"The game was in a scorching stalemate for more than a minute before the start, with several attacks or mistakes from both sides, or being defended, without a score! And as Kobe Bryant threw a difficult three-pointer, Ben Wallace made a Barkley error, and Eddie Jones made a quick dunk, and the Lakers instantly took a 5-point lead! ”

"Kobe's teammates were very excited about today's performance, Ben Wallace actually made 'Flying Pig' Charles Barkley deflated in a row! Maybe it's because Barkley is still struggling with injuries, but Ben Wallace's performance is absolutely excellent, a few defensive predictions, and the enthusiasm to run back and forth across the court amazed us, and I felt like I saw a combination of Rodman and Oakley! ”

"I have to say that Kobe Bryant's two draft picks brought to the Lakers this season really surprised a large number of experts. It's just a matter of being a qualified starter, and now he can actually harden Barkley? Can you believe it was signed by West with a base salary? ”

"The game goes on, who will keep the ball? Jim Jackson and Charles Barkley both said there was a lot of pressure and the ball couldn't dribble for half the court. ”

"Olajuwon! Hakim Olajuwon personally holds the ball and advances! ”

"A big center of about 2.10 meters holds the ball and advances!"

"It's not unusual, but it's surprising every time you see it!"

"Campbell didn't dare to interfere at all, and he cowered near the free throw line."

"It seems that Houston has solved the advance problem, so then, if every offense needs Hakeem Olajuwon to advance. After advancing, he handed it over to his teammates, and then Hakim scored himself to the basket and attacked with his back. In this way, the pace of Houston will be very slow, and a lot of time will be consumed, leaving the players with time to run and make moves will be compressed to the extreme. ”

"In particular, there is another point, let the 34-year-old 'big dream' Hakeem Olajuwon take on the ball and push forward, and the single core is the two most energy-consuming positions. How long will Olajuwon be able to staminate? ”

Magic's question is very reasonable, the current Olajuwon is not just dribbling over the half, as Barkley is continuously defended by Ben Wallace, Olajuwon has to be the team's single core at the beginning, not only that, but on the defensive end, Kobe began to try to challenge Olajuwon, and continued to seduce Olajuwon in the middle distance of the penalty area, and when Olajuwon really saved, Kobe Bryant divided the ball again.

Such a chicken thief's style of play undoubtedly makes Olajuwon tired, and it can be said that Houston has put half of the offensive and defensive and organizational responsibilities on Olajuwon! If Olajuwon is 5 years younger, it doesn't matter at all, maybe he will directly dominate the game and play 30+10+5+3+3 to kill the game directly.

But the current Olajuwon is 34 years old, at such an age, his physical fitness is declining seriously, and it is the end of the season, the most tired period for the players, how far can Olajuwon carry the team single-handedly?

Olajuwon didn't think it was until the real Drexler was injured that he realized his importance, the team seemed to be full of talent, star-studded, but he could easily carry the ball forward, and only Drexler controlled the situation on the field. Barkley's injury has not had such a big impact on Houston, and Drexler's injury has really hurt Houston a bit.

All Hakim could do was grit his teeth and persevere! At least when they still have physical fitness, the team is not afraid of the Lakers at all! Just get a big enough score difference! Then it's not hard to win the game!

In the first quarter, Olajuwon took over the rhythm of the game in an all-round way, and Olajuwon had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 1 turnover in a single quarter. Campbell became a stake in front of Olajuwon, and was stunned by the dream footsteps, Campbell really has nothing to do with Olajuwon, what he can do is to make it difficult for Olajuwon to catch the ball as much as possible, give Olajuwon enough pressure and confrontation when asking for the ball in the card position, and consume a lot of Olajuwon's physical energy, and once Olajuwon wants to get the ball, what Campbell can do is to pray to God, and the rest is not to reach out indiscriminately to prevent being hit 2+1.

On the Lakers' side, after Kobe Bryant threw two fairy balls, Barkley became more decisive in Kobe's pinch. Kobe Bryant began to integrate his offense into the team, making more balls for Eddie Jones.

In this game, the Lakers are not only in excellent shape, but Eddie Jones is also in excellent shape, running back and forth interspersed, and playing hand-to-hand with Kobe. In the first quarter, he made 2 of 3 three-pointers and scored 8 points and 2 rebounds, which can be said to alleviate Kobe's urgent need. If Eddie Jones doesn't stand up this quarter, then Kobe Bryant will have to bite the bullet and pick it himself. And there will only be two results like that, the first Kobe Bryant has an excellent hand, and one person throws the fairy ball to the death of Houston, and once again plays a miracle statistic, and he is a god in one fell swoop. Another result is that Kobe's scoring efficiency can't kill the game, and his teammates can't find the offensive touch because they haven't touched the ball for a long time, and finally they are gradually eaten away by Houston.

Such a gambling style of play is not what Kobe Bryant is happy to see, Kobe still wants to hibernate, Mamba's nature, killer instinct makes him want to kill with one blow, instead of blindly bombarding with a sledgehammer.

At the end of the first quarter, Houston 27:25 Lakers.

The five-point advantage at the beginning was overtaken by Olajuwon, who was on fire. Bryant was 3-of-6 in the first quarter, scoring 9 points, 3 assists and 2 steals. Kobe Bryant and Eddie Jones scored 17 points alone, and the remaining 8 points were scored by the rest of the Lakers.

Barkley was a surprise 4-0 shot, and although Barkley's enthusiasm was high in this game, he didn't seem to have a good way to face Ben Wallace's defense.

In terms of movement speed, the two are equal. In terms of strength, Barkley is slightly better now, but he also doesn't have a crushing advantage. In terms of height, the two short inner lines are half a catty and eight taels, just right for the upper position.

And Ben Wallace has experienced Kobe's long devil special training, and he is also very experienced in the defense of back feet, and Ben's defensive sense of smell in this game is simply at the peak, repeatedly accurately judging Barkley's actions in place, and even snatching and risking, making Barkley play very uncomfortable.

The big forward in this era is either not as fast as Barkley, or not as powerful as Barkley, or the center of gravity is particularly high, and Barkley can easily eat strongly. But there are really few players like Ben Wallace who can completely compete with Barkley.

Barkley's 0-of-4 is a microcosm of Houston's offense, just as the Lakers' scoring is entirely focused on Kobe Eddie. Houston, apart from Olajuwon, seems to be completely unable to find a second consistent scoring spot.