The game has progressed exactly as Bryant expected so far.

In the second quarter of the bench, Houston's dilapidated bench group must need a star on the floor, otherwise they simply have no ability to score on their own. Drexler is injured, Olajuwon is physically exhausted, and these two giants will definitely not be able to continue to play and lead the team. Then Rudy Tomjanovic is left with only Jim Jackson and Charles Barkley.

Rudy Tomjanovic weighed it up again and again to put Jim Jackson off the court and let Charles Barkley continue to play. Jim Jackson is the first choice to defend Kobe Bryant in this game, his physical consumption must be put on the steel blade, if he goes to lead the second team, causing Kobe to get rid of the shackles and cut a 50+60+ victory on the veterans in Houston, the scene is really not good. Neither coach Rudy Tomjanovic nor Olajuwon Barkley will allow that to happen.

Then the next choice is only Charles Barkley, the superstar who was single-handedly defended by Ben Wallace in the first quarter, while taking the bench, he can gradually find his own form, killing two birds with one stone, and not doing it?

And Harris put Ben Wallace back on the field as soon as he saw Barkley leading the second team! Trading a 23-year-old blue-collar player for the physical fitness of 34-year-old veteran Barkley is simply bloody! Harris replaced Jeromy Corsi and put Horry back at No. 3 with Big Ben on top at No. 4. In this way, while the bench lineup's offensive ability has not declined, the interior defense and co-defense ability have risen a notch.

Big Ben is also very excited! It's the first time he's defended a star so badly! It can be said that Big Ben has completely become Barkley's nemesis in this game! A top 50 American basketball superstar, an MVP-level player, was completely arranged by Big Ben in the first quarter! This is what no one including Kobe Bryant expected, Big Ben's restrictions on Barkley in the last game are not so obvious, it seems that the change in strength caused by the ups and downs of state between American professional basketball stars is really obvious, and now Big Ben is in a state of 120% chicken blood, and Charles Barkley may only be in 80% state, just returned from injury, plus restraint in play.

In the confrontation of the bench, Ben Wallace still firmly defended Barkley, Barkley can make fouls and score by relying on experience, but it is very difficult to score in the sports battle, and the sports battle is still very difficult in the face of Ben Wallace, who has strong physical fitness and defensive prediction in all aspects, Barkley still plays very hard.

Fortunately, AC Green, who was traded from the Suns, and Barkley helped him share some of the interior pressure, so that the situation was slightly better. And Houston's bench is simply a bunch of scum, what undrafted Sam Mark, undrafted Matt Bullard, 96 Golden Generation's second round No. 13 pick' Randy Livingston, etc., these players are all remnants left by the giant trade.

Although in American professional basketball, the whole bill is always more valuable than the loose money, and a top player is more valuable than several excellent role players, but in addition to the starters, the rest of the players in Houston are really a little stretched. When the team is not injured, it is okay, and the starting five Tigers can take turns to lead the bench, especially the big three have a strong ability to bring substitutes. But once there is an injury and the player's poor condition, such a bench will become the lowest existence in the league.

"Three points! Dell Curry scored three more points! His son Stephen Curry is bouncing on the sidelines! Make an OK gesture with your finger and look at your finger! ”

"Fisher! Fisher squeezes Randy Livingston away! Score from close range! ”

"'Big Heart' Horry! Three-point shot from the bottom corner! ”

"A wave of offensive climax! The scoring explosiveness of the Lakers' bench far exceeds that of any team in the league, and their strength is no worse than the starters of some weak teams. In particular, the team's personnel mix is simply perfect, each player has his own role, and the rookies and veterans help each other, how can such a team not be strong? ”

With the second team off the court, the Lakers overtook Houston by the score. The benches stretched the margin to 7 points!

Houston 34:41 Lakers.

Then Olajuwon came on the court, and Campbell scored three goals in a row under the basket, three in a row, and scored three goals in a row! It also includes a domineering 2+1. Such a performance caused Harris to call a timeout directly.

Harris thought about it for a long time and decided that he still couldn't wrap Olajuwon, Houston's IN-OUT system is the first in the league, if you let the weak-side outside defenders to pinch the ball-holding Olajuwon, first of all, Olajuwon doesn't need to make a strong attack, you can use the pass to create scoring opportunities, so that the physical consumption will inevitably drop significantly, and secondly, the outside player's or direct projection opportunities will activate Houston's original stagnant offense. Therefore, Harris's timeout this time can only boost morale, so that Campbell can be more active in the position, go around the front, and try to make Olajuwon tired.

"Even if he's 10 out of 10! Nor does it cover the clip! Harris's determination was clear to every Lakers player, except for Campbell's somewhat green face. He has always liked yin and yang weird strokes, and this game was really cast out of the shadow in Olajuwon's heart, but unfortunately there is no way, only he can play against Olajuwon on the Lakers' inside line.

"Shaq, you can come back quickly!" Campbell wailed inwardly.

At the end of the timeout, Kobe Bryant was still active on the offensive end, and there was not much time left in the second quarter, Kobe Bryant thought that he could send a wave of power, and then adjust his physical fitness at halftime, which would not have much impact.

Harris replaced Bowen with Horry, and the opponent's No. 3 position is also a veteran with little to no independent scoring ability. Horry is perfectly capable of blowing him up on both ends of the floor, and Bowen is at best playing with him.

Bryant began to play an off-ball offense under the organization of Horry and Eddie Jones, and he faced Olajuwon from the air.

The scores of the two sides alternately rose, and although Kobe Bryant's scoring efficiency was high, it was not as good as Olajuwon, who almost hit a hundred shots, and Olajuwon overtook the score again at the end of the second quarter and entered the second half with the lead.

Houston 59:54 Lakers.

With the scores alternating back and forth in the first half, the situation was very uncertain and no one knew what direction the game would take.

Was it Olajuwon who killed the game before he ran out of energy?

Or will Kobe Bryant turn the tide and lead the Lakers to a weak victory over the strong, and reap a victory when the interior is pierced?