At the end of May, in the height of summer, the warm Atlantic breeze brings an abundance of moisture, making the whole of Miami both humid and warm.

This is usually the best time to visit Miami. For most people, Miami at this time of year is a paradise to look forward to.

However, at what should have been the busiest season, the whole city of Miami was dead. In Pat. Riley envisioned Miami a month from now with the smell of champagne and the city and teams dizzy with their heads running over the championship parade.

But at this time, these fantasies were ruthlessly punctured like bubbles. Riley now has no way to enjoy his cigars and no reason to source champagne for the team. All these good things have nothing to do with him, on the contrary, he has to deal with the hordes of angry local reporters on his doorstep.

When people are yearning to come to Miami to enjoy the sun and sand, Pat. Riley's only thought was to get out of here, and run as far away as possible.

And all this unfortunate thing starts with last night's defeat.

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The American Airlines Center arena on May 26 was undoubtedly very sad and humiliating for Miami Heat fans. Pat. Riley's hands trembled in the luxurious private room, because after this game, the Miami Heat will definitely be pushed to the forefront.

It's shameful enough to be shut out of the Finals by the Pacers for three years in a row. What's more, today, the Miami Heat may even lose the qualification for the Finals in a miserable way!

The Big Three of the Heat were swept 4-0, what is this concept? This means that even if the Heat have built such a multi-star lineup with infamy, they can still only live under the rule of the Pacers. Whether James wants it or not, the Eastern hegemon in recent years has been the Pacers!

At the beginning of the formation of the Heat Big Three, Pat. Riley is in the spotlight, known as the "God Operator" and assumed to be the most successful team general manager of the second decade of the 21st century.

Now, however, Pat. Riley turned into a joke.

"Look, he put together a team, and it turned out that the Heat couldn't win the championship."

"Pat. Riley thinks of the NBA too simply, it's not a place to stack stars and win. ”

"If the Miami Heat are shut out by the Pacers for the third year in a row, then I think the combination may go their separate ways."

Before the start of the game, Pat. Riley has seen a lot of reports that are not good for the Heat. So think about it, if the Heat are swept out 4-0 today, Riley and the Heat will not be ridiculed to death?

As a result, the Heat's goal has changed from winning at the beginning to now as long as they don't get swept. While the bar has been lowered, the Heat's troubles in the game have not diminished in the slightest.

At the beginning of the game, James was still very good. It can be seen that he himself can't accept the fact that he was swept out of the Eastern Conference Finals. The tragic sweep of this kind of thing seems to be a psychological shadow for James. No way, who made the lesson Duncan teach James too "profoundly"?

Therefore, James fought hard. Even if he was going to die, he didn't want to die in such a shameful way.

Under James' leadership, the Heat seem to have hope of getting back a city. However, in this deadliest game, James had the deadliest situation - too many fouls.

The biggest trouble for the Pacers in this series is undoubtedly James. But because James had to sit on the bench to rest because of too many fouls early, the Pacers cleared that obstacle today and didn't have to deal with him most of the time.

When James was seen to be forced off the court for two fouls in the seventh minute of the first quarter, Pat Brown. Riley's heart seemed to stop beating. There were only two numbers in his head for a moment - 0 and 4.

Without James, the Heat can't compete with the Pacers at all, Wade, who is in poor physical condition this year, is difficult to shoulder the responsibility, and Bosh, who has long been more and more "mediocre", is also difficult to take charge alone.

In the first quarter of the game, the Pacers took an eight-point lead. Pat. Riley can only hope that in the second quarter, James, who is in excellent form, can turn the tide.

But the idea is very full, but the reality is extremely skinny. James played less than three minutes in the second quarter when he was fouled by Stephenson again.

James remembers how despicable Stephenson was last season with his "ear-blowing method." So facing Stephenson today, he is already paying a lot of attention. However, Stephenson's drunken pace still didn't let James escape the nightmare.

When the referee blew the whistle, James almost went berserk. He knew very well that he would be almost impossible to play again in the second quarter. In such a situation, how long can the Heat be called?

As it turned out, the Heat couldn't hold up for five points. Less than five minutes after James was fouled, the Pacers stretched the margin to 13 points.

