At halftime, the Lakers 49:62 Jazz.

"Fack! That damn guy will only shoot at mid-range! O'Neal was out of breath, and his half-court performance was equally amazing, but compared to Malone, who was almost unguarded, O'Neal's half-time performance of 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 0 turnovers looked less terrible.

"Shaq! Section 3 Going out with a try? Byron Scott suggested.

"It's useless, it's the same as going out to Ma Long, and with a height difference of 10 centimeters, Ma Long Tu O'Neill will be very simple." Kirtlambis said.

At the same time, without O'Neal's guard on the inside, the Jazz's air cut will make their offense more layered, and maybe a wave of climax will directly destroy the game. What we need to do now is to hold on! Harris frowned, pondering that this plan was not going to work. Let O'Neal run around defending Big Ben, so does he still have the strength on the offensive end?

"Let's just fight normally." Kobe Bryant suggested that he was still playing in the first half, he clearly knew that this game was not decided at the beginning, and O'Neal's interior advantage was huge, so Kobe Bryant only shot 9 times in the half, hitting 6 balls efficiently and scoring 15 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 1 turnover.

"That's all there is to it." Harris nodded.

The timeout quickly passed, Big Ben continued to be abandoned, and Horry stepped up. Horry has been more of a starter this season with the addition of Mullin. Adding a consistent playmaker and shooter to the bench could go a long way in relieving Horry of the pressure on the bench and allowing him to pair more with the starters.

"Beware of Kobe! Be careful of Kobe! Stockton cautiously said to Richmond that the Jazz have fallen on Kobe Bryant's second-half force countless times, and in this game, once Kobe has a tendency to explode under the Jazz's strategy, he will foul O'Neal!

Kobe Bryant didn't take many shots in this game, but his shooting percentage was amazing! It proves that he feels quite good.

The Jazz would rather let O'Neal make free throws than let Kobe Bryant play comfortably.

There are currently no restrictions on shark slashing, and fouls can be committed on non-ball handlers at any time during the game. Unlike later, in the final minutes of the game, such fouls are forbidden.

At the beginning of the second half, the Jazz continued to play Malone. Malone was unrelenting, grinding Horry for a layup.

49：64！

15 points difference!

Kobe Bryant knows that if he doesn't chase points, this game will take place!

Turn on Score Mode!

Single-handedly Richmond!

Consecutive crotch dribbles, then stepped back to hit a three-point shot.

52：64。

"Oops." Stockton chuckled in his heart, Kobe Bryant's posture was about to turn on the Black Christ mode again. He gave Russell a look!

Malone's offense this time seems to have been affected by Kobe's momentum, and he hit the iron in the middle of the shot.

Kobe Bryant jumped up in the crowd! Grab the rebound!

Smash the ball hard into the front court and push forward!

"Toot!" Russell saved O'Neal and the referee blew the whistle.

"Shark slashing?" Kobe frowned, a little upset. And since there were players in front of them, it was just a normal foul and not even a free throw.

Paying for a foul and disrupting Kobe's offense is simply a bargain.

O'Neill was stunned, looking at Russell who was holding him speechless. You little arms and legs, you are not small!

The next round is still the Lakers' offense.

Bryant catches the ball and singles out Richmond.

Burst into the middle distance, which is almost a perfect area of attack, when it is about to shoot.

"Beep!"

The referee's heart-rending whistle sounded again.

If you are any player in the league, your mentality at this time will be affected.

But Bryant smiled.

His center-forward partner isn't just O'Neal who doesn't shoot free throws.

Later, Master Huo was only about 5 percent, Bynum was also more than 6 percent, and even more terrifying was Kwame Brown! The guy only shot 4 percent from the free-throw line.

The period of cooperation with Kwame Brown was the most painful time for Kobe, and the 4% shooting rate even American high school students could shoot, how could Kwame Brown, the champion, complete such a terrifying performance.

And there was a young Bynum in the team at that time! Although Bynum became the founder of the space three-point center in the later period, his free throws at the beginning were also miserable!

Who would have thought that the Lakers at that time could have two Woon Dragons and Phoenix Chicks at the same time, Kwame Brown and Bynum!

By the way, at that time, there was also a Grim Reaper Smash Parker, and a guard was able to shoot 6 to 5 free throws, which was also a headache for Kobe.

After a series of free throw-making talents, Kobe, who has experienced shark slashing tactics, can be said to be like a stopper.

The core of the shark slashing tactic is not actually to go crazy and foul O'Neal and make him free throws.

It's just the means.

The purpose is to make the Lakers' tactical movement chaotic and the other players feel cold in their hands.

So the Jazz also foul and stop.

"Let's see Shaq's free throws!"

Shaq frowned, as if it wasn't a basketball in his hand, but something that gave him a headache, and he was trying to throw it out in a way he could.

"Iron! The Jazz players are overjoyed, and O'Neal is sad! ”

"Iron again!"

O'Neal's iron striking has undoubtedly improved the Jazz's execution of shark-slashing tactics.

But Kobe Bryant is like a robot, not affected at all, but scores continuously!

Richmond's steps are a little bulky in front of Kobe, and Stockton's size can't resist Kobe Bryant at all!

The two of them went up together, and Kobe Bryant seemed to open his eagle eye, jumping up and passing trickily and smashing the ball into his perimeter pitchers.

Unstoppable!

In the third quarter, the Jazz's shark-cutting tactics did not limit the Lakers' offense at all, but they were a little confused. Malone quickly picked up four fouls, as did Russell. The increase in the number of fouls committed by the two main interior players also made them a little constrained.

So under Kobe's efficient scoring and O'Neal's stumbling free throws, the score kept approaching.

O'Neal made 4 of 10 free throws in the third quarter, an extremely poor free throw shooting percentage, but the Lakers gradually caught up.

Lakers 77:79 Jazz!

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were only 2 points behind!

Bryant shot 7-of-7 from the field in a single quarter and finished with 16 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. The total score in the third quarter has reached 27 points, and the efficiency is extremely efficient, 11 of 16! Hit 68%!

"I can't stop it! Can't stop Kobea! ”

"Will the Jazz still end up losing to Kobe Bryant alone?"

"The current Kobe Bryant gives people a feeling that your teammates are free to wave, and I will be responsible for the victory!"

"I've only seen this kind of aura in a few players..."