The Lakers did not let the main players continue to play because the score was behind in the first quarter, and the entire series must reach at least three games, so George must consider how to ensure that the core players are physically strong, so at the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers still replaced all the bench players as in the regular season, and the only starter who was still on the floor was point guard Nash.

The Trail Blazers also brought on some bench players, but they still kept Isaiah Ryder and Rasheed Wallace from resting, partly because the Lakers' bench roster is still relatively tough, and Michael Finley and Kerry Kittels are not so easy players to deal with. On the other hand, the Trail Blazers do not have particularly good attackers on their own bench, except for Walter Williams, who was selected by the Kings with the seventh pick in the first round in 92, has a certain offensive power, others such as Kevin Cato and others have almost no projection ability, such a lineup will be very difficult to play the Lakers' bench, so Trail Blazers head coach Mike Dunleavy did not dare to replace Ryder and Wallace, although these two were quite tired in the first quarter, especially Ryder, he not only had to play a role in the offense, but also defend Liu Han, Thankfully, Isaiah Ryder is now twenty-seven years old, the most energetic age, and Coach Dunleavy believes he can hold on.

After coming off the bench, the Lakers began to play gradually hot, although the interior line did not have absolute height, their speed has now increased, and all five people on the court have projection ability, which is starting to give the Trail Blazers a headache.

Isaiah Ryder really performed well today, when the Lakers' bench players attacked again and again, it was he who scored back again and again so that the Lakers did not narrow the gap in the score, after playing the whole quarter in the first quarter and scoring 13 points, he scored 8 points again in the first six minutes of the second quarter, scoring more than 20 points in the half, which has exceeded his average points per game last season.

The Trail Blazers used their desperate attitude to keep the lead at around five points. While the Lakers' bench played well, the Trail Blazers were more prepared today.

In the sixth minute of the second quarter, Coach Dunleavy replaced Isaiah Ryder and Rasheed Wallace, and replaced starters such as "Little Squirrel" Damon Studemeire.

George Crent also brought on Liu Han and O'Neal, replacing Finley and Brent Barry. Nash played less time in the first quarter and did well in the second, so he continued to keep possession.

Liu Han scored immediately after he came on the court, and he relied on O'Neal's cover to shake off the defense of Trail Blazers substitute Steci Ogmund and hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, which is obviously not in the same level as Isaiah Leddle's defensive intensity.

The number one star of the Trail Blazers here Stoudemire was not to be outdone, and also relied on teammate Kevin Cato's cover outside shot to return Liu Han's three points. Kevin Cato didn't attack very well, but his generous body made his coverage high, and it took Nash quite a bit of time to get around Cato's screen.

The Lakers really didn't play very focused today, Liu Han is still stable but the other players are a little chaotic, the casual game attitude in the regular season is gone, except for Liu Han and O'Neal, who have playoff experience, the other players are a little overwhelmed, originally the next offense should be based on Liu Han, but now it seems that everyone wants to attack with the ball, so it caused chaos in the Lakers' offense.

Liu Han had to take the initiative to ask for the ball as much as possible on the outside line in the offense, and he saw the panic of his teammates, so he had to play more first, but in defense, Liu Han alone has never been able to defend the opponent's five people, except for O'Neal who sat on the inside and brought a lot of pressure to the Trail Blazers' offense, the other players played very messily.

George Krent has been thinking about whether to replace the two veterans Byron Scott and Dell Curry off the court, after all, these two have a lot of playoff experience, but as time passes, the first half of the game is about to end, George thinks about replacing two veterans in the third quarter to play a dozen, hoping that these two can bring some changes to the young players.

The second quarter ended with a buzzer-beating shot from Liu, whose final shot cut the deficit to two points, which boded well as the Lakers needed just one three-pointer in the second half to put the lead in the lead.

George called the two veterans over at halftime and asked them to give the young, non-playoff players what to look out for in the playoffs.

"Don't think about how I can score beautifully, I should think about how I can snatch that ball, this is my experience, the playoffs are the battlefield, the ball is the bullet, how can you kill the opponent if you don't have the bullet, you can only start with the defense, so that the opponent's offense is not so easy to succeed, and then we can get the opportunity to attack and beat the opponent." Byron Scott is a little more experienced than Dell Curry, after all, he has been with the Lakers and is familiar with the Lakers' situation.

"Well, I think it's also, in the playoffs, everyone must clearly know their position, don't think about exceeding their position, be as concise as possible in the offense, don't drag the mud when shooting, and the opponent in the playoffs will not let go of any opportunity to foul." Dell Curry also recounted some of his own experiences.

The young players of the Lakers team listened to the veterans with some understanding.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers made adjustments, Nash was put on the bench, the veteran Dell Curry came out first as a scoring guard, Byron Scott did not play, Liu Han controlled the ball in other positions, Ray Allen played as a small forward, Michael Finley played as a power forward, and the center was still O'Neal. The opponent's No. 4 Rasheed Wallace shot accurately and shot high, Robert Horry struggled to defend in the first half, and it was not very effective, George simply replaced Michael Finley, who was more mobile, hoping that Finley could use his speed to prevent Wallace from receiving the ball as much as possible.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers attacked first, Liu Han took the ball through the half court and faced Rydell's defense again, he signaled his teammates to pull away, and Liu Han wanted to single Ryder to shock the opponent's morale in the first ball.

Liu Han lowered his center of gravity to dribble, and then suddenly accelerated without the slightest warning to break through the right side of Ryder's body. Ryder was very focused on defense, and he found that Liu Han's speed was faster than his own, so he didn't think about blocking Liu Han's breakthrough line but chose to cut the inside line to keep up with Liu Han, and then waited for the opportunity to cut the ball.

However, Ryder's intention was guessed by Liu Han, Liu Han suddenly stepped back and made a three-point line jumper at the first time he broke through Ryder, such a sudden action made Ryder have no way to defend, and could only watch Liu Han's three points overtake the score.

The Trail Blazers were hit by Liu Han after the opening of the second half, they were overtaken by the score, but this did not make the Trail Blazers lose their will, their preparation for this game is really very sufficient, Dunleavy is worthy of being a famous coach, he analyzed all kinds of situations in the game to the players before the start of the playoffs, and he expected to be overtaken by the Lakers like this, so the players were not too flustered on the court.

The Trail Blazers still rely on the outside firepower of Stoudemire and Ryder and the inside firepower of Rasheed Wallace to break through the Lakers' defense again and again, and the Lakers' defense, which originally performed well in the regular season, showed its prototype after entering the playoffs, and their defense is still very immature compared to other playoff teams with excellent defense.

The scores of the two teams rose alternately as the game progressed, the Lakers did not open the score and the Trail Blazers were unable to play an offensive climax, Liu Han was closely defended by the Trail Blazers in the third quarter, as long as he got the ball, the Trail Blazers were bound to be marked by one person, and one person was waiting for the opportunity to attack, and what made Liu Han a little angry was that the Trail Blazers were very black, and the defensive action was very large, almost never giving two plus one chances, as long as the foul would go straight down and pull the opponent down.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led by one point at 75-74, and both teams played a very fortunate game. (To be continued.) )