By halftime, the Pacers' lead had extended to 16 points. The American Airlines Center burst into boos from the fans, but Riley didn't know if the boos were directed at the Indiana Pacers or the Heat themselves.

In the second half, James became timid in order not to foul again. The biggest beneficiary of this is undoubtedly Leonard, because James did not dare to go to the confrontation, Leonard got a lot of opportunities to break through easily.

The taciturn No.2 is also unrelenting, and his scoring skills are now very mature. Mid-range, breakaways, or three-pointers are all Leonard's scoring tools.

But basketball is always a confrontational sport, and even if James is careful, he still can't avoid fouls. In the seventh minute of the third quarter, LeBron. James was whistled for his fourth foul of the game during a make-up defense of George. At this point, LeBron. James has almost been confined to death. As long as Henson wants, he can let James off the court at any time.

After the four fouls were substituted, LeBron . James covered his head with a towel and buried the ball deep in his chest in great frustration.

Inside the American Airlines Center, the handful of Pacers fans began to cheer. They witnessed their home team sweep the most luxurious team on paper in NBA history in incredible fashion!

Pat. Riley covered his forehead, he knew very well that after this defeat, the era of the Big Three should be completely over.

The road to the championship is really impossible......

In the end, James only played 24 minutes in the game, with only 10 points and 4 rebounds. And 10 points is also a new low in playoff points since James joined the Heat.

At the end of the game, the boos inside the American Airlines Center reached their peak. Of course, the same peak, there is Mike. Bryn's shouts.

"It's over, it's over, it's over! It's over! Unbelievable result, the Pacers actually swept the Heat Big Three in the Eastern Conference Finals! Sweep, it's a brutal sweep! Coach Henson's team didn't give LeBron and Wade any chances. Who would have thought that a team with the three superstars of James, Wade and Bosh would be swept out of the playoffs! ”

Even though Henson has created one incredible thing after another this season, seeing the Pacers sweep the unbeatable Heat 4-0, Mike Brown. Brin is still in the thick of the shock.

What level of team is the Heat? That's the most powerful overlord in the East except for the Pacers! They only had a dreaded 66 wins last season and have won 54 of them this season despite Wade and Bosh playing back and forth! Even in the first two rounds of the playoffs, no team can give the Heat problems.

However, it is such a terrible team that has attracted the attention of fans all over the world that has been swept on such an important stage as the Eastern Conference Finals!

93-80, the Pacers easily won Game 4 of the series at the American Airlines Center. At the end of the game, the Pacers players rushed onto the court in a frenzy, celebrating their third consecutive year in the Finals.

And the legendary coach of the Pacers, the monster who can still win the Coach of the Year award even after a three-month break this season, spoke to reporters on the sidelines.

"It's nice that we were able to win the series. So far, we've won 12 straight games in the playoffs. Hopefully, we can keep our winning streak alive in the playoffs. ”

"Coach, do you mean that the Pacers can win the O'Brien Cup without losing a single game!?" The reporter put the microphone next to Henson's mouth and won the championship with a 4-0 sweep in four rounds, which is no joke. After all, nothing like this has ever happened in the history of the NBA.

The Lakers, who had Kobe Bryant and O'Neal back then, won the championship with a 15-1 record, which was already the highest representative of the term "terrible dominance". And now, the Pacers actually want to be more dominant than the "OK combination"!

Faced with this question, Henson did not answer directly, but smiled slightly and looked at the luxury box in the American Airlines Center.

Inside the box, Pat. Riley was so frightened that he took a step back, as if Henson could really make eye contact with him from that far away.

"No, I mean, Pat. Mr. Riley, it's better not to go out tomorrow. I think the reporters must have a lot of questions to ask him. ”

Henson turned and walked away, taking all the honor with him, leaving behind the most unacceptable shame. And at this time, in the player tunnel on the other side, LeBron . James rushed his own manager Richie. Paul sent a text message.

The text message was simple, but powerful: "I want to leave Miami. ”

It is not yet known how much turmoil the NBA will have this summer.

Years later, people were saying, "Back then, it was Henson. The Pacers led by Joe broke up the Big Three of the Heat! ”