The Basketball Court Swordsman

Spoelstra thought he had a chance to bite the game after he was fully prepared. However, Henson dispelled Spoelstra's illusions in just one.

In the face of an absolute power gap, no matter how well you prepare, it will not necessarily reverse the situation. This is the cruelty of competitive sports.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers had a 25-15 lead with the Heat by 10 points. The Heat haven't been blown up on the defensive end, and the Pacers' 25 points in a single quarter are actually within a reasonable range.

But they only scored 15 points in a single quarter, which is not justified. At the end of the first quarter, the former Warriors coach, now well-known T.NT commentator Mark Jackson, summed it up in one sentence: "The Pacers' defense is a bit too strong for the Heat."

Although Dion Waiters and Dragic averaged a good scoring data this season, they lost sight of the Pacers' terrible perimeter defensive strength.

The Heat’s star, Whiteside, is not a center with a particularly explosive scoring ability. His autonomous scoring ability is incomparable with those ancient behemoths.

As long as Lopez does not lose his position, coupled with the outside blockade increasing the difficulty of passing the Heat players, Whiteside basically "disappeared" on the offensive end.

That's why Spoelstra spent a tormented 12 minutes at home. However, he had to go through this 12 minutes three more times.

The results of the first quarter match naturally made Henson very satisfied. In addition to the satisfactory score, the poor performance of Luke Babbitt and James Johnson on the Heat also made Henson extremely happy.

Babbitt, who was confronting Antetokounmbo, was beaten to the point no matter whether it was on the defensive or offensive end. On the other hand, James Johnson, who replaced Babbitt, used two mistakes to prove that his frizzy character was not made by reporters out of nothing.

The two fourth positions of the Heat did not play well today. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Henson to build Siakam's confidence! The reason why he did not let Siakam in the first quarter was to prevent accidents. But now it seems that there will be no surprises today.

Therefore, during the break, Henson did not lay out tactics as nervously as Spoelstra, but walked up to Siakam in a leisurely manner and patted him on the shoulder.

"Go, you will be the starting fourth in the second quarter."

At that moment, Siakam's head went blank. In the Raptors, he also played a few games, but the results were not very good, his performance can only be described as slack.

This time, when he heard the word "starter" again, Siakam couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Henson actually saw Siakam's nervousness, but he did not deliberately comfort him. Because he believes that there is nothing better than scoring directly on the opponent's head to eliminate tension.

Siakam immediately took off his training suit, and at the same time the live camera swept the Pacers' bench.

"Pascal Siakam took off his training suit, which means he will start the second quarter! The 27th pick in the first round last year has joined the Pacers for two months, but He played in the Development League and never entered the official roster of the team. Today, he suddenly got the opportunity to play. I don’t know if Coach Henson is training for the playoffs."

Mark Jackson does not have much information about Siakam, he only knows that this young man is athletic. As for the others, it is completely blank.

"Damn, what do you mean?" On the other side, Spoelstra was also dumbfounded. He thought that Henson selected Siakam in the big list to let him play in trash time, but he didn't expect Henson to be ready to play him at the beginning of the second quarter.

Spoelstra became nervous. The thing that mankind fears most is actually not the monsters, but the fear of the unknown.

Now, Spoelstra had no idea about Henson's plan. A sense of fear also instantly surged into Spoelstra's heart.

Henson only used a "water dispenser manager" to disrupt the other's mentality. This guy has planted the seeds of shadow in many people's hearts.

The electronic buzzer opened the curtain of the second quarter war between the two sides. The Heat’s starting line remained unchanged. Dragic and Landry McGrud partnered the back line, and Babbitt and Waiters played forward. The fifth position is naturally taken by Whiteside.

As for the Pacers, Henson replaced Danny Green with Siakam. As a result, George moved to the second position and Antetokounmpo to the third position. Siakam appeared in his favorite position four.

Both Spoelstra and Mark Jackson looked at the court, and no one knew the significance of Henson Pasikam's presence.

However, in Henson's eyes, this game is actually over. As long as the Pacers exert a little effort, the Heat can't resist it at all. Therefore, today's game is more like a practice game he prepared specifically for Siakam.

