I fell in love with Toutiao and became the GOAT.

Joel Anthony, a short and stocky center.

Judging from his height, he is about the same as Lin Bei, about 2.03 meters barefoot and 2.06 meters with shoes on.

His true ability was only good enough to be a substitute, but in this Heat team that was severely lacking in centers, he was forcibly promoted to the starting lineup.

After a dead ball situation, Joel Anthony came on, replacing Battier, who couldn't keep up with David Lee.

Lin Bei's opponent changed directly to Joel Anthony, a newly debuted, purely blue-collar player.

At this point, the score was 11-18, with the Warriors leading by 7 points.

But this offensive possession after the dead ball belongs to the Heat.

They started the game from the sideline and quickly passed the ball to James.

After the Heat's Big Three relinquished possession of the ball for 8 minutes, Wade was the one who sacrificed the most.

Last season, the Heat's offensive rhythm was still that he would score one goal, and then let James score another.

This season, it's become a situation where James attacks two times before Wade attacks one.

James controlled the majority of the Heat's ball possession, and the offensive play following this substitution was initiated by James.

Dorell Wright still couldn't stop James's onslaught. He is actually a former Heat player who transferred from the Heat to the Warriors last year.

If he could stop James, the Heat, who formed the Big Three last year, would never have given up on him so easily.

Lin Bei stood under the basket, his eyes fixed on James, watching him stride heavily toward his position.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Bei immediately moved his feet and stepped forward to block the way!

The opponent has changed. Joel Anthony is a pure role player with no offensive threat whatsoever. Even without rotation defense, Lin Bei can rush up to help defend without any worries, no longer needing to worry about leaving an open space behind him.

Inside the penalty area, the two collided with a loud crash.

This was the first head-to-head confrontation between Lin Bei and James in this game.

Under the sudden impact, Lin Bei still suffered a loss. He had to admit that James's strength in the confrontation was indeed terrifyingly absurd.

Fortunately, Lin Bei positioned himself in advance, straightened his long arms, and managed to withstand James's attack.

James forced a floater, and Lin Bei even tried to block it, but it was too close.

The basketball flew past his fingertips and headed towards the basket.

With a bang.

"That ball didn't go in!"

"Dalin didn't give James any room to operate; his help defense was just in time!"

CCTV reported that Yu Jia and Coach Zhang only breathed a sigh of relief after the basketball bounced off the rim.

The rebound was grabbed by Dorell Wright, who rushed to the basket, and the Warriors launched a counterattack instantly, with a pace as fast as lightning.

Lin Bei was not to be outdone, rushing forward at lightning speed, almost running alongside James, showing no signs of being inferior.

Wright, who was a step ahead, rushed across the center line and immediately passed the ball to Curry, who had already accelerated. Curry dribbled the ball all the way to the basket and easily made a layup.

With the score at 11-20, the Warriors further extended their lead.

Off the court, Mark Jackson finally couldn't contain himself, standing up and shouting, "Great help defense, Best!"

He gave a thumbs up, and Lin Bei smiled to himself, thinking, "This is nothing."

After a lightning-fast counterattack, it was the Heat's turn again.

James took the ball from the ball-handling guard Chalmers, and made a show of a triple threat at the top of the key, his eyes burning with rage.

To be honest, in the previous offensive round, he never expected to be able to go up against Lin Bei. In his haste, he missed with a throw.

He actually lost the first round against Lin Bei.

"Fk!"

Although most of the time, James's fear of difficulty takes the lead.

But at this moment, James was staring at Lin Bei under the basket; he absolutely could not afford to lose this round.

Dorell Wright spread his arms wide, very carefully, but James's attention wasn't even on him.

The next second, his defense was easily crushed by James's breakthrough.

Dorell Wright's paper-thin defense made Mark Jackson frown as he watched James drive straight to the basket once again, his target clear.

Lin Bei, however, did not back down at all and charged straight at James.

Another pure physical collision ensued, with a series of loud, strained sounds coming from under the basket as the players battled it out.

James, despite Lin Beiqiang's strong stance, still held the upper hand in terms of pure strength, but his advantage was negligible.

Lin Bei's defensive instincts completely made up for this disadvantage. He stretched out his long arms and blocked James's view.

This time, he didn't even try to block the shot, thus shutting down almost all of James' shooting angles.

With a loud crash!

James opted for a high lob, but couldn't see the rim at all, causing his lob to bounce off the rim again.

Lin Bei even had the strength to turn around and block the position, leaping up to grab the rebound.

"Another very successful defensive rotation; James was completely shut down by Dalin!"

On CCTV, Yu Jia cheered loudly again, his voice filled with excitement.

On the court, Lin Bei, who had just grabbed the rebound, didn't give Coach Zhang any time to interrupt. As soon as he landed, he threw a long pass towards the frontcourt.

Curry, who was sprinting, immediately received the pass.

"A long pass for a fast break! Da Lin's pass was so precise! Curry received the ball, drove to the basket, and made the layup!"

With a score of 11 to 22, no one could have predicted that the Warriors, playing at home, would take a double-digit lead before the end of the first quarter.

Their opponent is the Heat, who boast a Big Three!

Off the court, Mark Jackson looked at what he believed to be the instigator of all this—Lin Bei!

"Has this kid suddenly become a genius?"

On CCTV, Coach Zhang finally found an opportunity to summarize: "Da Lin really unleashed his full potential! In this game, he not only maintained his pre-suspension rebounding level, but also added a crucial help defense and rotation, and even his passing was incredibly accurate..."

Yu Jia immediately chimed in: "I think it was the rumors of Bogut's impending joining that spurred him on."

Look at his performance in this game, it was the performance of a perfect center.

Rebounding, defensive help, playmaking—aside from scoring, he was practically unstoppable!

Compared to Coach Zhang's fragmented summary, Yu Jia's summary was clearly more organized.

Back at Oracle Arena, Lin Bei high-fived Curry, who had scored on a counter-attack and rushed back to the backcourt.

Curry shouted, "Pass to Best!"

Lin Bei laughed, "Didn't I tell you? Watch my performance!"

Curry then remembered that Lin Bei had indeed said at the beginning that this game was all about watching his performance.

Now that the competition has reached this stage, Lin Bei is really putting on a show!

Although he only scored 2 points, his rebounds had increased to 6, his assists to 3, and his block to 1.

Lin Bei, with his all-around skills, dominated the Warriors' defense.

The Heat restarted their offense, and the ball came into Wade's hands.

Looking at James, after two consecutive losses, fear of difficulty ultimately prevailed.

Everyone understood that Lin Bei's revenge match was already a foregone conclusion, even though the first quarter of the game was not yet over.

This rookie, whom no one had any faith in before this battle, has silenced all doubters with his strength.

Even Magic Johnson, Pat Riley's protégé and who initially didn't favor the Warriors over Lin, asked in the TNT commentary booth: "The Heat, who clearly only lack a center, chose to cut Best Lin before the season, despite his performance at that position. What was Pat Riley thinking?"