The NBA's Absolute Dominance

Chapter 12 Severe Fear
In the player tunnel, Eric Fleischer caught up with Tang Bei and told him some good news: both the Nuggets and the Rockets had extended tryout invitations to him.

In the home team's locker room, Brian Lahiri endured the pain and took off his jersey, revealing numerous purplish-blue bruises on his chest and back, which looked quite gruesome.

"God!"

Upon seeing this, the team doctor made the sign of the cross and said, "Brian, you're really lucky to have survived tonight!"

"hiss!"

Brian Lahiri touched a bruise on his chest, and the pain immediately intensified, causing him to gasp.

"Fake!"

He cursed in frustration.

This was only because he tried his best to avoid confrontation with that behemoth, and he used fronting and side defense the whole time. However, Tang Bei's offense was all under the basket and near the basket. The team was also playing a double-teaming tactic under the basket, so many confrontations were unavoidable. He was dunked on and knocked down at least six times that night. It was really lucky that he didn't break any bones.

"No, G2 must stay far away from that monster." He made up his mind.

"I felt like I was dying, like all my bones were shattered."

Derek Gervin, the starting power forward who weighs only 91 kilograms, leaned against the wardrobe, looking pale and even worse than Rahili.

"I feel like I'm fighting a lion. I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to play in the next game," an injured substitute center said fearfully.

What will happen next?

Flip Saunders looked at the several interior players, all of them looking pretty much the same, with many bruises on their bodies and low morale.

Although the Cats and Birds won the game, and by a large margin, it was a Pyrrhic victory. The atmosphere in the locker room was not good, and morale was low.

Game 2 of the CBA Finals will begin on April 3rd.

This day happened to be the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship semifinals, so the CBA league games were still largely ignored.

The Catbirds' interior players were sluggish throughout the game, almost never daring to engage in physical contact with Tang Bei, and their double-teaming tactics under the basket were not executed effectively.

唐北轰下了35分18篮板6封盖1抢断的数据，但有6次失误和5次犯规，还有五次违例。

But he dominated the Cats and Birds' interior players on both offense and defense, leading the team to victory in Game 2 and tying the series.

On the 4th, both teams moved to Miami.

Game 3 begins on the 5th.

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has concluded, and the finals will begin on the 6th, making that evening a rare break.

However, it was only broadcast on local television stations and not nationwide, so it could only attract some attention in the Miami metropolitan area.

That night, the Heat were playing the Cavaliers at home, so it didn't attract much local attention.

The arena, which has a capacity of over 3,000, only had a little over 1,000 seats, which was about 50% full. Although this was better than the previous series, it was still far behind the Heat.

At that moment, in the stadium parking lot, Eric Fleischer and his younger brother Mark Fleischer were arguing.

To avoid a falling out between the brothers, when they inherited the agency, Fleischer divided the business scope, with the elder brother managing the domestic market and the younger brother managing the overseas market.

This is actually biased towards the eldest son, because NBA players mainly come from the domestic NCAA, and there are very few overseas players.

This division directly led to a somewhat strained relationship between the two brothers, especially after the elder Fleischer passed away in 89, when they had many arguments.

Unfortunately, Eric Fleischer hasn't developed as well as his brother, and over the past few years, he hasn't had a single quality player on his team.

Meanwhile, Mark Fleischer signed several high-quality international players, including Sabonis, Divac, and Matthew Liones.

Mark Fleischer came to confront his brother Eric, who had broken the rules by signing an international player, which infuriated him.

“Mark, I already said, Tang Bei was signed by me in the United States, he doesn’t count as an overseas player,” Eric Fleischer explained irritably.

"He is not an American citizen, nor did he attend university in the United States, so he is an overseas player."

At this point, Mark Fleischer added firmly, "Eric, you broke the rules set by my father, so I can also conduct business domestically from now on."

Eric Fleischer said angrily, "No way."

“I can, because you broke the rules first,” Mark Fleischer insisted.

Eric Fleischer really didn't want to fall out with his brother, so he conceded and asked, "Mark, what exactly do you want?"

After saying that, he warned, "Don't even think about messing with Tang Bei, or we'll turn on you."

Mark Fleischer smiled smugly and said, "Eric, I just came from New York. Your Ferrari is nice."

"mark?"

Eric Fleischer glared angrily at his brother, who had his eye on his beloved car—a sports car he had just acquired for $150,000.

At 7:30, both sides announced their starting lineups.

The Cats & Birds: Brian Lahiri, Derek Gervin, Mark Davis, Jaren Jackson Jr., David Rivers

Seaweed Team: Tang Bei, Bill Younger, David Myers, Philip Doron, Tom Morris
There were only scouts at this game, not NBA team general managers.

