The Basketball Court Swordsman

At the end of May, it was the height of summer, and the warm Atlantic sea breeze brought plenty of moisture, making the entire Miami humid and warm.

This season is usually the best season for travel in Miami. For most people, Miami at this time is as beautiful as heaven, and it is desirable.

However, in this supposedly most lively season, the entire city of Miami is lifeless. In Pat Riley's expectation, a month later, Miami should be filled with the fragrance of champagne, and the city government and the team should be dizzy with the championship parade.

But at this time, these illusions were ruthlessly punctured like a bubble. Riley has no way to enjoy his cigar now, and there is no reason to buy champagne for the team. All these good things have nothing to do with him. On the contrary, he has to face groups of angry local reporters at his door.

When people yearn to come to Miami to enjoy the sun and beach, Pat Riley's only idea is to escape here, and the farther the better.

And all this unfortunate thing must start with the defeat last night.

The American Airlines Center Arena on May 26 is undoubtedly very sad and humiliating for the fans of the Miami Heat. Pat Riley shook his hands in the luxurious private room, because after this game, the Miami Heat will definitely be pushed to the forefront.

It is shameful to be blocked by the Pacers from the finals for three consecutive years. What's more, today, the Miami Heat may even lose their qualifications to the finals in a brutal sweep!

The Heat's Big Three 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 overlord of the East in recent years is the Pacers!

At the beginning of the formation of the Heat Big Three, Pat Riley attracted much attention, and people called him the "scheme", and people thought that he would be the most successful general manager of the team in the second decade of the 21st century.

But now, Pat Riley has become a joke.

"Look, he formed a team-up team, and it turns out that the Heat are still unable to win the championship."

"Pat Riley thinks of the NBA too simply. This is not a place where you can win by stacking stars."

"If the Miami Heat were turned away by the Pacers for the third consecutive year, then I think this combination might just part ways."

Before the start of the game, Pat Riley had seen a lot of reports against the Heat. So think about it, if the Heat were swept out 4-0 today, Riley and the Heat would not be laughed to death by the crowd?

As a result, the goal of the Heat has changed from the initial victory to now as long as it is not swept. Although the standard has been lowered, the trouble the Heat encountered in the game has not diminished in the slightest.

At the beginning of the game, James' performance was still outstanding. It can be seen that he himself could not accept the fact that he was swept out in the Eastern Conference Finals. The brutal sweep of this kind of thing is like a psychological shadow for James. No way, who made the lesson Duncan taught James too "profound"?

Therefore, James tried his best to resist. Even if he was going to die, he didn't want to die in such a humiliating way.

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

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

Pat Riley's heart seemed to stop beating when he saw James had to take a break due to two fouls in the seventh minute of the first quarter. There are only two numbers in his mind for an instant-0 and 4.

Without James, the Heat can't compete with the Pacers. Wade, who is in poor physical condition this year, is difficult to carry on, and Bosh, who has become more "banal", can hardly stand alone.

In the first quarter of the game, the Pacers achieved an 8-point lead. Pat Riley can only pin his hopes in the second quarter, hoping that James, who is in excellent form, can reverse the situation.

But the idea is full, but the reality is extremely skinny. James had just played less than 3 minutes in the second quarter and was fouled by Stephenson again.

James still remembers how despicable Stephenson used to be the "Big Ears" on himself last season. So facing Stephenson today, he was already very careful. However, Stephenson's drunken pace still did not allow James to escape the nightmare.

When the referee blew the whistle, James almost ran away. He knew very well that he was almost impossible to play in the second quarter. In this situation, how long can the Heat say?

Facts have proved that the Heat can't survive by five points. Less than five minutes after James was off the court for a foul, the Pacers widened the point difference to 13 points.

At the end of the half game, the Pacers' lead had been extended to 16 points. Fans booed instantly in the American Airlines Center, but Riley didn't know whether the boos were aimed at the Indiana Pacers or the Heat themselves.

In the second half, James became afraid to stop fouling. Among them, Leonard is undoubtedly the biggest benefit. Because James did not dare to confront, Leonard got many easy breakthrough opportunities.

The taciturn No. 2 is not soft, and now his scoring skills are very mature. Mid-range, breakthrough or three-pointer are all Leonard's scoring methods.

But basketball is always a confrontational sport, and even if James is careful, he still cannot avoid fouls. In the seventh minute of the third quarter, LeBron James was blown up for his fourth foul in the game while defending George. At this point, LeBron James has almost been restricted to death. As long as Henson wants to, he can leave James off the court at any time.

After the four offenders were replaced, LeBron James covered his head with a towel, and bury the ball deeply into his chest.

In the American Airlines Center, the few Pacers fans began to cheer. They have witnessed their home team, in an incredible way, swept the most luxurious team on paper in NBA history!

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

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In the end, James played only 24 minutes in the game, with only 10 points and 4 rebounds. And 10 points, is also the lowest scoring in the playoffs since James joined the Heat.

The moment the game ended, the boos in the American Airlines Center reached its peak. Of course, the same peak was also the shout of Mike Brin.

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

Even though Henson has created one incredible thing after another this season, but seeing the Pacers sweeping the unparalleled Heat 4-0, Mike Brin still suffered a huge impact.

What level of team is the Heat? Except for the Pacers, that is the most powerful overlord in the East! They only won a terrible 66 wins last season, and this season they have won 54 games with Wade and Bosh playing and stopping! Even in the first two rounds of the playoffs, no team can cause trouble for the Heat.

However, it is such a terrifying team that has attracted the attention of fans all over the world. It was swept across such an important stage in the Eastern Conference Finals!

93 to 80, the Pacers easily won the fourth game of the series at the American Airlines Center. At the end of the game, the Pacers players all rushed to the court frantically, wantonly celebrating their third consecutive year of reaching the finals.

The legendary coach of the Pacers, the monster who was still able to win the Coach of the Year award after three months of truce this season, accepted interviews from reporters on the sidelines.

"I am very happy that we can win the series. So far, we have achieved a 12-game winning streak in the playoffs. Hopefully, we can keep the winning streak in the playoffs."

"Coach, do you mean that the Pacers can win the O'Brien Cup without losing any game!?" The reporter put the microphone to Henson's mouth and swept 4-0 in four rounds. It’s no joke to win the championship. After all, nothing like this has ever happened in NBA history.

The Lakers, who owned Kobe and O'Neal, won the championship with a record of 15 wins and 1 loss, which is 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 luxurious box in the American Airlines Center.

In the box, Pat Riley was scared and took a step back, as if Henson could really look at himself from such a distance.

"No, I mean, Mr. Pat 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 left, taking away all the honor and leaving the most unacceptable shame. At this time, in the player channel on the other side, LeBron James sent a text message to his manager, Rich Paul.

The content of the text message is simple, but very explosive: "I want to leave Miami."

People still don't know how much turbulence will occur in the NBA this summer.

Years later, people said: "Back then, it was the Pacers led by Henson Joe who broke up the Heat's Big Three!"