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Chapter 34 Blocks and Dunks
The moment the basketball was released, Chris Bosh lost his balance and fell heavily onto the floor.
Just as he was about to search for the basketball, the home commentator's shout pierced the arena: "Huge block!"
The Oracle Center erupted in deafening cheers and shouts...
Bosh belatedly realized that the basketball he had just thrown had been swatted away by Lin Bei with a solid block.
He turned his head and saw Lin Bei pounding his chest and roaring with great momentum, Curry rushing towards Lin Bei and hugging him while shouting "WTF bro" repeatedly, and James standing not far away with his hands on his hips and his face becoming increasingly gloomy.
The atmosphere in CCTV's broadcast booth was even more enthusiastic than at the Oracle Arena. Yu Jia practically shouted his commentary: "Dalin slapped the basketball away! It was a huge block in a head-on confrontation! Dalin's wingspan, jumping ability, and speed were all on full display!"
Coach Zhang, unusually, raised his voice: "Two goals already, Bosh has absolutely no chance. He's been completely outplayed by Da Lin..."
From low-level grappling to high-level offensive exchanges, Bosh was completely defeated by Lin Bei.
James didn't expect Bosh to go down so quickly, after only two offensive possessions.
It seems that the rookie he forced out is indeed going to become a major threat to him.
Before this game against the Warriors, James had already planned to have Bosh deal with Lin Bei.
In his opinion, a newbie like Lin Bei didn't need him to take action, nor should he; that would be beneath him.
But now, Bosh's army has suffered a crushing defeat, and Lin Bei is beating his chest and roaring in anger, behaving too arrogantly.
Is he the only option left to take the shot himself? James frowned, still hesitating...
After Lin Bei's big block, the ball went out of bounds, and possession remained with the Heat.
With only 9 seconds left on the shot clock, James took the initiative to go to the sideline to inbound the ball.
After Wade received the ball, James proactively pulled him aside, demonstrating a strong sense of teamwork.
After controlling the arc for a while, Wade suddenly accelerated towards Klay, but he was stopped by the tenacious Klay halfway through.
With two seconds left, Wade had no choice but to pull up for a high-post jump shot.
Clang!
Under the basket, Lin Bei easily positioned himself and secured the rebound.
After his passing skills were upgraded, he no longer needed to wait for Curry to retreat. With a single pass, he bypassed all his teammates and opponents, and like a precision-guided missile, he found Curry in the distance.
Just as Curry was about to drop back to receive the pass, the ball landed safely in his hands.
He was only surprised for a second before realizing that Lin Bei was now capable of making such accurate long passes.
He no longer needs to drop back to receive passes; after a defensive possession ends, he can turn around and sprint, and once Lin Bei gets his hands on a long pass, he can launch the fast counter-attack that the team has been craving.
There's no time to react in this round, so Curry can only proceed with the original plan and slowly push the ball across half-court.
At the top of the arc, Lin Bei screened for Curry again. This time, there was no handoff. After setting the screen, Lin Bei walked towards the basket.
Behind him, Curry, who had cut in, made a sudden stop and shot directly.
Clang!
The ball was too short; it hit the edge of the rim and bounced off.
Lin Bei didn't stop, took a step under the basket, and suddenly leaped up.
In mid-air, Lin Bei, who had just grabbed the rebound, collided with Bosh, who had jumped at almost the same time as him, and then slammed into him like a king carrying a tripod.
With a thud, the basketball slammed into the hoop.
The Oracle Center erupted in cheers, shouts, and screams, even more frenzied than the previous round, with the cheers almost piercing the dome.
Lin Bei roared as he landed, looking down at Bosh, whom he had knocked over: "You're too weak, CB, too weak!"
This rather blatant mockery caused Bosh's face to instantly turn bright red.
He struggled to his feet, clenched his fists, and rushed towards Lin Bei.
Lin Bei retorted without backing down, continuing his taunts: "I heard the Heat don't need any other centers with you on their team, is that true, Cassiopeia?"