At 8:00, the game begins. Jump ball, Hai leads the attack.

Tang Bei did not go to the basket, but instead roamed around the left wing.

This was a tactic that head coach Maiaslans came up with after two days of thinking.

Rahili was somewhat unaccustomed to it because in Games 1 and 2, Tang Bei would directly enter the basket and he would front the defense.

Now that he's wavering between the left and right, he has no choice but to go out with him.

Seafarings' power forward, Bill Younger, also moved to the right midfield position, while Cats' power forward, Derek Gervin, defended in the right midfield position.

Just then, Tang Bei suddenly initiated an internal cut.

His first step was incredibly explosive, overtaking Rahili who was closer to the penalty area. By the time Rahili reacted and turned to chase, he had already taken his second step.

"ball!"

Point guard Tom Morris shouted and, following the tactical instructions, lobbed the basketball to the left front of the basket.

Upon seeing this, Derek Gervin immediately turned around and returned to defend the basket.

Tang Bei cut into the paint, leaped into the air, caught the basketball with both hands in mid-air, and slammed it forward.

"squeak!"

Derek Gervin, who had just returned to defend the basket, suddenly slammed on the brakes, leaving two skid marks on the floor.

"boom!"

With a powerful slam of his hands, Tang Bei's massive body swung forward, hanging on the rim.

"Oh!"

With a groan, Derek Gervin, weighing only 91 kilograms, was sent flying two meters backward by Tang Bei's hip impact, sliding backward after hitting the floor.

"WOW!"

The brutal dunk, with its violent aesthetics and powerful presence, assaulted the vision of over a thousand fans, instantly sending their adrenaline soaring, prompting them to raise their arms and roar in unison.

The bald commentator, Baron Ross, excitedly roared, "Alley-oop dunk! Tang Bei completed a dunk over Derek Gervin on his very first offensive possession!"

The burly commentator, Chakri Hans, shouted excitedly, "The behemoth from China is instilling fear in the Cats and Birds! He's creating fear on the field, extreme fear!"

"Severe phobia! Severe phobia..."

The stadium was too small, and although Hans's commentary was intended for the television broadcast, it was still heard by nearby fans. Those fans actually agreed with him and started chanting the word "severe phobia" one after another. The sound grew louder and louder until all the fans were shouting.

In an instant, the home team's momentum surged.

"Tang, well done!"

Head coach Maias Lance roared excitedly.

Tang Bei only has the ability to attack under the basket, while the Cat and Bird team does not have a heavy-weight inside player, and instead of a top-down defense, they go around him. Therefore, it is easy for Tang Bei to get into position under the basket.

The reason he had Tang Bei withdraw from under the basket and not attack the basket relentlessly, but instead allowed Tang Bei to attack while moving, was twofold: first, to break the Catbirds' double-teaming tactics under the basket, and second, to conserve energy.

Even conserving energy was the main objective, because Tang Bei was playing under the basket the whole time, which was too physically demanding, and he was worried that Tang Bei wouldn't be able to keep it up in the later stages of the game.

Unexpectedly, the first attack caused real damage, as Derek Gervin clutched his lower back and couldn't get up from the floor.

"hiss!"

Derek Gervin felt like his back was broken, and the pain brought tears to his eyes.

At the same time, he was also experiencing sharp pains in his right chest, likely due to a broken rib, which prevented him from moving.

But he actually felt a sense of relief, because he no longer had to compete with that giant beast, and he no longer had to worry about being hit and killed.

"Team doctor!"

Head coach Flip Saunders shouted.

The match was interrupted, and the bald commentator Baron Ross then said:
"Derrick Gervin is injured. This is the second center for the Cats and Birds to be injured, and John Beal, who was injured in Game 1, has not yet returned."

At this point, he added, "Derrick Gervin is too light and lacks physical strength. He is actually only suitable for playing small forward, and he has always been a small forward."

The chubby commentator, Chuckley Hans, said: "The Cats and Birds have no one available at the power forward position. Their starting power forward, Rex, is out for the season with a serious injury. Their small forward, Derek Gervin, has good defensive and rebounding abilities, so he has been moved to the power forward position."

Actually, I was quite surprised that he was able to play until Game 3 before getting injured.

Baron Ross nodded and said, "Tang's impact is too great. The Catbirds don't have a tanky inside player. No one can stop his impact. Injury is inevitable."

Chakrihans shook his head and said, "He has a large tonnage, as well as speed, explosiveness, and impact. It should be said that neither the CBA nor the NBA has produced a center like Tang so far."

However, there is one guy in the NCAA who is also the top prospect in this year's NBA draft: Shaquille O'Neal.

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