As for those newcomers this year, the stars with outstanding strength are naturally standing by O'Neal's side, and the rest of them can only be regarded as a wall-riding faction at best.

On the Lakers' team, Fisher is a staunch Kobe player, and he has always been the most loyal believer around Kobe. When Kobe and Lamar didn't like each other, he didn't hesitate to choose to support Kobe.

In the first half, after Kobe's request to play was rejected by Jackson, he was just about to burst into anger, but Fisher calmed Kobe Bryant, and what he said to Kobe Bryant was very simple, as long as you won the championship, you would have the qualifications to blackmail the team's management.

Watching Kobe and Fisher walk towards the arena with deep friendship, Jackson's heart was also mixed. Although Phil Jackson never denied that he was a staunch supporter of O'Neal, he did not treat Kobe and O'Neal differently in this game, and even deliberately favored Kobe Bryant tactically for the sake of the championship.

Phil doesn't think there's anything wrong with protecting the players and allocating the players' playing time more reasonably, but now it seems that his decision still doesn't get Kobe's understanding and support. It seems that the long-standing contradictions have caused a serious crisis of confidence among the Lakers' generals.

In this game, Phil is confident that there are three biggest guarantees for a victory over the Knicks, but now it seems to be a bit hanging.

Karl Malone has been abolished by Lamar! Looking at the mental state of the old postman, you can know that Lamar has dealt him a big blow, and it is estimated that it is unlikely that he will want to rise in this game.

Kobe, one of the remaining two guarantees, obviously Peter Pan has a grudge against him, and now even Fisher, who has always been obedient to him, has fallen to Kobe, which makes Phil feel very conflicted.

Phil knows that whether the team wins the championship or not this season, his position will be lost. Even though his current girlfriend is the most beloved daughter of the team owner, Bass, it is the same! Because a championship team with super strength does not need a very clever coach, let alone an ambitious and meritorious coach who tries to get his hands on management.

Forget it, let's wait until the end of the season. Maybe it really wasn't the right decision to side with Kobe Bryant on Lamar's issue in the first place.

The second half of the game began, the Lakers' offense.

Fisher, who had just come on the court, received the ball at the top of the three-point arc, and it was Billups who was in charge of defending him.

After receiving the ball, Fisher seemed to inadvertently glance in the direction of Kobe, who was running backwards along the baseline and had already made a move to catch the ball.

Fisher just watched, and suddenly reached forward with one hand. This action made Billups feel like he was facing a great enemy, and he hurriedly retreated, while also looking behind him.

But when Billups turned around and saw that Kobe Bryant had run to the bottom corner on the other side, he realized that he had been fooled.

Fisher just stretched the ball forward and quickly pulled it away, taking advantage of Billups to step back and turn his head, and hit a three-point shot.

"Beautiful!" Kobe Bryant gave Fisher a thumbs up, apparently Peter Pan also appreciated Fisher's wonderful feint.

Fisher also smiled with satisfaction, and raised his eyebrows mockingly at Billups. In fact, there are many contradictions between the two, when Lamar was traded, the Lakers traded Fisher for this. Although this is a normal thing in the NBA, but those who can mix in the NBA can be regarded as the pride of basketball in basketball, who doesn't have a little self-esteem?

The Knicks attacked, and they now have a two-point lead, and the Lakers are clearly trying to beat Fisher right now.

Regardless of how strong Fisher is, Fisher has been pressed by Jackson on the bench for the whole season, and how much energy the Tigers will burst out of the cage now is enough to make people feel shocked.

The basketball was passed a few times and then handed to Lamar, and now that the team is being overwhelmed by the Lakers in terms of momentum, the most important thing is to score, and it is clear that Lamar is best suited to take on this task.

At this time, the defender standing in front of Lamar has become O'Neal, and Karl Malone's poor performance in the first half has disappointed Jackson, and in the second half, he was assigned to mark the attack of Dampot, who was not very good.

Although Shako O'Neal's defensive ability is not as fierce as that of Karl Malone, he still ranks among the best in the league in one-on-one situations thanks to his natural physical fitness.

Lamar shook a few times, and seeing that O'Neill was unmoved, he had to straighten up and look around. It feels as if Lamar is about to give up and is now looking for a target to pass the ball.

O'Neill's tense nerves couldn't help but loosen a little.

But at this moment, Lamar moved, and his speed was as fast as ever, so fast that O'Neill didn't have time to react at all. In just a split second, Lamar rushed past O'Neal and went straight to the basket.