The Heat missed their first offense, and Dion Waiters recklessly went to single Antetokounmpo, and the result was a head-on attack by Antetokounmpo.

Waiters was a very strong player in the Cavaliers, and he even wanted to compete with Irving for the position of the Cavaliers boss.

After the Heat came, Waiters was even more out of control. Because now, he is the player with the most outside shots of the Heat.

But Waiters' strength has always been inconsistent with his ambitions, and this time it is the same. His courage to single Antetokounmbo is indeed commendable, but courage cannot fill the huge gap in strength between the two.

In the first quarter of the game, Paul George had already tortured Waiters to death. What's more, he is now facing Antetokounmpo, who is more terrifying in height and has a longer arm span.

After Waiters shot was blocked, Paul received the basketball and began to organize a counterattack.

Paul didn't play fast immediately, but slowed down. Henson had just set up, this first offense, but it was specially made for Siakam.

After Paul passed halftime, Siakam went to screen. Luke Babbitt was determined to follow Paul and let Siakam go, because in his eyes this little-known guy in front of him was completely innocent at all.

Even Spoelstra got information about Siakam only half an hour before the start of the game, and the Heat players don't even know who Siakam is. In yesterday's pre-match tactical meeting, Spoelstra did not mention Siakam at all.

Therefore, it is normal for Siakam to be despised by opponents.

Babbitt is a very smart player, but this time he made a mess.

Just as Babbitt just retreated to the basket, Paul passed the ball back without looking back, and it was delivered to Siakam!

"This guy... can shoot three pointers?" Spoelstra asked when seeing Siakam making a decisive shot.

"No, he won't..." However, Spoelstra's assistant had not finished speaking before he had the answer.

Because under Babbitt's light defense, Siakam's shot was very calm. Nothing can explain the problem better than actual actions.

The moment the goal was scored, Siakam couldn't help smiling when looking at the astonished expression on Luke Babbitt's face. He didn't expect it to be so easy to score in the NBA.

In the Raptors before, Siakam was not capable of shooting. Therefore, he is just a pure blue collar. After a game, often without a point.

But now, he can easily account for three points, which undoubtedly makes Siakam happy.

He couldn't help but look at his hands. After nearly two months of training with the Pacers, he might really become stronger!

"Damn, where did this guy come from!" Seeing Siakam hit a three-pointer, Spoelstra yelled at his assistant impatiently. Obviously, he was dissatisfied with the assistant's intelligence work. The opponent suddenly sent a player to the field to score, and they didn't even know what the opponent could do.

The score difference in the second quarter was widened to 13 points. Siakam undoubtedly poured cold water on the Heat.

Subsequently, Whiteside planned to attack inside. But his hook didn't work, this guy's offensive method is actually very single. In addition to dunking, any offensive method is a problem for him.

Whiteside's greatest value lies on the defensive end, not offense. Last season that made him famous, Whiteside was the core, averaging only 14.2 points per game.

After Whiteside hit the iron, Antetokounmpo picked up the rebound. He personally controlled the ball to advance, which made Dion Waiters nervous.

But Waiters was not nervous for too long, because Antetokounmpo transferred the ball to Siakam in the right corner just after halftime.

Antetokounmpo has always remembered Henson's instructions: "Help him regain his confidence."

The moment Siakam received the ball, Luke Babbitt posted it. Siakam's three-pointer just made Babbitt mistakenly think that Siakam is a spatial fourth.

However, Siakam used a skilful dribble to start suddenly, and one step passed Babbitt who was too tight.

Siakam's dribble is already very good in the fourth position, which is an advantage he had in college.

After the dribble broke through the bottom line, Siakam jumped into a dunk! His long arms make this guy's dunk very beautiful, of course, it also makes it difficult to block his dunk.

When Whiteside rushed back to the basket, Siakam's two-handed dunk had been converted into two points. This time, Siakam no longer smiled shyly, but snarled at Luke Babbitt!

Seeing this scene, Babbitt and Spoelstra were stunned. A guy they didn't know was actually bombing the basket at the American Airlines Center.

Henson was not surprised by Siakam's performance at all. What did he say?

There lives behind the shy, but a beast that hasn't awakened.

Well, a bloodthirsty beast from Cameroon, Africa.