The crowd erupted in cheers.

Whiteside with a put-back dunk right at the start. He looks pretty hyped tonight!

After the dunk, Whiteside hung on the rim with one hand for a moment, then landed and raised both hands in a "strong" gesture.

He's really been holding back, waiting to play this game.

"Defense! Defense!"

The put-back ignited the fans' emotions.

It's only the beginning, and they're already spontaneously cheering for the Pelicans.

Wade drove to the basket and passed to McRoberts, who went for a layup.

Anderson boxed out Whiteside under the basket, but he underestimated Whiteside's strength.

When Whiteside first came to the Pelicans, he was only around 100kg, but this summer he completed his weight and muscle gain, and his strength has obviously improved a lot.

With one exertion of force, he directly squeezed Anderson away and went to help defend against McRoberts.

"Bang!"

The moment McRoberts shot, he arrived just in time, and with a chase-down block, he swatted the ball out of bounds!

The shouts on the scene instantly turned into cheers.

Whiteside's performance tonight is really different from the last game!

This reminded many fans of the player they saw in the preseason.

If he can really play like that in the regular season, then his and Davis's inside combination will truly be a terrifying no-fly zone.

The Heat's sideline ball.

This time, McRoberts held the ball at the high post.

McRoberts performed well for the Bobcats last season, and he's an organizing forward.

Wade cut to the basket and received a pass from McRoberts for a layup.

Whiteside reached out to block.

But Wade isn't McRoberts. Although he's old, he still has the strength. He directly did a reverse layup in the air, dodging the block.

And at that moment, something amazing happened.

The moment Whiteside landed, he quickly jumped up again and blocked Wade's reverse layup with his left hand.

"Bang!"

Another block!

The eyes of the fans in the audience widened.

This is a block party!

And the key is that he blocked Wade!

Spoelstra frowned at this time.

Whiteside's speed off the ground is too amazing.

Last season, Whiteside had a lot of fouls and was basically a substitute, so he didn't feel much.

But after one offseason, the Pelicans' inside strength has obviously improved a lot.

Whiteside with two consecutive blocks, the Heat didn't dare to rush to the basket again, and Chalmers shot a three-pointer from the outside.

But the ball didn't go in.

The Pelicans' defensive deterrence in the restricted area is great, and they can expand their defense line without any worries.

In this case, it will be difficult for the Heat to make a three-pointer.

Whiteside boxed out Anderson under the basket and used his excellent wingspan to collect the defensive rebound.

He's really in good condition tonight. In the opening few possessions, he has points, rebounds, and blocks.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian directly looked for Whiteside for a pick-and-roll.

After the screen, he stepped out and made a high-arcing pass inside.

Whiteside received the ball in the paint and faced Ennis, backing him down hard.

Ennis couldn't hold him off. He wanted to exert force again, but Whiteside had already jumped up.

"Bang!"

Another two-handed dunk.

This guy is going crazy tonight!

Whiteside felt great after the dunk, and roared in cathartic release.

Tang Tian was also in a good mood.

Whiteside's defense and offensive ability in the restricted area already has the shadow of the Heat at their peak.

He finally doesn't have to carry four others like he did last season.

4 to 0.

The score difference on the court isn't that big, but the pressure on the Heat is unusually high.

Although the gap between the two teams is visible on paper, the feeling of the gap after playing is even greater.

They understood a little why the Trail Blazers were beaten so badly.

Wade's floater after a breakthrough scored, breaking the Heat's scoring drought and saving some face for the defending champions.

Back on defense, the Heat shrank inward.

They were dunked on by Whiteside twice in a row and were a little afraid.

Tang Tian crossed over Ennis and pulled up for a jump shot.

"Clang!"

The shot was a little off.

But Whiteside jumped high inside and poked the ball out again!

Tang Tian got the ball and pulled up for another shot.

"Swish!"

This time his pull-up shot went straight through the net.

Whiteside is on fire tonight, he can shoot from anywhere!

Wade broke through and went for another floater, Whiteside reached for the sky, and he was forced to raise his shooting arc.

The ball passed Whiteside's defense, but it lost its angle and bounced off the front of the rim.

Davis rebounded under the basket, protecting the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans' inside doesn't just have Whiteside!

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian passed to Ariza, who shot a three-pointer.

"Bang!"

The basketball hit the back rim and bounced high.

Anderson held Whiteside tightly under the basket, not letting him jump.

The Heat have already given up too many defensive rebounds tonight.

But at this moment, Davis shook off McRoberts and flew to the basket for a put-back dunk!

8 to 2!

Whiteside's hot start has attracted a lot of the Heat's defensive attention, giving Davis a chance!

In the Heat's offense, Wade broke through and passed, attracting a double-team and passing straight to Anderson under the basket.

Anderson dribbled and exerted force, preparing to dunk.

But Whiteside's speed in returning to defense was very fast, and he had already returned to his defensive position under the basket.

Anderson didn't dunk successfully after the contact, and held the ball, wanting to jump again.

"Bang!"

Davis helped defend and slapped his ball out of bounds.

Another block by the Pelicans!

In just three minutes, they have already delivered 3 big blocks!

The fans in the audience were watching with wide eyes.

Whiteside blocks, then Davis blocks, the Pelicans' inside defense is too brutal!

They didn't see it in the last game because of Whiteside's foul trouble, but this game, they've seen it!

The Heat's sideline ball was passed out, Ennis's outside three-pointer missed, and their offense failed again.

Whiteside and Anderson clashed under the basket, and Davis collected another defensive rebound.

The Pelicans' frontcourt offense.

The Heat's defense is still shrinking.

Tang Tian looked for Davis for a pick-and-roll. After the screen, he broke inside, further forcing the Heat's defense to shrink, and then passed the ball back to Davis near the free throw line.

Davis took another mid-range shot.

"Swish!"

This time he seized the opportunity and steadily hit the mid-range shot.

10 to 2!

Spoelstra was forced to call a timeout.

When they went off the court during the timeout, the fans' cheers and whistles rose and fell.

Last season they only had Tang Tian, but now, they also have Davis and Whiteside!

These two inside players of the Pelicans are strong offensively and defensively, and they have played the feeling of twin towers!

Tang Tian was also in a great mood at this time.

The Pelicans in history had a twin towers combination of Davis and Cousins, which was once called the strongest inside combination in the history of the league by fans.

Now Cousins hasn't come, but Whiteside and Davis, with a slightly weaker offense but stronger defense, this twin towers isn't weak either!

ps: I don't hurt before going to bed at night, but the area of my back hurts a lot the next morning after lying down to sleep. Is this a herniated disc, cervical spondylosis, or what? I thought it was because the bed was too hard, so I added a mattress and slept on my back, but it still hurt. It doesn't hurt when I sleep on my side. It's been three days in a row. Baidu says all sorts of things, including spondylitis. Does any brother have any experience? Going to the hospital wastes a lot of time.