I fell in love with Toutiao and became the GOAT.

Joakim Noah's physical strength is still somewhat lacking compared to other top centers of this era.

Lin Bei only confirmed this after the confrontation.

But in fact, one could have roughly guessed this from some clues in their past life.

In other words, the Bulls, where Noah played, did not perform well against the Heat in the playoffs.

上赛季东决1比4出局，以及未来2013年的季后赛也是1比4出局。

In contrast, the Pacers were able to push the Heat to Game 6 in the 2012 and 2014 playoffs, and to Game 7 in the 2013 playoffs.

Pacers center Roy Hibbert received high praise as a result, while Noah's performance was considerably worse in comparison.

But in terms of ability and skill floor, Noah is actually superior to Roy Hibbert.

The reason he couldn't replicate Hibbert's role with the Heat was simply that he lacked the strength; even with help defense, he couldn't withstand James's impact.

Hippobert is different; he can just bump into people.

Through his confrontation with Noah, Lin Bei also made a cross-temporal comparison.

"If I switch to the small forward position and face LeBron, it's like Erxianqiao. Even if I'm at a disadvantage in terms of strength, I don't think I'll suffer too much."

He thought back to the great battle on January 10th, but now he wasn't so panicked.

He already had a plan because of that great battle.

"When the time comes, either LeBon or I will definitely desert!"

Noah's strength wasn't enough, so Lin Bei was able to fight comfortably.

To be precise, he is comfortable in his area of ​​expertise.

Despite his injury, Rose displayed the Mamba mentality, even managing a tough shot over Curry in the final stages of the first quarter.

Clang!

In the battle for the rebound, Noah started by positioning himself, and Lin Bei even gave up on anticipating the shot, raising his elbow to separate Noah.

The moment the basketball hit the rim, he leaped up and grabbed the rebound before Noah could reach it.

Coach Zhang: "Dalin's rebounding ability has really improved; even Noah can't beat him!"

Including this rebound, Lin Bei grabbed 6 rebounds in the first quarter.

But the score was only 3 points.

Noah's defensive ability is still second to none; his defensive awareness is outstanding.

Lin Bei felt that if he had chosen the [Talent: Defensive Awareness], his defense would be just like Noah's now.

Apart from that opening three-pointer, Noah didn't give Lin Bei even a single possession.

At first, Lin Bei thought he had a chance to wreak havoc in the penalty area in this game, because Noah's physical strength was not as good as his.

result……

Fortunately, despite Rose playing with an injury and not in good form, the Warriors led the visiting Bulls 29-24 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Mark Jackson substituted Ekpe Udoh back in.

Ekpe Udoh's opponent was Omer Asik, who was a talented player who later joined the Rockets and even had a season with a double-double.

Even Lin Bei couldn't say he was guaranteed a win against such an opponent, so it would be even more difficult for Youdu.

During Lin Bei's absence, Youdu was completely suppressed.

As the fight went on, Asik's value was actually increased.

Noah couldn't sit still on the bench and came on in the second half of the quarter, relying on his raw strength to dominate Udoh.

Sitting on the sidelines, Lin Bei wasn't happy; he just wondered, "Just how weak are my opponents on the team?"

At this moment, Lin Bei was like a reflective monster, wondering if his opportunity had come too easily.

While Lin Bei was reflecting on and reminding himself of his mistakes, the Hupu hotline was flooded with messages—

"Go to Daling! Go to Daling!"

"I really don't know what this coach is doing? That black guy is so bad, yet he keeps playing him."

"With the Bulls in such poor form, the Warriors could have sealed the victory by halftime, but now it's going to drag on to the second half."

"..."

This is the so-called "Lin Mama" group.

Fortunately, Lin Bei is indeed capable, and for the time being, these Lin mothers will not attract too many haters for him like Yang mothers in later generations.

At halftime, the Warriors led 56-47, a 9-point advantage.

At halftime, in the home team's locker room at Oracle Arena, Lin Bei held a statistics sheet, admiring it intently.

Little Potato came over and said, "Oh, another reading competition?"

Lin Bei: "Yes."

He then sighed, "It will be very difficult for me to break double digits in today's game."

Noah was marking him closely, making it difficult for him to score.

The most crucial point is that he also missed a three-pointer in the first quarter, and his current shooting percentage is 1 of 2.

His three-point shooting isn't very consistent, and he lacks offense under the basket, so his shooting percentage is easily affected by his poor accuracy.

As a center, it would be quite embarrassing if he only had a 30-40% shooting percentage.

Therefore, Lin Bei was very careful with every move he made.

At halftime, Lin Bei had 3 points and 6 rebounds, with a plus-minus of +5.

At the start of the second half, Lin Bei was substituted back in.

In the opening offensive and defensive plays, Lin Bei grabbed two rebounds against Noah.

But on the offensive end, he still didn't have many opportunities.

The Bulls were trailing, and Noah, perhaps thinking he had little chance of winning, focused entirely on himself, aiming to close the gap with Lin Bei in their matchups.

In this game, Noah was completely outrebounded by Lin Bei.

Lin Bei had 8 rebounds, and he had 4 of them, 3 of which were against Ekpe Udoh.

With a half-goal deficit and Lin Bei continuing to snatch rebounds from his head, Noah knew he couldn't catch up on the rebounds.

But in other statistics, he still outperforms Lin Bei.

Lin Bei, who was being closely guarded, gave up on scoring after a little over half of the third quarter.

"Forget it, I won't shoot. Three points it is."

He grabbed rebounds aggressively, and by the ninth minute of the third quarter, he already had 12 rebounds, a rebounding efficiency even higher than in the first game.

He was then replaced by Mark Jackson.

Hupu Hotline: "Mark Jackson's substitutions are too predictable."

"How inflexible! Do they really have to make substitutions? Can't they let Da Lin play a little longer?"

Fortunately, Mark Jackson substituted Lin Bei back into the game in the last six minutes of the fourth quarter.

With a score of 107 to 89, the game was already over.

For the Bulls, Tom Thibodeau pulled all his key players.

Lin Bei faced Asik for a while, and after not showing any offensive ambition for three or four minutes, he lulled Asik into a false sense of security, finally allowing him to find a good opportunity beyond the three-point line and make another three-pointer.

But that's all; there wasn't enough time left in the game.

In the final moments, the Warriors pulled off a major upset, defeating the struggling Bulls 122-103 at home and securing their first win of the season.

In this game, Lin Bei's stats were 2 made out of 3 shots, 6 points and 16 rebounds.

"With a 66.7% field goal percentage, we can afford to be a little more relaxed in the next game."

After the match ended, Lin Bei continued reading about it.

He'd barely glanced at it when the team's press officer interrupted him: "Best Lin? Come with me, you have a sideline interview!"