Jokic made the free throw, and the Pelicans scored the first 3 points of the game.

On the Heat's offense, Dragic organized the play, and Wade came around to receive the ball.

However, the Pelicans' defense was well in place, and Wade didn't have a direct shot opportunity.

He called Whiteside out for a pick-and-roll, and after dribbling to the basket, he passed it back to Whiteside.

Whiteside wanted revenge, and Wade would definitely help him. This pass was an attitude.

Whiteside received the ball and leaned on Jokic, preparing to turn around and dunk directly.

He was hit with a 2+1 earlier, and he had to return the favor on this play.

However, after leaning on him, he realized that the situation was not that simple.

Jokic was much tougher than he had imagined. His lean didn't move Jokic at all.

When he turned around, Jokic was still in front of him. He clearly couldn't dunk when he jumped up.

But he was already in the air, so he could only change the dunk into a close-range bank shot.

"Bang!"

Just as the ball left his hand, it was met with a chasedown block by Davis!

After the block, Davis grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans immediately launched a fast break.

The Heat's offensive formation was pressed too far forward, and the Pelicans' Tang Tian and Holiday had a two-on-one fast break to the frontcourt.

Tang Tian pulled the ball back in front of Dragic, faking a pass and easily scoring a layup.

The Pelicans had a 5-0 start!

The crowd was in an uproar.

This was not just a little off, it was completely off!

Deng's breakthrough layup was interfered with by Davis and went wide. Jokic firmly held Whiteside outside the restricted area and reached out to protect the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans launched another counterattack.

Jokic passed the ball quickly, and Tang Tian took the ball and sprinted away, squeezing past Dragic for a two-handed dunk.

7-0.

The Heat were completely crushed.

Whiteside was very angry, and he was backing down Jokic in the low post, asking for the ball.

Wade signaled his teammates to spread out.

McRoberts' corner three-pointer was solid. After pulling Davis away, it gave Whiteside plenty of space to play one-on-one.

Wade passed the ball inside, and Whiteside took the ball and played hard.

Back then, he and Jokic had a direct competitive relationship in the Pelicans. He was unhappy with the Pelicans, and even more unhappy with Jokic.

If it weren't for Jokic, he would be the starting center of the league's top team!

But he was too embarrassed in the first few rounds tonight. He was hit with a 2+1 by Jokic, and his previous one-on-one was blocked by Davis. He had to get back on track.

He already knew that Jokic's resistance had increased a lot, but no matter how much it increased, it couldn't be stronger than him.

The fact was indeed like this. Whiteside was a standard black, rough, and tough guy, while Jokic was a European white big man. Race determined the upper limit of their confrontation.

Whiteside hit Jokic hard to the basket, and this time he was determined to knock Jokic away and dunk again.

However, at the moment he exerted his strength for the last time, he suddenly felt that he had lost his fulcrum.

Jokic seized the moment when Whiteside exerted his strength and directly made a bench-pulling move!

Whiteside lost his center of gravity and his body lost its balance, and he fell backwards.

At the same time, Jokic stretched his long arm forward and slapped the ball out of his hand.

Whiteside fell to the ground, but the ball in his hand had already been stolen by Jokic!

The Pelicans launched another counterattack, Tang Tian passed the ball to Bojan, who was closely following, and the latter's three-pointer was clean.

"Swish!"

The basketball went through the heart of the net!

10-0!

The fans at the scene couldn't bear to watch.

Whiteside shouted for revenge, but he was completely crushed by Jokic on the other side.

Basketball is not a boxing match. It's not about who has a better body and harder fists, but about performance on the court.

Whiteside was not convinced that Jokic had snatched his starting position in the Pelicans, but the fact proved that Jokic was indeed stronger than him.

Wade's high-difficulty breakthrough shot was made, finally breaking the Heat's scoring drought.

But in the next round, Jokic turned around and killed to the basket in the high post, using his footwork to shake Whiteside away, and scored a close-range shot off the board.

This was the difference in brains.

Whiteside was full of anger, holding back his determination to prove himself, but without Tang Tian's help, he was just a mad bull with red eyes.

Jokic was smarter, knew how to think, and he and Whiteside were teammates before, which made him very aware of Whiteside's technical characteristics. It felt like someone was walking a mad bull with a red cloth.

People with bad brains only think about proving themselves with a dunk, while smart people know themselves and their opponents and play with ease.

Whiteside was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

Wade was in great shape tonight. He scored a team-high 33 points, helping the Heat to keep the score close.

But Whiteside was suppressed by Jokic inside, and the Heat were in a very passive situation.

The Pelicans scored a 15-5 run in the last five minutes, and finally defeated the Heat 116-103, ushering in an 18-game winning streak.

Tang Tian easily scored a triple-double of 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists.

This was his 6th triple-double of the season.

This triple-double also allowed him to tie the Warriors' Draymond Green as the player with the most triple-doubles this season.

Jokic performed well in this game, getting 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists, completely crushing Whiteside.

In his revenge battle, Whiteside only got 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks, as well as 5 fouls and 3 turnovers, which was a very dismal performance.

"I don't know if the Pelicans regret it, but as a Heat fan, I regret it. This is the performance of our team's second-highest-paid player."

"I'm not exaggerating on purpose. People who have watched this game said that Jokic and Whiteside are simply the difference between heaven and earth, clouds and mud!"

"I used to think it was a pity that the Pelicans let go of Whiteside, but now it seems that it was really too wise."

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Fans were constantly discussing on social media after the game, most of them attacking Whiteside.

Whiteside sat in the locker room in self-isolation.

Wade came over to comfort him for a long time, but the effect was not very good.

Whiteside's brain circuit was something that even Tang Tian couldn't fully grasp when he was in the Pelicans.

When Wade left, Whiteside suddenly figured it out.

There was no problem with his strength, as proven by his performance after being left out of the All-Star team.

He just chose the wrong team.

Jokic's ability to play so well had a lot to do with Davis' help defense, and the Pelicans' ability to win games had a lot to do with Tang Tian!

If he wanted to succeed in revenge, he had to join a strong enough team.

That way, he just had to do his part!

Among the strong enough teams, the Warriors and Cavaliers both lacked a big man like him!

He should be thankful that he only signed a 1+1 contract with the Heat.

The salary cap will increase greatly tomorrow, and those strong teams will have enough space to sign him, so he will have a real chance to take revenge!