Spoelstra isn't stupid, that's what Henson keeps telling himself. Sure enough, the Filipino coach didn't sit still. At the start of today's game, Henson saw a change in his tactics.

Since it's difficult to break through Leonard's defense from beyond the three-point line, let LeBron James act like an insider, with his back to the deeper.

In the first shot of the opening game, James hit Leonard with his back and turned to score a layup. Since losing in the 2011 Finals against the Mavericks, LeBron James has been honing his back-to-back offensive skills. Last season, James' back-to-back offense was no longer his weak point. And this season, James's back has become one of his scoring weapons.

On the first offense at the American Airlines Center, the Heat scored a goal, which undoubtedly made the fans in the entire arena cheer along with it.

"LeBron did a good job of receiving the ball in the low post, and it seems that Coach Spoelstra did make his own changes based on Leonard's starting change. And on the defensive end, let's see what changes will happen to the Heat. ”

Mike Brin was one of the commentators for the game, and he was in San Antonio for the first two games of the division finals to cover the Spurs' game against the Grizzlies. Although the Grizzlies eliminated the Thunder in an "upset" this season, they reached the Western Conference Finals without anyone favoring them. But after encountering the old Spurs, the Grizzlies seem to be a little overwhelmed.

At present, the big score of the Western Conference Finals has become 2-0, and Brin has long heard that the Eastern Conference Finals are quite intense. The big score is 1-1, not to mention, the two games are only decided at the last moment. Today, he finally has a chance to witness the Eastern Conference Finals!

The Eastern Conference Finals are better than the Western Conference Finals, and if it weren't for the Indiana Pacers, that probably wouldn't have happened.

The Heat defended for the first time, and as Henson expected, they were more attentive to Leonard.

In the first shot of the opening game, Leonard broke through James and attacked the basket by covering it. Leonard's performance in the last game has been talked about, and Henson doesn't plan to hide it. That No. 2 is his main point of attack, and there is nothing to hide.

But unlike the contraction in the previous game, this one, the Heat resolutely executed the man-to-man defense, which prevented the rest of the Pacers from getting a gap. In the last game, if it weren't for Leonard's breakthrough point at the last minute to assist George with a three-point shot, the Heat would not have been so passive.

Although Leonard still relied on his long arm and already improved offensive ability to successfully make a layup to equalize the score. But it has to be said that the Heat's tactics were executed very correctly. I'd rather let Leonard have 2 points and 2 points than let the Pacers get a chance to use a three-pointer to open the score.

The first round between the two sides was very intense, and the fight went back and forth. And this game did not disappoint Mike Brin and Henson, the Heat was really not so easy to beat, and after 8 minutes of the game, the difference still did not widen. With the same method, it is no longer possible to contain the Heat.

"Maybe there's another game today that is pretty close." Eight minutes into the first quarter, Henson called a stoppage and Mike Brin was able to catch his breath.

"As it stands, both sides have been successful in attack and defense, but they can't find a way to pull away. Let's see how the coaches of both teams will rotate their lineups after this timeout. Kevin Harlan set his sights on the bench for both teams, and on the Heat's side, Mike Miller and Battier had faded their training uniforms.

It seems that the Heat's rotation is no different from before. The Big Three will continue to play, with James in charge and Mike Miller and Battier providing three-point firepower. James' impact is very strong, and equipping him with a shooter is undoubtedly the most effective way to tear apart the Pacers' defense.

And the rotation on the Pacers' side made Kevin Harlan a little incomprehensible.

Ray Allen and Livingston are still wearing their training jerseys, while Stephenson and Jimmy Butler are already jumping on the jersey. Harlan smiled, it seems that Henson's change is coming!

"Remember what you have practiced in the past two days, don't care about people's eyes, do what you have to do!" Before the timeout ended, Henson pushed Stephenson and Jimmy Butler onto the court.

At this time, the Pacers' lineup on the court became Paul, Stephenson, Jimmy Butler, Yi Jianlian and Anderson, which is an extremely uncommon lineup combination. And every time he saw Henson's substitutions not play according to the routine, Spoelstra was nervous.

"It's not a regular rotation to play Jimmy Butler and Stephenson at the same time, and the roles of these two guards overlap a bit, and it stands to reason that they should be on the 'Death Defense' lineup. Again, we don't know what Coach Henson wants to do, but hopefully his plan will work out. ”

After the timeout, James always felt uncomfortable. In the end, he found out that the reason for his discomfort was that Stephenson, who kept staring at him.

James tried to ignore it, but that gaze never left James' body.

In the last four minutes of the first quarter, the Pacers took the lead. Paul was personally cared for by his friend James, and this lineup gave James reason to believe that Paul was the Pacers' No. 1 scorer at this time.

