While George Krent was struggling with what kind of lineup to field for the upcoming game, the team's assistant coach suddenly interjected.

"Actually, I think I can let Liu play the inside line, and his current physical fitness can ensure that he does not suffer losses on the inside. Barkley can play inside with a height of 1.98 meters, and I think Liu should have no problem. ”

The assistant coach's words suddenly inspired George, yes, the Lakers only need to ensure basic rebounding and defense on the inside, Liu Han's current bounce and strength are enough to ensure that he grabs the most basic rebounds, and Liu Han's movement speed is also very fast, which can limit the Jazz's play well in defense and pick-and-roll.

George Krent immediately called the players over.

"Guys, the next game is not easy to play, but I want to say that we will win the game, now I let Liu play the inside line, and you need to play as we did in training, as for the defense, Malone will catch the ball and pinch it, and the other single defense, don't start, just close defense. Liu, you need to do a lot in the next game, if you have the chance, you can play on the inside, I believe you. ”

There wasn't much time left in the second quarter, but the Lakers were back on the court with a lineup that spooked the Jazz.

Lakers point guard Steve Nash, scoring guard Ray Allen, small forward Eddie Jones, big forward Brent Barry, and center are Liu Han, who is 1.96 meters tall. As soon as they got on the court, the Jazz thought that Brent Barry would stand on the inside line, but what surprised them even more was that Liu Han posted Karl Malone.

The Lakers were on offense when Campbell was injured, and because of Campbell's injury, Nash, who was in possession of the ball, called a short timeout, so after restarting the game, the Lakers organized the offense, but there was not much time left for this offense.

Liu Han did not go out to catch the ball, but to play with Ma Long on the inside, and he kept entanglement with Ma Long with his flexible running position and slightly inferior strength than Ma Long.

Ma Long was a little surprised, he didn't expect this kid who didn't look very strong to be so strong that he could already fight against him, but Ma Long didn't hesitate at all, he supported his iron elbows, and under his iron elbows, many famous players have been injured, the biggest of which is the "Smiling Assassin" Isea Thomas. Back then, in order to avenge his friend Stockton, Malone once deliberately elbowed Iseya Thomas in the game, causing the opponent to go into shock on the spot.

Liu Han didn't have the slightest fear, he knew Ma Long's personality very well, so as soon as he posted it, Liu Han was very careful of the other party's iron elbows.

After Nash received the ball on the outside, he saw Liu Han quickly go around in front of Ma Long, so he immediately hoisted the ball to Liu Han.

Liu Han just went around to Malone and received Nash's pass, and then he held the ball with one hand and resisted Malone with his back, and the other players of the Lakers quickly opened up space and gave Liu Han a chance to play Malone alone.

Behind Liu Han, Ma Long pushed Liu Han outward, but Liu Han's lower plate was very stable and did not move at all.

Liu Han tried to step with his right foot, and then dribbled to the left side to cut inward, Ma Long quickly stuck the position, but Liu Han's turn was only half, and then Liu Han turned to the right again, jumped, and leaned back, Ma Long was already out of position and failed to organize Liu Han's shot. Liu Han humiliated Malone with a Jordan's signature move.

Ma Long was very unhappy to let a guy who was only 1.96 meters tall score on himself, and he felt that he should teach Liu Han a lesson.

At this point, the game entered the final minute of the second quarter, and the Lakers led the Jazz by seven points.

Ma Long squeezed Liu Han out of the Lakers halfcourt to get to the position, Liu Han was very helpless about this, although he can now compete with Ma Long in terms of strength, but with weight, Liu Han still has no good way to be in Ma Long's position.

Jazz point guard Howard Ellis quickly hoisted the ball to Malone, Malone took the ball with his back and leaned against Liu Han, then dribbled to the right side, the propped elbow plus the momentum brought by strength and weight, Liu Han was squeezed away at once, and Malone's elbow also made Liu Han's chest ache.

After Ma Long squeezed Liu Han out, he flew directly and dunked and scored two points.

Liu Han touched his chest and made an elbow wave to the referee, indicating that Ma Long's elbow was moving laterally just now, but seeing that the referee did not have the slightest intention of blowing Ma Long's foul, he immediately ran to the front court.

Ma Long also deliberately said to Liu Han when Liu Han approached: "Hey, boy, do you like my elbow?" "Ma Long is deliberately provoking Liu Han.

"I like pigs, it's softer and it's delicious." Liu Han's answer made Ma Long's eyes black for a while, and he was angry with Liu Han's answer.

The game continued, Liu Han did not play with Malone on the inside this time, but from the inside to the outside, and at the same time gave Nash a cover, Nash bypassed Howard Ellis through the cover without the slightest hesitation and shot directly into the three-point shot, his shooting posture was learned from Liu Han, very standard, and very fast, the arc was also very high, and the ball flew directly into the net with a strong spin.

With one last offense left until the end of the second quarter, the Jazz were looking to close the gap by the end of the second quarter.

Ma Long continued to take the position on the inside, and Liu Han resisted it behind him. Ellis tried to pass to Ma Long, but Liu Han always showed a timely attitude of being ready to go around, which made Ellis, who had average passing skills, a little worried, so he passed the ball to Ostertag, a center forward who played in the high position.

After Ostertag received the ball, he saw that it was Brent Barry in front of him, and he dribbled directly, Barry was squeezed away, and Ostertag was about to dunk violently.

Liu Han suddenly shot out from one side, his ricochet allowed him to fly higher than Ostertag, Liu Han's one-arm stubbornly buckled the ball in Ostertag's hand, and grabbed the ball into his arms while rushing up, which was a very amazing catch.

Eddie Jones immediately ran to the Jazz half after seeing that Liu Han had made up the defense, and he was very confident in Liu Han's ability.

As soon as Liu Han grabbed the basketball, he immediately threw it to Eddie Jones, who had already run past half court, and Eddie Jones faced the empty Jazz team and hit a big windmill slam dunk in the half. At this time, the audience's exclamations because of Liu Han's cap just now had just ended, and then there were cheers that rose to the sky, Liu Han's performance was more exciting than the center of the average team, just this defense, not only got a block, but also got an assist.

The Jazz's attempt to close the score before halftime was disrupted, allowing the Lakers to stretch the deficit to 10 points.

Ostertag felt like he was about to collapse, and although he had been blocked by many people before, it was the first time he had been blocked by a player less than two meters tall.

The Jazz had four seconds left to attack after the Lakers' goal, and Jerry Sloan didn't give up that opportunity, calling a short timeout to lay out the final offensive tactics for the team.

The four players of the Jazz team lined up at the top of the arc, and when the whistle came to mind, the four of them exploded instantly, Malone covered Hornacek, Ray Allen was blocked behind Ma Long, and Liu Han quickly filled Hornacek.

After receiving the ball, Hornacek turned around and prepared to shoot, but Liu Han had already flown up and covered, so Hornacek retracted the shooting action and waited for Liu Han to start falling from the air before shooting, but what he didn't expect was that he underestimated Liu Han's time in the air, when he was about to shoot again, Liu Han suddenly twisted his body in the air, the right hand and left hand of the original cap changed directions, and Liu Han's left hand just dropped the ball that Hornacek held in his hand in the process of falling.

The whistle at the end of the half was accompanied by the exclamations of the audience, Liu Han's ball was really unthinkable, no one could have imagined that Liu Han could complete the block in such a way. (To be continued.) )