"Erwin, as soon as this game began, the Pacers completely suppressed the Heat!" Just a few minutes into the game, looking at the current situation on the court, Michaels asked his partner Magic Johnson next to him in disbelief, originally expected before the game, this game should be a close game, but now there is a one-sided situation!

"Yes, the Heat are being held back by the Pacers, Shaq is looking a little lonely right now, and Stan Van Gundy needs to call a timeout to adjust." Now it's not just Michaels, even Magic Johnson is a little hard to believe after seeing the performance of the two teams in the first few minutes, the Heat is the same as the Pacers, they have won all the previous games, and even today's game, there are countless people who are looking forward to the Heat ending the Pacers' winning streak at home, but the performance of the Heat and the Pacers on the court is obviously a little unexpected.

From Meng Xu in the first round after the opening, after blocking O'Neal and Haslem in a row, the Pacers completely controlled the situation on the court, the Heat not only couldn't stop the Pacers' flowing offense on the defensive end, but even on the offensive end it was extremely difficult, Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo launched a crazy package on O'Neal, and Meng Xu also rushed over from time to time to help defend it, under the Pacers' three-man package, O'Neal's three offenses after the opening failed to score, In the case of O'Neal facing the Pacers' crazy bagging, several other players on the court of the Heat performed very poorly. In addition to picking up a frontcourt rebound after the opening and wanting to complete the second offense, but after being blocked by Meng Xu, the Heat's power forward Haslem was completely invisible in the later games under the defense of James Posey, and Eddie Jones was under the defense of Reggie Miller, and he was never able to get rid of Reggie Miller's entanglement, as for Dwyane Wade, under the care of Meng Xu, there was basically no chance to perform, and the most tragic one was undoubtedly Damon Jones, who was basically empty by the Pacers. Damon Jones hit just one of four shots and made zero of two three-pointers.

"Looks like we still have a long way to go!" Just when Michaels and Magic Johnson were discussing the performance of the Pacers and the Heat, Rick Carlisle, who was sitting on the bench, shook his head gently, although the Pacers suppressed the Heat from the beginning, but Rick Carlisle was still a little dissatisfied with the team's performance on the court, this dissatisfaction came from the Pacers' defensive end, after taking over the Pacers, Rick Carlisle developed a new defensive system for the Pacers, that is, 2-3 joint defense, but the new season has been a month old, The Pacers' defensive system has still not been formed, and these players on the court play "too casually" on the defensive end, taking this game as an example, the Pacers' position on the defensive end is indeed based on the 2-3 joint defense, but in the process of defense, they involuntarily become man-to-man defense, and because Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal have a large defensive range and a very strong sense of defense, they should have sat on the left side of the basket and cooperated with Mutombo's Jermaine O'Neal, often pulls to the left three-point line at a 45-degree angle, or even near the free throw line to help defend, and Meng Xu often assists in defending to the basket. So, while the Pacers' defense in the opening minutes was completely solid, Rick Carlisle was a little unhappy because his tactical intentions were not reflected on the court.

"Rick, the new season has just begun, and we still have plenty of time to adapt and settle in." After hearing Rick Carlisle's voice, Lester Connell instantly knew what Rick Carlisle was worried about, but for Rick Carlisle's worries, Lester Connell had some different thoughts in his heart, and Lester Connell, who couldn't hide things in his heart, continued: "Moreover, I don't think there is anything bad about this defensive strategy in front of us." ”

"Lester, that's not what I'm worried about." If Rick Carlisle is a nanny coach, then Rick Carlisle can be completely satisfied with the current performance of the Pacers on the court, but Rick Carlisle is a very ambitious coach, otherwise Rick Carlisle would not have come to pick up Larry Bird's stall, as an ambitious head coach, Rick Carlisle naturally hopes that the Pacers under his coaching can surpass his big brother, so Rick Carlisle needs to transform the Pacers, Let this team play according to its own tactical philosophy, only then can Rick Carlisle really control this team, otherwise even if the Pacers win the championship again in their own hands, this team is still Larry Bird in the bones, and there is no way to talk about surpassing Larry Bird, as for the joint defense strategy, it is only the beginning of Rick Carlisle's transformation of the Pacers.