Bosh was speechless for a moment, unable to utter a single word in rebuttal.
The boasts he made before the competition have now turned into slaps in the face, each one landing squarely on his cheek.
Both being centers, Bosh's performance at the start of the game was completely inferior to Lin Bei's, who already had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block.
Considering that Lin Bei was once a member of the Heat, his behavior was like a vicious slap in the face to the Heat.
The referee blew his whistle sharply, separating Lin Bei and Bosh.
On the sidelines, Heat head coach Spoelstra frowned deeply: "When did this kid become so good?"
On the field, conflict was out of the question. Bosh, who rushed in front of Lin Bei first, didn't dare to make a move, and the cunning Lin Bei was even less likely to make the first move.
The conflict ended without resolution, and James, who was watching the scene with his hands on his hips, only felt sorry for the situation.
He glanced up at the scoreboard above him: 0-6. The Heat hadn't scored, while the Warriors had racked up 6 points.
The Heat haven't had a proper offensive or defensive game yet because of Lin Bei, such a minor character.
James took a deep breath and growled at his teammates, "Alright guys, let's get back on track. Give me the ball, CCB!"
Completely dominated by Lin Bei, Bosh's eyes were lifeless. He retreated silently to the baseline like a walking corpse and passed the ball to James.
As James said, the Heat need to get back on track.
After being down 0-6, James didn't pass the ball again on this offensive possession, and simply overpowered Dorell Wright.
Dorell Wright was completely unable to stop him, and Lin Bei, who was guarding Bosh in the low post, was also unable to go up and help defend.
Although Bosh looked completely lost at the moment, if Lin Bei really gave him an opportunity, he would immediately regain his spirit.
Lin Bei dared not take the risk and could only watch from afar as James made his layup.
The Heat pulled back two points to trail 2-6.
In the next offensive round, Lin Bei moved to the corner because David Lee wanted to take a shot.
David Lee's low-post game has always been a part of the Warriors' tactical system, but in my previous life, he was not completely marginalized until the 2014-15 season.
Before the game against the Heat, Mark Jackson repeatedly emphasized the need to utilize David Lee's advantage in low-post isolation plays.
Curry scored repeatedly at the start of the game, which temporarily put this strategy on hold.
Curry missed a shot in the previous offensive possession, so David Lee naturally stepped up in this possession.
His opponent was Battier, whose defensive ability was definitely not bad, but the problem was that he was much smaller than David Lee.
David Lee easily drove past Battier step by step to the basket, turned and made a layup.
With the home team trailing 2-8, the Warriors extended their lead once again.
Then, on the Heat's possession, James continued his aggressive attack.
Lin Bei was still being held back by Bosh. He wanted to strengthen the side, but he really couldn't afford to lose Bosh.
He lost; he lost the matchup against Dorell Wright.
To put it bluntly, the problem with these two defensive plays was that the team didn't know Lin Bei had an extra layer of help defense and rotation, and they didn't plan the defensive rotations in advance. When facing Bosh, Lin Bei couldn't help defend James on the strong side.
James drove all the way to the basket and scored with another layup.
4-8, the Heat continue to close the gap.
Conversely, the Warriors also seized upon the Heat's weakness, with David Lee continuing to attack Battier in the low post, scoring with an extremely easy turnaround hook shot.
The Warriors' lead remained unchanged at 4-10, only the pace of the game slowed down.
The two teams traded baskets, with both scoring and the score fluctuating.
During this back-and-forth exchange, Lin Bei was unable to match up against James, and as the player with the advantage, he wasn't in a hurry.
James, focused solely on leading his team to catch up, seemed to have forgotten the grudges between him and Lin Bei.
until……
For the Heat, Spoelstra finally couldn't stand David Lee's repeated easy exploits in the low post and raised his hand to make a substitution.
Lin Bei's gaze swept across the technical table and saw Joel Anthony standing there. He realized that this back-and-forth battle, which had nothing to do with him, was finally coming to an end.
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