The Lakers are in a desperate situation after losing their crucial game, and the score is now 2-3, and the next game on the 24th will be played at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, which is very clear for the Lakers.

The Lakers without Liu Han were won three games in a row by the Jazz, which also made Los Angeles fans very dissatisfied with the team, and at the same time, fans began to discuss whether Liu Han could return from the firing line.

Liu Han, who has been moved from the sterile ward to the general ward for 6 days, can't stay anymore, he feels that he has recovered, but the doctor still requires Liu Han to stay for seven days, but Liu Han's recovery speed still makes everyone in the hospital feel magical, generally like this kind of hematopoietic stem cell extraction surgery must take more than seven days to basically recover, after all, in the process of extraction, it will cause some damage to the bone bones, but Liu Han found that he has recovered almost when he did the test on the fourth day.

While the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Jazz were in full swing, the Western Conference Finals between the Bulls and the Heat were also played twice, both of which were played on Chicago's home court.

In the first game on the 21st, the Bulls won 84-77, and Jordan scored 37 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. In the second game on the 23rd, the two teams launched a defensive battle, although the Heat defense of the Bulls only scored 75 points, but they were also defended by the opponent only scored 68 points, so that the Bulls won all of their two home courts, leading 2-0.

On the evening of May 23, 1997, Liu Han was discharged from the hospital after one last check-up, and the team was now in a moment of crisis, and Liu Han felt that he had to step up and help the team.

Head coach Harris was ecstatic when he learned that Liu Han had been discharged from the hospital, and he was under a lot of pressure right now, and although the Lakers have done well so far this year, not winning the final championship would be a failure for a big team. However, Coach Harris is still conservative about Liu Han's direct start in the game on the 24th, he doesn't want to affect Liu Han's career because of this game, in Coach Harris's view, even if it can't go further this year, as long as the team ensures the health and condition of Liu Han and O'Neal, the two offensive and defensive cores of the interior and outside next season, the Lakers will always be a favorable contender for the championship.

Liu Han's comeback also made Los Angeles fans and media very happy, Liu Han has now conquered Los Angeles with his skills and morality, and Los Angeles fans feel that as long as Liu Han can play, the Jazz will definitely not be the opponent of the Lakers.

The league is also very optimistic about Liu Han's comeback, and now they are very enthusiastic about creating a "new 24" confrontation between Liu Han and "old 23" Jordan, as long as the Lakers can reach the finals, then their confrontation with the Bulls will be the hottest championship battle in recent years, which can be seen from the game before Liu Han's surgery, the ratings of the Lakers and Jazz before Liu Han's surgery are about to reach the ratings of last year's finals.

On the 24th, when Liu Han appeared in the Energy Solutions Arena with the No. 24 jersey on his back, the fans of Salt Lake City gave an extremely "warm" boo to the young man who had just donated his bone marrow to a small fan, this is the devil's home court of the Jazz, for Utah fans, no matter who you are, even if you save God and save the United States, as long as you appear in the away locker room of the Energy Solutions Arena, then he is the enemy of Utah.

"John, that yellow-skinned boy has reappeared, I must give him something powerful today." Carl Malone said to Stockton in a soft voice that was completely unworthy of his rough body. Malone, who has been in the league for 10 years, wants to win a championship very much, but his ten years of hard work have always been a bad line.

"Be careful, don't make too many moves, the league is praising this kid right now, I don't want you to be there in the finals." Stockton appeared a little more calm, and he was clear about the league's purpose in promoting Liu Han in a big way, and Utah has never been the focus of media attention.

Coach Harris didn't start Liu Han at the beginning of the game today, but let Kobe Bryant start as a shooting guard, Robert Horry as a power forward, Elden Campbell on the bench, and other positions did not change.

At the start of the game, O'Neal won again with a jump ball, and Jazz's young center Ostertag never won a jump ball against O'Neal in this series.

Bryant grabbed the ball from O'Neal, and instead of passing it to Van Exel, he chose to take it to the front court himself. Robert Horry took the initiative to mention the outside to cover Kobe Bryant, and this player, who has only joined the Lakers for less than half a season, rarely gets a chance to start, so he cherishes it.

Kobe Bryant used the cover to shake off the Jazz's Hornacek defense and then hit a three-point shot directly, and Kobe Bryant felt very good when he came up today.

The Jazz continued to be their adept pick-and-roll tactics on offense, with Malone hitting shots in the high post.

At the beginning of the game, both teams entered the rhythm very fast, the series has now reached the sixth game, both sides are already very familiar with each other, now the fight is the will, whoever can keep going, then will win the game, and the first to hold back will be eliminated.

O'Neal strengthened his connection with the outside line today, he no longer uses his strength advantage to force the Jazz inside, his free throws now look so bad that even he doesn't have confidence in himself, and if he keeps attacking the inside, the Jazz will likely use foul tactics.

The Lakers started well today, Kobe Bryant, Van Exel, and Eddie Jones are all in good shape, and with the strong point of O'Neal on the inside, the Lakers players on the outside are not short of opportunities, just to see if they can throw the ball in.

Liu Han didn't play until 10 minutes into the first quarter, replacing Van Exel, and the Lakers now have a two-point lead at 23-21.

After Liu Han came on the court, he didn't make a strong break or single, and his crotch still felt a little uncomfortable, so Liu Han didn't use the more drastic movements, but relied on passing and running to organize the Lakers' offense.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by 3 points at 28-25, and Liu Han got 3 points and 1 assist.

Entering the second quarter, Liu Han led the Lakers bench and the Jazz bench to maneuver, and the score between the two sides has not been opened, and the Lakers have always led by 3 to 5 points. Although Liu Han made two 3-pointers, he performed very average today in defense, and the Jazz's bench played well and did not allow the Lakers to open up the score gap.

Liu Han was replaced halfway through the second quarter, Harris didn't dare to let Liu Han play for too long, and the main players of the Lakers were in good shape today.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Lakers maintained a 3- to 5-point advantage.

Entering the third quarter, the Jazz suddenly made a force, they strengthened the pressure on the outside line when defending, and put Ostertag on the inside line to defend O'Neal, as long as O'Neal received the ball, Ostertag directly fouled.

The Lakers' perimeter players looked a little uncomfortable in the face of the sudden increase in defensive pressure, and the perimeter players began to lose accuracy, Van Exel missed three consecutive shots, Kobe Bryant also missed two consecutive shots, and the Jazz played a 14-2 offensive climax in five minutes, and the score was overtaken by nine points in one fell swoop.

Lakers head coach Harris saw that the situation was not right, and immediately replaced Liu Han and replaced Van Exel, who began to throw in waves.

After Liu Han came out, he hit two three-pointers in succession under defensive pressure, gradually stabilizing the situation.

The Jazz saw that Liu Han was still accurate after the three points came on the court, so they began to wrap Liu Han, Liu Han made a threatening pass at the right time, but the shooting touch of the other players of the Lakers team has been interrupted, except for Robert Horry who hit two shots, the other players have not been able to score.

However, the Lakers did a good job on defense next, Liu Han's appearance increased the team's outside height, and the Jazz failed to seize opportunities on offense.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed by five points, 65-70.