Spoelstra thought he was ready for a chance to bite the game. However, it only took one section for Henson to dispel Spoelstra's illusions.

In the face of the absolute disparity in strength, no matter how well you prepare, you may not be able to reverse the situation, which is the cruelty of competitive sports.

By the end of the first quarter, the Pacers had a 10-point lead over the Heat at 25-15. The Heat didn't get blown up on the defensive end, and allowing the Pacers to score 25 points in a single quarter was actually within reasonable range.

But they only scored 15 points in a single quarter, which is a bit too much to say. At the end of the first quarter, former Warriors coach and now known commentator Mark Murphy was remarked. Jackson's quote summed it up perfectly: "The Pacers' defense is a little too strong for the Heat." ”

Dieng. Although Waiters and Dragic have averaged points per game this season, they have been dumbfounded in the face of the Pacers' terrible perimeter defensive intensity.

And Whiteside, the star of the Heat, is not a particularly strong center with scoring ability, and his independent scoring ability cannot be compared with those ancient monsters.

As long as Lopez doesn't lose his position, coupled with the blockade on the outside that makes it more difficult for Heat players to pass, Whiteside basically "disappears" on the offensive end.

It was in this way that Spoelstra spent an agonizing 12 minutes at home. However, he had to go through that 12 minutes three more times.

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

Babbitt, who was opposite Antetokounmpo, had just been beaten defenselessly and offensively. And James, who came on as a substitute for Babbitt. Johnson, for his part, made two mistakes to prove that his frizzy personality was not something that journalists created out of nothing.

The Heat's two No. 4 positions didn't play well today, and this is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Henson to build Siakam's confidence! The reason why he didn't let Siakam play in the first quarter of the game was to prevent accidents from happening. But now it seems that there will be no surprises today.

So during the break, Henson didn't set up his tactics as nervously as Spoelstra, but walked up to Siakam and patted him on the shoulder.

"Go ahead, the starting four in the second quarter, you will be in charge."

At that moment, Siakam's mind went blank. When he was with the Raptors, he also played a few starts, but the results were not very good, and his performance can only be described as sparse.

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

Henson actually saw Siakam's nervousness, but he didn't bother to comfort him. Because he believes that there is nothing more to remove the tension than scoring directly on the opponent's head.

Siakam immediately took off his training jersey as the camera swept to the Pacers' bench.

"Pascal. Siakam took off his training uniform, which meant he would be a starter in the second quarter! The rookie, who was the 27th pick in the first round last year, has been with the Pacers for two months but has been playing in the Development League and has never been on the team's official roster. Today, however, he was suddenly given a chance to play. I don't know if Coach Henson is training for the playoffs. ”

Mark. Jackson didn't have much information about Siakam either, all he knew was that the young man was athletic. As for the rest, it's a blank slate.

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

Spoelstra was nervous, the most feared thing of human beings was not cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, but a fear of the unknown.

And now, Spoelstra's plan for Henson is completely clueless. A sense of fear also instantly surged into Spoelstra's heart.

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

The electronic beep kicked off the second-quarter battle between the two sides, and the Heat's starters remained the same. McGruder partnered the back line, with Babbitt and Vitesse up front. The No. 5 position, naturally, is played by Whiteside.

On the Pacers' side, Henson replaced Danny with Siakam. Green. From there, George went to the second and Antetokounmpo went down to the third. Siakam, on the other hand, appeared in his favourite No.4 position.

Spoelstra and Mark. Jackson looked at the court, and no one knew what Henson was doing with Siakam.

In Henson's eyes, however, the game was actually over. As long as the Pacers exert a little force, the Heat can't resist it at all. Therefore, today's match is more like a practice match that he has prepared specifically for Siakam.

The Heat missed on their first offense. Vitesse was a little reluctant to single out Antetokounmpo, and the result was a big positive attack on Antetokounmpo.

Vitesse was a very strong player during his time with the Cavaliers, and he even wanted to compete with Irving for the position of the Cavaliers' boss for a while.

After coming to the Heat, Vitesse was even more out of control. Because right now, he's the Heat's player with the most shots from the outside.

But Vitesse's strength has always been at odds with his ambitions, and this time it was no different. His courage in single-handing Antetokounmpo is indeed commendable, but courage cannot bridge the huge gap between the two.

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

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

Paul didn't immediately pick up the pace, but slowed down. Henson had just set it up, and this first attack was specially built for Siakam.

After Paul passed half-time, Siakam went to cover. Luke. Babbitt was determined to follow Paul and let Siakam go, because he didn't think the unknown guy in front of him was a threat at all.

Even Spoelstra didn't get Siakam's information until half an hour before the game started, and the Heat players didn't know who Siakam was. In yesterday's pre-match tactical meeting, Spoelstra didn't mention Siakam at all.

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

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

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

"This guy...... Will you shoot threes? Seeing Siakam's decisive move, Spoelstra asked.

"No, he won't ......," but Spoelstra's assistant had already received an answer before he could finish speaking.

Because under Babbitt's careless defense, Siakam's shot hit very calmly. Nothing speaks louder than action.

The moment the ball went in, looked at Luke. With a stunned look on Babbitt's face, Siakam couldn't help but smile. He didn't expect it to be so easy for him to score on the NBA court.

Before the Raptors, Siakam was not capable of shooting. So, he's just a pure blue-collar worker. After a game, often no points are scored.

But now, he's comfortably netting a three-pointer, much to Siakam's delight.

He couldn't help but look at his hands, after nearly two months of training with the Pacers, maybe he really got stronger!

"Damn, where the hell did this guy come from!" Seeing Siakam's three-point shot, Spoelstra yelled at his assistant impatiently. It is clear that he was dissatisfied with the intelligence work of his assistant. The opponent suddenly sent a player on the pitch to score, and they didn't even know what the opponent could do.

As soon as the second quarter came up, the difference was widened to 13 points, and Siakam undoubtedly poured cold water on the Heat.

Subsequently, Whiteside intends to attack inside. But his hook didn't work, and this guy's offensive means are actually very single. Aside from dunks, any offensive means is a problem for him.

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

After Whiteside hooked up the iron, it was Antetokounmpo who picked up the rebound. He advanced with the ball himself, which made Dieng. Vitesse was nervous.

But Vitesse didn't get nervous for long, as Antetokounmpo had just passed halftime when the ball was transferred to Siakam in the bottom right corner.

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

The moment Siakam catches the ball, Luke. Babbitt posted it. Siakam's three-pointer just now made Babbitt mistakenly think that Siakam was a spatial four.

Siakam, however, suddenly activated with a skilful dribble and passed the overly tight Babbitt in one step.

Siakam's dribbling was already excellent at the No. 4 position, which was a strength he had in college.

After dribbling along the baseline and breaking through, Siakam jumped up and dunked! His long arms make this guy's dunks very aesthetically pleasing, and of course, make his dunks difficult to block.

By the time Whiteside got back to the basket, Siakam's two-handed dunk had turned into two points. This time, instead of smiling shyly, Siakam turned to Luke. Babbitt roared!

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, on the other hand, was not at all surprised by Siakam's performance, what did he say?

Behind the shyness lives a beast that has not woken up.

Well, a bloodthirsty beast from Cameroon, Africa.