"Oops! Fooled!" O'Neill regretted.

Although he has lost his best chance to defend, Shaq doesn't want to give up, in his opinion, the mistake has been made, and now at least he has to slow down Lamar's assault speed and buy time for his teammates who are defending.

At this time, Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone were also desperately rushing towards the basket.

For a time, there was a shortage of soldiers.

Lamar, who was attacking at full speed, didn't seem to see any of this at all, and continued to move forward. At this time, although Lamar's front was already crowded with people, he still jumped up without hesitation, holding the basketball high in both hands and reaching for the basket.

"Stop him!" Jackson didn't care about any grace at this time, and jumped up from the bench and roared loudly. The team managed to build morale in the first half, and there must be no more surprises at this time.

As Lamar progresses, Bryant and Karl Malone have teamed up to build a defensive net that doesn't seem to leave any gaps.

Lamar was like a dancer, flickering in the air, the basketball constantly exchanging hands, but Fisher, who didn't know when he arrived at the basket, surprised him.

Looking at where Fisher was standing now, Lamar knew he was out of the question. At the last minute, Lamar abruptly changed tactics, found a gap in the pass, pressed down with both hands, and slipped the ball into Dampot's hands.

The Haitian did not hesitate to receive the ball, and wanted a slam dunk when he shouted. But before he could reach the highest point, suddenly a huge force came from behind him, and then the basketball broke away from his hands uncontrollably and flew to the side.

It was O'Neill.

O'Neill, who had just made a mistake in defending Lamar, clearly seized the opportunity to make amends. Today, this big guy is also rare not lazy, and after making mistakes, he returned to defense in time, and in the process of returning to defense, he has been observing every subtle change on the field.

Seeing Lamar's pass, Shaq O'Neill immediately pounced on Dampote and slapped the Haitian's inevitable goal.

"Attack!"

O'Neal yelled and threw the ball out before taking the lead towards the Knicks' half.

He was followed by Lamar and Kobe. As soon as the two men hit the ground, they immediately rushed out, one wanted to defend and the other wanted to attack.

Lamar was faster, overtaking O'Neal in a few breaths, but it was impossible for him to stop Kobe Bryant, who was protected by O'Neal in front, and even bypassing O'Neal's wall of flesh in front of him seemed a little powerless.

Although Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball straight to the basket, the corner of his eye was always staring at Lamar. After seeing Lamar blocked by Shaq, Kobe Bryant kept speeding up.

Just as one foot stepped into the free throw line, Bryant and Lamar jumped up at the same time as promised.

However, Kobe Bryant changed his mind the moment he shot, the ball was won by O'Neal, and naturally it should be handed over to O'Neal to enjoy the cheers of the fans.

Turning and passing in the air, Kobe's movements appear very light.

Although O'Neal had a little accident, relying on the tacit understanding honed in the past few years, he was also subconsciously prepared, catching the ball, jumping, and slamming the dunk!

"Boom!"

At the minute and a half of the third quarter, the Lakers tied the score. O'Neill also looked very excited after the goal, and the iconic overlord step was once again staged at the Staples Center, and the stadium was extremely crazy for a while.

O'Neal showed his dominance in both attack and defense at the start of the second half, bringing the two sides back on the same page.

Before this, I am afraid that no one expected O'Neal to break out in the game, because although he is known as the strongest center in the league today, but as he gets older, he has been affected by Shaq's own personality, and his habitual laziness in the game has always made him criticized.

But today O'Neal feels obviously different, not to mention those wonderful back-to-back singles and crushing dunks, just the domineering block just now has to be amazing.

At a time when everyone else was attracted to Lamar, he was the only one, the guy who often slouched in the game, who saw it better than everyone else, and staged a brilliant block in the final moments to help the team eventually equalize.

Seeing that the team equalized, Jackson also temporarily put down the mustard with Kobe, stood up and walked to the sidelines, and pressed his hands down twice: "Kobe, stabilize the offense!"

"Hold on! Shaq, you did a good job just now, continue to watch Lamar, don't let him get too far away from you!"

In fact, even if Jackson doesn't say it, core Lakers players such as Kobe Bryant and Shaq have already raised the alarm index to the limit in their hearts. They know very well that the Knicks will fight back and try to keep their lead. And whenever this time comes, the most trustworthy person on the Knicks team is naturally Lamar.