If you could say the Pacers' peculiar lineup only started to show some effect in the first half, by the third quarter, especially in the first half of the fourth quarter, the effect became glaringly obvious, with the huffing and puffing Shaquille O'Neal daring not to catch the ball.
Because...
Once he caught it, even if he made the basket, he had to rush back on defense immediately, or else the Pacers would quickly inbound the ball and complete a "5 on 4" fast break attack to score.
The Heat Team actually had quite some experience dealing with a "4 on 5" situation in the frontcourt.
Second only to the Lakers during the 2022–2024 season.
Unfortunately, their own advantage overlapped with that of their opponents, who also had a size advantage.
If Shaquille didn't score, it was even worse.
Within 5 seconds, he would see Su Wan slam dunk, giving him a mocking smile, "If I were your coach, you would have been benched a long time ago."
Stan Van Gundy was still too patient.