My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Shaq O'Neal is on the field! He replaced this year's rookie Tyrese Knight. It seems that Parish's offense hurt the Lakers."

"Van Exel passed the ball to O'Neal in the low post, and after receiving the ball, he made a strong move! He smashed Parish and scored a dunk! 2+1! The basket is shaking!"

"Does old Parish regret coming to the Bulls?"

"Cole's three-pointer was interfered by Fisher! Long rebound! O'Neal soared into the air and grabbed the rebound without hesitation! Take the ball and get off!"

"The 2.16-meter giant runs down with the ball! Turn back and pass Bill Wennington! There is no one in front of him!"

"OMG, Shaq dunked the ball into the basket with both hands! This scene made me feel like I saw a big shark flying out of the sea! It hit the bottom of the water again!"

"Horry passed the ball to O'Neal on the left side of the basket! Double-teaming! Bill Wennington and Robert Parish, one on the left and one on the right, caught O'Neal!"

"Turn around hard! With two people hanging on Shaq, smash the ball into the basket hard! It's 2+1 again!"

"Shaq took the overlord step!"

"Beep!" The bull asked for a timeout.

The United Center arena became silent, and O'Neal hit an 8:0 climax alone, stopping the game.

Don't forget, Shaq is also a superstar who can change the game!

"Start the game." Phil Jackson couldn't sit idly by. Shaq's destructive power caused the Bulls' bench to collapse directly.

The Lakers also switched to the starting lineup. Only 3 minutes later in the second quarter, the bayonets of both sides became popular!

Lakers 34: 29 Bulls!

For the rest of the second quarter, the Lakers' tactics revolved around Shaq, with pick-and-rolls running and low-post singles!

And Shaq played the best single-quarter performance of the season! Whether the other party is one person, two people or three people! He always has a way to put the ball in the basket!

When a superstar is hot, he's unstoppable!

At this time, Shaq's lethality is far inferior to that of Jordan.

Kobe had 5 assists in a single quarter, 4 of which were assists produced by cooperation with Shaq. They were either passed directly to Shaq to score at the basket, or assisted by double-teaming players who created open positions.

There is no doubt that in the second quarter, Shaquille O'Neal turned the game upside down by himself!

Everyone, whether it is Jordan or Kobe, has become a supporting role, and Shaquille O'Neal is the ruler of this section of the game!

The halftime whistle sounded, and Shaq was already sweating profusely. The Lakers players surrounded him as he walked back to the locker room.

The Lakers scored 31 points in a single quarter!

Los Angeles Lakers 54:47 Chicago Bulls.

Shaq O'Neal had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in the half, and he dominated the paint.

Kobe had 11 points and 9 assists. He didn't force shots in front of Jordan, but fed Shaq more. Shaq's tough performance made him almost get a double-double at halftime.

Jordan had 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in the half. Kobe's single defense gave Jordan almost unlimited firepower. Although the score seems to be high, the efficiency is not that amazing.

The reason is that Kobe's single defense has the effect of other teams attacking and assisting defense!

One person firmly controlled Jordan's scoring percentage at 50%!

This is very difficult for other teams to do. The consequence of trying to defend Jordan alone is often the background board of Jordan's honor.

Jordan's air cuts and off-ball moves were all defended by Kobe! It seems that Kobe can predict every tactical route in advance!

This directly cut off half of Jordan's triangle offensive tactics, leaving Jordan with only the option of back attack.

A 50% FG percentage on a back-and-back fadeaway is very efficient, and very few players can hit that efficiency from mid-range.

But this hit rate is not enough in front of Shaq's nearly 80% hit rate!

The closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to score! This is the same truth of basketball!

But at the same time, even after falling behind, the Bulls' locker room seemed very calm, without any panic.

All the players are looking at the man in the No. 23 jersey, who is sipping from a glass of Gatorade.

Don't say that they are only 7 points behind, even if they are 20 points behind, they still believe that this man will lead them to victory.

"Continue to fight like this, and we will win." Phil Jackson's expression was as flat as water. Jordan was the support of the players, and Phil was Jordan's support.

Phil's confidence was passed on to Michael Jordan, who nodded affirmatively.

Kobe was restrained by him at this point, and an inside player like O'Neal consumes a lot of physical energy to score. Don't think that the Bulls' inside defense is just a display. Each of them is an excellent role player, even a Hall of Fame player.

The scoring power of inside players is always not as good as that of outside players. They are stronger than Olajuwon and Shaquille O'Neal, the king of insiders in the league. They can only score 40+ points when their state explodes.

O'Neal's current career high is 53 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists, which was achieved in the game against the Timberwolves in 1994.

And Shaq's 40+ games averaged only about 5 games a season.

And Jordan, as long as he wants, he can score 40+ in every game.

For an inside player to score a goal, he needs to go through four steps: positioning, catching the ball, physical confrontation, and shooting.

And like Jordan, half of his scoring will not produce positioning and physical confrontation.

The physical consumption and physical reserves of a giant are far inferior to those of outside players.

Just be patient, Jordan believes the game will turn around soon.

After the intermission, players from both sides returned to the field.

Jordan found a player on the court who should have been on the bench.

"The Lakers have changed!" Fall yelled. In the third quarter, the Lakers removed Campbell from the power forward position and replaced Rob Horry.

"A shark appeared in all directions! The strongest offensive system of the Lakers!"

"This system has begun to take shape in many games. Is it another cunning preparation by Silver Fox Harris?"

"People often say that the cunning rabbit has three dens! In my opinion, there are more than three cunning foxes!"

Del Harris smiled at Phil Jackson. This is indeed a system very specific to the Bulls lineup.

The biggest flaw of the Bulls is the scoring ability of the starting inside players. Neither Rodman nor Longley are scorers in their positions.

This gave Horry a chance to play! Don't worry about Horry being overwhelmed at power forward by players far bigger than him.

As for the one-shark four-shot system, the most worrying thing is that the power forward position will be blown up.

This system can maximize the use of Shaq's inside containment force. At least in the third quarter, Shaq's physical fitness is enough to support this tactic.

The third quarter! The Lakers and the Bulls launched a confrontation!

O'Neal is at home in the one-shark four-shot system, and he doesn't listen to bombing the Bulls' basket.

The Bulls can't double-team, as long as they double-team the Lakers' outside shooters, they will hit shots mercilessly. A series of three-point rain cooperated with Shaq to play an offensive climax.

Kobe dominated the team's offensive running position. When Jordan diverted his attention to O'Neal, and when the Bulls focused their defense on the inside, Kobe would take outside shots when he was cold.

The Lakers once led the Bulls by more than 10 points in the third quarter.

In the second half of the third quarter, O'Neal's footsteps began to slow down, and the Bulls quickly launched a counterattack. The starters and substitutes played mixed games and brought the score back to single digits.

And Harris replaced the panting O'Neal, ready to let him play again in the fourth quarter.

After O'Neal went off the field, Parish once again led the bench to dominate the interior.

The Celtics' legendary center made up for the Bulls' offensive ability inside.

At the end of the three quarters, the Lakers 76:71 Bulls.

The moment to decide the outcome is coming.