of a big character.
"Don't think that lying there like a green pool who's been f*cked to death means it's all over," Yu Fei threatened coldly, "Tonight, don't expect to leave the Bradley Center in peace!"
Rasheed tried to shout back, but he found himself at a loss for words.
The silence of his teammates reflected a fact – they were all a bit scared of Frye.
80 to 77
After the start of the fourth quarter, the Pistons hadn't scored.
They were desperate to score this round, but Rasheed Wallace's turnaround jumper didn't go in.
Yu Fei secured the rebound, and this time, his opponents got wiser.
The Pistons no longer contested the offensive boards and retreated full speed on defense.
Yu Fei slowly made his way to the front court, this time at the top of the arc, he raised his hand to call for a pick at the four spot.
It was Rasheed Wallace again. Was he not done retaliating?
How many times would the Roaring Celestial have to be hit for that flagrant foul?
Yu Fei approached the pick, greeted by Rasheed's switch. Now the Pistons were in a jam whether they doubled him or not, because Yu Fei was half a meter away from the three-point line, a low-threat area.
But without the double team, Yu Fei was going to hone in on Rasheed Wallace.
In a moment of hesitation, Rasheed was forced to mismatch and defend Yu Fei on the perimeter, lowering his center of gravity with the attacker's, but couldn't find his balance through the changes in direction.
Yu Fei's crossover and change of direction left Rasheed Wallace slipping, putting this fiery-tempered man with a huge ego that would not bow to referees in an embarrassing plight.
Rasheed sat in front of Yu Fei like a child blown over by the wind.
Yu Fei gathered the ball, raised his hand, and sank another three-pointer.
The Pistons' zone defense was useless, with Yu Fei's pick-and-roll three-pointers and fast breaks earning him 8 points in less than two minutes, giving the Bucks a 6-point lead.
83 to 77
Rasheed Wallace was humiliated, but who still cared about him?
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The Pistons called a timeout, yet they couldn't further target Yu Fei on defense.
Their only hope was to pray for Yu Fei's hot hand to cool down after the timeout.
Coach Brown couldn't understand why, in just a few minutes, Yu Fei's performance had fluctuated so greatly.
Was there really something to this 5 OUT lineup?
After the timeout ended, Brown shook his head, dismissing the thought.
He could not see the effect of the 5 OUT lineup, so far it had only been Yu Fei's individual talent. Rather than saying the 5 OUT lineup freed him, it was more accurate to say, the lineup gave him a free rein to play one-on-one.
Concerns over the Bucks' five-out lineup bursting into bloom were unwarranted, because the one who was going to truly shine through it was Yu Fei alone.
Just when Brown thought he had grasped the truth and was preparing to have his players frequently trap Yu Fei, Yu Fei blocked Prince's layup with a help defense, pushed the counterattack, and assisted Horry's successful three-pointer.
86 to 77
The Bucks were now ahead by 9 points, but only two minutes had passed in the fourth quarter.
The scoring explosion of this lineup was terrifying, while the Pistons still hadn't found an offensive strategy that suited them.
A two-minute drought would have been a minor issue for the Pistons of old, but now, facing an opponent who had racked up 11 points in two minutes, they could no longer afford to wait.
They needed to score now, otherwise, the game might be harvested in one go.
The one who finally stood up was Richard Hamilton, breaking the Pistons' drought with a mid-range shot.
86 to 79
Now, Yu Fei's troublemaking sights were set on Richard Hamilton.
Having already destroyed Rasheed Wallace, it was Hamilton's turn. Everyone he disliked, or those with a past grievance with him, had to be dealt with.
His behavior did not seem strange to the Pistons.
Having studied Yu Fei thoroughly, they concluded that as an opponent, he was heartless, with no semblance of moral principles that aligned with humanity's basic notion of a good person on the court. He was the kind of bastard who would attack an opponent's weaknesses, insult their dignity, and mock their flaws.