But Paul stopped two steps beyond the three-point line, and he didn't plan to break through or take cover. Instead, the ball is hoisted high and sent into the low post.

"To Anderson!?" James looked back in surprise, only to find that the ball was not in the hands of Chris Anderson, but in the hands of Stephenson, who was in the right mid-range position!

"Stephenson is holding the ball against Wade, won't it? Coach Henson wants to use Stephenson to pull the score? ”

Yesterday I turned on my phone and there were countless hot girls nearby who were texting Stephenson. With just a few text messages, he could turn his hotel room into a paradise that all men dream of. But he chose to follow Henson's orders, turn off the lights and mobile phone, and obediently go to bed.

So when training this morning, Stephenson's form made Fraser very happy. And this trick suddenly turned around and broke through after holding the ball with his back, and Stephenson has repeated it countless times with Fraser on the training ground!

After feeling Wade's defense with his back, Stephenson suddenly turned his back to Wade and approached the basket! Stephenson's turn was very quick, and Wade took a big step in time to jam Stephenson's position. "The Flash's" experience and consciousness are still there, but the knees, which are a year older, are obviously a little overwhelmed.

When Stephenson turned around and hit the basket along the baseline, Wade felt like he couldn't keep up with the No. 1 guard!

Stephenson took two big strides and even licked the basket with a slight arm before Chris Bosh arrived!

"The ball went in, and Stephenson singled Wade in the low post! Mike Brin didn't know how to explain the game for a while, Stephenson's scoring talent has always been there, but Henson asked him to single Wade, which didn't seem reasonable

In fact, Henson doesn't care if something makes sense or not. Two years ago, it didn't make sense for him to play one big or four smaller, and it didn't make sense for him to pick one player after another who was not favored in the draft. Henson doesn't judge a thing by whether it is reasonable or not, all he cares about is whether it is valid or not!

Stephenson and Wade are not athletes of the same level, but Stephenson can score goals with Wade alone, then this is effective!

In the following round, James thought he would be able to kill all sides after getting rid of Leonard. However, the guy in front of him, named Jimmy Butler, is not easy to mess with on the defensive end.

James remembers that when he played in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the guy wasn't even made to the Pacers' final 12-man roster. But in the regular season this year, Jimmy Butler popped up. The Heat lost to the Pacers for the first time this season because of Jimmy Butler's sideways.

James continued to sit on the inside, intending to use the old ways against Jimmy Butler. But he had just received the ball in the low post when Anderson's bag came!

"The bag is very decisive, Coach Henson must have already set it up!"

Under the bag of Anderson and Jimmy Butler, James let alone passing, he can't even see the picture in front of him.

After a struggle, James passed the ball to Wade. Wade made a hasty shot on the right horn, but Stephenson pounced and flew the basketball out!

Wade didn't play against Stephenson much in this series, after all, in the previous two games, Stephenson played most of the time as the No. 1 defender.

Compared to George's composure, Stephenson's defense was more aggressive. With that kind of ball just now, George would at most straighten his arm and interfere, and he would definitely not jump. But Stephenson doesn't care so much about you, if you dare to shoot, he won't be afraid of fouls!

"Nice cap! Stephenson's positivity is the reason why he was able to get a spot on the Pacers! The Pacers are starting to wrap up James, and the Heat's offense is in trouble again! ”

Although the block caused an uproar in the audience, James and Wade did not react much. The two of them have been through ups and downs for so many years, what situation have they not seen? It's just a cap, it's not a big deal.

Bosh was ready to serve the ball on the sideline, while James stood at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, ready to run to catch the ball. At this moment, Stephenson, who had been staring at him, stood beside James, as if he wanted to defend him personally!

James didn't care, whoever defended himself was the same, he would destroy it.

The Heat No. 6 thinks he's seen everything on the basketball court, and he's always comfortable with all kinds of situations.

However, Stephenson approached the root of James's ear, and saw this guy bulging his thick lips into an O-shape, ambiguously towards James's ear, closer, and closer, James felt a stream of air, and then he was startled, and the braces were about to squirt out of his mouth - "Oh my God, only my wife can do this to me"!

Lance Stephenson, this tease blew into the ears of the league's first man while defending James!

James thinks he's seen everything on the basketball court, except for this one.

"What is he doing" off the pitch, Vogel was stunned by Stephenson's actions.

"That's a good question, Frank, the hell knows what he's doing!" Henson shook his head, he asked Stephenson and Jimmy Butler to stimulate James and Wade, who knew that Stephenson actually used this strange way.

James glanced at Stephenson with disgust, and Stephenson smirked.

Obviously, in today's game, James will also see a lot of strange encounters that he has never encountered