After listening to Rick Carlisle's words, Lester Connell did not continue to speak, but got up and left the bench, picked up a few towels and walked to the sidelines, and during the time Lester Conor and Rick Carlisle were talking, Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy called the first timeout of the game. Although Lester Connell's level is not as good as Rick Carlisle, Lester Conor still has a little means in terms of insight into people's hearts, and Lester Connell can fully understand Rick Carlisle's ambitions, which is also where Lester Conor thinks Rick Carlisle is smarter than himself, if Larry Bird hands over the team to Lester Connell, Lester Conor will definitely stick to the rules and continue according to Larry Bird's coaching ideas, But Lester Connell also knows that in this way, it is difficult for the Pacers to achieve the glory of Larry Bird in their own hands, after all, he is far from having the coaching talent and skill of Larry Bird, but Rick Carlisle is different, he dares to break the rules, abandon some things that he thinks are unreasonable, and transform the team according to his own ideas.

"Guys, you've done really well in the previous games, but I want to stress one thing, and that's where you stand defensively, we've done it a lot of times in our regular training, so why do you have all kinds of problems when you get on the field? Reggie, James, don't run with one person all the time, it will ruin our overall position, and Jermaine and Meng, it's good to make up for your teammates, but you must not leave your respective defensive zone for a long time, because it is easy for the opponent to take advantage of it. ”

Listening to Rick Carlisle's gradually high-pitched voice, Meng Xu nodded expressionlessly, James Posey stared at Rick Carlisle without the slightest expression, and Jermaine O'Neal pouted, Obviously, Rick Carlisle is still some distance away from submitting the Pacers, a group of arrogant soldiers, and truly mastering this team.

"Got it!" Looking at the somewhat embarrassed expression on the faces of Rick Carlisle and Lester Connell behind him, Meng Xu took the lead in shouting, and after Meng Xu spoke, James Posey, Jermaine O'Neal and others also chimed in, for these players, Rick Carlisle's face can not be given, but Meng Xu's face must be given, who makes Meng Xu the boss.

"Well, then we'll 。。。。。。 next." Once the awkward atmosphere eased, Rick Carlisle took out the tactics board, gathered several starters to his side, and began to explain the next tactics.

"Teacher, it looks like we're still a certain distance away from the best team in the league." In a box at the American Airlines Arena, an Asian face holding a notebook and writing and drawing on it said to a Cat Riley who was smoking a cigar with a big back and a pen in his hand. Originally, after the Heat won 14 consecutive victories, the Heat executives, including Eric Spoelstra, began to think that the Heat already had the strength to win the championship, but through today's battle with the Pacers, it was found that the current strength of the Heat is still some gap from the Pacers, especially the outside line of the Heat, which was completely suppressed by the Pacers.

"Yes, although we have Shaq, but our outside strength is still a little too weak, I hope Dwayne can grow up as soon as possible and become the most powerful assistant around Shaq." After putting down the cigar and exhaling a smoke ring, Pat Riley said leisurely. Looking at Meng Xu, who was dribbling and advancing on the court, Pat Riley remembered that summer two years ago, when Meng Xu's contract with the Spurs ended, Pat Riley contacted Meng Xu's agent for the first time, hoping to bring Meng Xu to Miami and form a super combination with Mo Ning, but in the face of the conditions offered by Meng Xu's agent, Pat Riley retreated and let Mo Ning, who was at his peak, be Meng Xu's junior brother! How is it possible, it is precisely for that reason that the Heat withdrew from the Meng Xu competition, but that decision made Pat Riley regret it to this day, the wrong trade choice, Mourning's kidney disease, made the Heat slide directly from the contender for the Eastern championship to the lotto area, and the Pacers after getting Meng Xu, two championships in two years, every time I think of this, Pat Riley has a feeling that he has missed hundreds of millions.