O'Neill was restrained, and Harris didn't think of a solution that was too good. In MLS, when a coach can't come up with a solution, he leaves the heavy lifting to the players.

Who will come forward? Harris looked around, and he picked Kobe.

Harris believes the team's future star will solve the problem, even if it doesn't work out, it's a grind for him. He called Bryant aside, "I need you to break the shackles that lock O'Neal, do you understand what to do?" ”

"I see, Coach." Bryant knew that the team was only trailing by single digits, and the margin was too good to overtake. The difficulty is how to suppress the opponent's momentum while overtaking the score. At the same time, it injected a shot in the arm for some lost Lakers players.

Unleashing O'Neal's offense is simple, the hard part is getting the team up and running.

At half-time, the players returned to the field. Harris removed Ceballos in the second half and replaced Bowen as a small forward. Harris is worried that Larry Johnson will blow up Ceballos again, so this game is really hard to say.

Harris didn't dare to take risks, the regular season was very long, and no team could keep it all winning. But for O'Neal to lose to Ewing, the team leader will definitely feel uncomfortable.

How do you keep the team in the best shape? That's to make him play comfortably, and when the star plays comfortably, your team will naturally be on the right track. This is what West told him about O'Neill's rules of use.

Yibian fought again, and Kobe Bryant played more with O'Neal to block and dismantle. The effect was not very good, and the reason was that Ewing and Oakley were squatting and pit defense, and the interior was filled. O'Neal couldn't make an effective kill down the block after blocking and dismantling, and the attack power of the block was reduced by half, becoming a tactic that could only create space for Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant knew that if he continued to play like this, the game would be decided in the fourth quarter. So he began to give the ball to Eddie Jones, who had not performed well in the first two games, seized the opportunity in the third quarter, cut in the air, and scored repeatedly on the jumper.

Midfielder Allan Houston didn't do very well defensively, and New York put the defensive focus on the inside hand-to-hand fight O'Neal, which gave Eddie Jones a good offensive opportunity.

On the New York side, the attacking style is still the singles of Alan Houston and Patrick Ewing. The New York team led by Jeff Van Gundy has excellent defensive ability, but the offensive end has not pinched several stars together. Larry Johnson, in particular, has too little to play on the offensive end.

Bryant was substituted midway through the third quarter, and the team was played by O'Neal with a group of substitutes. In this game, Harris was determined to win, so he let O'Neal play for a long time.

O'Neal and Ben Wallace have a good interior defense, but there are some conflicts on the offensive end. Ben Wallace, who has almost zero offensive ability, and O'Neal are inherently incompatible, and Oakley can contain O'Neal without any scruples, causing O'Neal to struggle on the court.

Starks continued to show his scoring explosiveness in front of the Lakers' backup guards, who had scored 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting off the bench at the end of the third quarter.

Neither Van Exel nor Fisher could effectively limit him, and Starks' speed was his greatest weapon. Having worked with Ewing for many years, he knows how to play his best next to Ewing. This is not as good as Alan Houston and Larry Johnson, who started the game.

Fortunately, the inside line composed of Ben Wallace and O'Neal firmly limited the scoring of the New York Knicks' restricted area, and the points were not pulled away.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers 73:78 Knicks. Eddie Jones made 4-of-7 shooting, made four free throws, and used 12 points in a single quarter to maintain the Lakers' offensive efficiency in the third quarter.

The showdown began in the fourth quarter, and O'Neal continued to stay on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Harris was ready for O'Neal to play the full second half. The Lakers' lineup is PG Kobe Bryant, SG Eddie Jones, SF Bruce Bowen, PF Campbell C, Shaq O'Neal.

The New York Knicks also kept Ewing on the court, knowing that as long as Ewing wasn't on the court, the unrestricted O'Neal had the ability to quickly rewrite the score.

Bryant has been waiting for an opportunity, a chance to turn defeat into victory in one fell swoop. Now, here's your chance. After three quarters of hand-to-hand fighting, the aging Ewing had already had physical problems. Maybe there won't be much of a problem on the offensive end and defending O'Neal, but his ability to help defend has declined.

Kobe Bryant is waiting for now, dribbling through the halfcourt.

“ISO！” Bryant called a tactic and the whole court pulled away. It was Charlie Ward who single-handedly defended Kobe Bryant, and Bryant had a hundred ways to score in front of the diminutive point guard.

Kobe Bryant first shook his crotch back and forth, and Charlie Ward, who had a low center of gravity, did not shake. But when Kobe accelerated, Charlie Ward's defense was quickly rushed away. Kobe's breakthrough was simple and effective, and Charlie Ward was quickly pulled behind after Kobe accelerated.

"Defense!" Charlie Ward yelled that there was no way he could hold the player who rushed inside like a panther. If it might have been possible in the first quarter when he was full of energy, why did this guy still have such a pace in the fourth quarter?

Ewing stuck O'Neal and didn't step forward to make up for it. Oakley let go of Campbell and rushed to Kobe Bryant as soon as possible.

Kobe Bryant ignored it, put away the basketball, and strode into the air!

Oakley's defense was very timely, jumping up and crashing into Kobe Bryant in the air, and he would rather pay a foul than let Kobe Bryant get an easy inside scoring opportunity.

Bryant and Oakley collided in the air, and there was no doubt that the skinny Kobe Bryant was knocked away by the strong Oakley. But Bryant forced his weight in the air, pulled the rod back into the range of power, and threw the ball steadily before falling.

"Toot! The goal is valid, and the penalty is added! "The referee blew the spoon the first time, and the ball was so beautiful. Even the referees, who have watched countless games, can't help but be convinced.

"Damn, stinky boy, you'd better not set foot in the restricted area again." Oakley, who landed steadily, looked at Kobe Bryant with a fierce face, and actually let him score. Hitting two penalties and hitting 2+1 mean something completely different to the team, and being scored 2+1 made Oakley very angry.

"Boy! You're a beast! O'Neal rushed up as soon as possible and pulled up Kobe Bryant, who fell to the ground. Bryant very skillfully unloaded the collision when he landed, and landed firmly on the ground.

"Be careful, they're a bit ruthless." Campbell leaned forward and reminded Kobe. He's a little worried that the black-handed New York gangs are getting their young talent out of the picture.

"It's okay, it's just getting started." Kobe Bryant's grim face did not have a trace of expression, as if he was not the one who scored this performance that was firmly selected for the top 10 balls.