The Lakers' bench went on a 15-2 offensive surge in the first six minutes of the second quarter to finish off the Bulls' bench, and Van Exel scored nine points on 3-of-3 three-pointers.

Phil Jackson saw that the situation was not good, and immediately replaced the main player. Harris also rarely flexible to replace Liu Han once, but did not replace Van Exel, but let Liu Han play point guard, Robert Horry also appeared again to play small forward, Elden Campbell played power forward, O'Neal also played, the Lakers' lineup returned to the routine of focusing on interior offense, Liu Han officially defended Jordan, and the duel between 24 and 23 was officially staged.

The Bulls attacked first, Jordan and Liu Han fought fiercely on the left side, Jordan wanted to squeeze Liu Han behind him, and Liu Han kept trying to go around the front, and for a while both of them moved very big, the referee immediately blew the whistle, and both sides blew a foul. Liu Han did not have the slightest fear in the face of Jordan.

Liu Han's toughness also aroused Jordan's anger, and then he took the initiative to come to the outside to ask for the ball, intending to teach Liu Han a lesson.

Liu Han put Jordan one and a half steps in his defense, and his left hand faintly covered Jordan's ball carrier.

Jordan lowered his center of gravity and dribbled to the right side, but Liu Han resisted and did not let Jordan get up. Jordan suddenly pulled the ball with his right hand and half-turned, but Liu Han was unmoved. Seeing that Liu Han didn't follow up immediately, Jordan immediately finished the half-turn action, and directly turned around and jumped out of his hand, leaning back very much.

Liu Han immediately jumped up and tried to block, but it was a little slower, and the ball grazed between Liu Han's fingers and flew towards the basket, bounced back and forth on the basket twice before falling into the basket. Jordan singled Liu Han to score two points.

Jordan, who completed the goal, stretched out his finger to Liu Han and shook it, provoking Liu Han, but Liu Han didn't pay the slightest attention, in fact, Jordan's behavior would be blown a technical foul if it was not done well on other players, but Jordan's huge reputation made the referee hesitate a little at the first time, and finally did not blow the whistle.

Liu Han was unmoved, with a cold expression on his face, like a petrified statue.

The Lakers attacked, Liu Han also took the initiative to come to the outside to ask for the ball, Van Exel was very dissatisfied with Jordan's provocation just now, he had reconciled with Liu Han, and now Jordan provoked Liu Han, Van Exel was happy to see Liu Han immediately counterattack, so he passed the ball to Liu Han who pulled to the outside.

Jordan immediately defended Liu Han closely, he didn't dare to defend Liu Han like Liu Han defended himself, this guy's three-point threat was too great.

Liu Han held the ball high, and then suddenly accelerated to break through to the right, Jordan resisted and did not let Liu Han accelerate.

Liu Han's right hand suddenly dribbled to the left and changed direction, and when the ball just bounced to the ground, his left hand followed and changed direction to the right again, which was Tim Hardaway's signature way of passing, Liu Han did it very accurately, and very quickly, Jordan was also panicked by such a move.

Liu Han stepped back from the three-point line and hit a three-pointer jumper after Jordan's defense was out of position. The Lakers fans in the audience were moved by Liu Han's wonderful performance just now, and the deafening "MVP" calls came and went.

As Liu Han walked back, Van Exel shouted to Liu Han: "Well done, man, that's what you want." ”

The next game became a battle between Liu Han and Jordan, the two did not show weakness to each other, Jordan showed his old and strong ball skills and experience, and Liu Han used three points and sharp breakthroughs to make Jordan unguardable.

At the end of the second quarter, the two teams were tied at 52-48, and the Lakers led by four points, Jordan scored 14 points in eight minutes, and Liu Han also scored 15 points.

At halftime, Coach Harris did not make any changes to the team's tactics, and at this time, the competition is who can stick to the end, Liu Han's efficiency is higher than Jordan's, so the Lakers have a good chance of winning.

On the Bulls' side, Phil Jackson has no intention of changing his tactics, and the core of the triangle offensive tactic he is famous for is actually to rely on superstar singles to tear apart the opponent's defense. However, seeing Liu Han's equally strong performance made Phil Jackson a little worried.

The second half of the game continued, Liu Han and Jordan were still opposed, both sides played angry, Jordan was very disdainful of Liu Han's toughness, but he actually didn't have a good way to prevent Liu Han.

At the beginning of the game, Liu Han and Jordan were entangled again, and the two sides did not give in to each other, both wanting to defeat each other to prove themselves.

The Lakers attacked, Liu Han was slightly off the right side of the arc with his back to the position, and Van Exel did not hesitate to pass the ball immediately.

Liu Han took the ball and leaned against Jordan, and then immediately turned to the right side and threw a jumper, Jordan jumped hard to prepare for the block, but Liu Han's backwards were very large, so big that his own body was almost at a 45-degree angle to the ground, and the ball plunged into the net, and it was another three-pointer.

Liu Han's goal once again made the fans in the stadium start chanting MVP, and from the second half of the second quarter, Liu Han's every goal can attract the fans' voices.

Jordan stabilized his mind, Liu Han's extreme backward jump shot just now gave him a sense of powerlessness, after all, he is 34 years old, and he is no longer capable of making moves as difficult as Liu Han, and even if he makes it, he probably can't guarantee the hit rate.

The game continued, the Bulls attacked, Jordan did not ask for the ball again, but ran to the weak side and waited for the opportunity, and the fierce confrontation with Liu Han consumed Jordan too much physical strength, he had to think about the rest of the game, once the physical strength was insufficient at the last moment of the fourth quarter, the Bulls were likely to lose the game completely.

Pippen stepped up at the moment, and he broke through Robert Horry in a row, made a successful layup, and assisted on Steve Cole's three-pointer. The Bulls trailed the score to just two points.

At the critical moment, Liu Han once again exerted his power, and he hit a three-point jumper with a step-back jumper outside the three-point line twice in a row, keeping the score gap at about 7 points.

The two teams were deadlocked, but the Lakers still had the advantage, and Jordan also scored after that, relying on his teammates to cover the interior and score points.

Seven minutes into the third quarter, Coach Harris replaced Liu Han and replaced Kobe Bryant to continue to consume Jordan. But Phil Jackson was also smart enough to replace Jordan, and both sides were building up strength to prepare for the fourth-quarter showdown.

At this time, O'Neal finally showed his strength, and now the team's tactics are mainly on the inside, and O'Neal has taken over the responsibility of attacking.

Inside with the ball to attack Luke Longley, Luke Longley tried to foul O'Neal to the free throw line, but O'Neal scored the ball when he lost his balance, and Luke Longley's foul became useless.

After making free throws, the Lakers extended the deficit to nine points.

Not to be outdone, the Bulls hit a three-pointer from the outside to close the gap to six points again.

O'Neal grabbed a rebound from Van Exel's outside line and missed the rebound, and scored two more points with a strong dunk.

The Bulls' offense finally didn't hold up for the rest of the offense, and Pippen's pull-up jump shot came out of the basket.

Then it was O'Neal, who took the ball again and turned around to beat Luke Longlee, who fouled O'Neal at the first time, but O'Neal, who was in a good state, actually hit both free throws, expanding the gap to 10 points.

By the end of the third quarter, the Lakers had an 11-point lead over the Bulls at 80-69, and the Bulls were on the brink of the most dangerous situation. (To be continued.) )