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Chapter 33 First Battle Against Bosh
Curry rolled his eyes: "Watch you perform? What kind of performance can you possibly have, three-pointers or rebounds?"
Lin Bei didn't have time to reply and turned to the defensive end, facing off against Bosh.
The two began a fierce battle in the low post. Bosh exerted a great deal of effort to barely manage to sit down under the basket and then waved his arms to call for the ball.
In previous games, Bosh would most likely have waited for the ball in the corner.
This isn't meant to be sarcastic. Half a basketball court is only so big. If Bosh doesn't go to the corner, are you suggesting James go to the corner?
Generally speaking, Bosh can only get the ball and play for a while after James goes to rest, in order to pad his stats.
But in today's game, Bosh felt he could be a bit bolder, after all, he was supposed to help James deal with Lin Bei, that traitor.
At the top of the key, the Heat had the ball firmly in James' hands, and even Wade could only wait for the ball on the side.
James was thrilled when he saw Bosh asking for the ball and then saw Lin Bei being blocked behind Bosh.
"CB was right! That positioning under the basket alone is half the battle won!"
James calls Bosh "CB" and never "Chris" because he wants to distinguish him from his other Banana Boat crewmate, Chris Paul.
Immediately, James passed the ball to Bosh in the low post.
Under the basket, Bosh also felt that Lin Bei was nothing special. He was known for his weak lower body strength, so he was not good at low-post offense.
His main offensive tactic is high-post face-up offense.
Even when he gets the ball in the low post, he will only feint before turning around and shooting.
But today, he was actually able to get a position from a low position against Lin Bei.
Just as Bosh was about to wreak havoc in the lower ranks, Lin Bei began to exert his strength.
Bosh, who was about to push forward, immediately felt as if he had hit a wall and didn't budge an inch.
He was stunned once again. Lin Bei had clearly not possessed such formidable strength to resist him.
The astonished Bosh had no choice but to grit his teeth and push towards Lin Bei again, but Lin Bei remained as steady as a mountain.
Now, Bosh completely lost his confidence. It was too late to pass the ball, so he could only bite the bullet and turn around to retreat.
He made a very decisive shot. If it were Lin Bei before his suspension, he might not have been able to provide such strong interference.
But Lin Bei had already sensed Bosh's intention the moment Bosh turned and jumped up.
He immediately lunged forward, his long arms fully outstretched, like a large net covering Bosh's head.
Although Bosh had space to shoot, he was completely obscured, and even the position of the basket was not visible.
"Clang—!"
With a crisp clang of the ball hitting the rim, David Lee quickly blocked Battier and secured the rebound.
As Lin Bei turned to launch an attack, he made a mischievous face at Bosh.
Bosh frowned. He had realized that his ability to get position under the basket was purely due to Lin Bei deliberately letting him win.
"What's going on, CB? You're already in that position, why don't you just drive to the basket?"
As the Heat retreated on defense, James couldn't help but ask a question.
In the summer, James personally went to the Hakeem Olajuwon training camp to practice low post techniques and became the only student to receive a full scholarship from the camp (funny emoji). He felt that he now had a relatively deep understanding of low post techniques.
He felt that if it were him, he would have turned around and charged in, scoring easily.
Bosh looked helpless: "That guy's strength is much greater than I imagined."
At this moment, in the Heat's backcourt, the Warriors had already set up their offensive formation.
Although he was puzzled as to why Bosh was able to get a lower position despite Lin Bei's great strength, he could only suppress his doubts for the time being and quickly catch up with Dorell Wright, who was guarding him.
This Warriors offensive possession was once again initiated by Lin Bei setting a screen for Curry at the top of the key.
The screens were still poorly executed, but after one screen, another hand-off pass was made, and the basketball once again fell into Lin Bei's hands.
Bosh directly blocked Curry this time. Seeing this, Lin Bei raised his hand and pretended to shoot a three-pointer, which forcibly pulled Chalmers, who was going to bypass him to chase Curry, back.
When Curry, who had been delayed by Bosh, suddenly accelerated and cut into the paint, Lin Bei made another accurate pass.
Off the court, Mark Jackson noticed Lin Bei's change as soon as Lin Bei received the ball in a series of high handoffs.
This pass was actually more difficult than the previous one.
Curry is moving forward at full speed, and Lin Bei must pass the ball with precise timing to synchronize the ball and the player.
Lin Bei did indeed make a well-timed pass, forcefully smashing the ball into the empty space in front of Curry.
Curry drove straight in, and the basketball landed perfectly in his hands.
"It's another high pass from Dalin, perfectly placed to Curry cutting in..."
Curry received the ball, took two steps, and easily made a layup.
This Heat team has no proper center, their paint is practically non-existent, and they have no defense at all.
4 is better than 0!
The Oracle Center erupted in thunderous cheers, and Lin Bei and Curry high-fived each other in celebration.
Off the court, Mark Jackson stared wide-eyed: "When did this kid become such a passer?"
Assistant coach Mike Malone, standing nearby, shrugged: "Who knows? Maybe the suspension brought out his passing talent?"
CCTV: Yu Jia shouted, "Two assists! It seems the rumors of Bogut's imminent arrival have really spurred Da Lin on!"
He needs to play the center game that Warriors head coach Mark Jackson wants and hold onto his starting position.
In the backcourt, Bosh inbounded the ball, and James, hands on his hips, finally had a chance to ask, "Didn't you just get into position, CB?"
The implication is that you're almost there, so how much strength can that kid possibly have?
Bosh could only explain, "That kid probably let me into the low post on purpose, everyone knows I'm not good at low-post offense..."
James frowned, pushed his headband up, and looked unhappy.
Seeing James' displeasure, Bosh quickly added, "The high post is my comfort zone. I'll go up there and attack one; that kid is no match for me."
Seeing James nod, Bosh finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, Bosh had already sensed that Lin Bei was no ordinary player during that last attack.
But he still has the confidence; his high-post offense is his weapon. He averaged 24 points per game in his peak season, relying on this signature move.
When the Heat advanced to the frontcourt, Bosh positioned himself at the side waist and then took the basketball from James at the top of the key.
"The Heat are getting the ball to Chris Bosh again; they're playing a very targeted game..."
This is TNT's commentary, and the magician chuckles.
It was obvious to everyone that the Heat's focus in the first two offensive possessions was on Lin Bei.
But Bosh had already stumbled in the previous round.
In this offensive possession, they switched to the high post, a position Bosh is good at.
Bosh set up a triple threat, while Lin Bei carefully spread his long arms, covering Bosh and giving him no space to break through or shoot.
Bosh then lowered his center of gravity, took a step forward, and shoulder-bumped Lin Bei, about to drive into the paint.
But just two steps later, he was forcefully pushed back by Lin Bei, who had not lost his defensive position at all.
His footwork became chaotic and even a little unsteady, but Bosh could only grit his teeth and force himself to get up and toss the basketball up.
Just then, a large, stubby, yellow hand slammed down on the basketball.
“Pah!”
The orange basketball suddenly changed its trajectory and flew backward.
After a second of silence, the Oracle Center erupted in chaos with a deafening roar.
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