At the end of the first half, the Alamo Dome was full of cheers.

At halftime, the Spurs led the Lakers by 5 points at 4540.

The advantage in the score was not large, and from the situation, the Spurs were firmly in control of the tempo until half-time.

With the team in hand, the San Antonio fans were naturally happy and cheering.

The Lakers all returned to the locker room, and the halftime was 15 minutes, which was a long time, and Qiao Hai began to think about how to play in the second half.

The Lakers' conventional style of play is obviously difficult to open up the situation and regain the advantage, they have to change, directly shift the focus of the offense to the outside, this is a way, but not the best way, think about it, the only way may be to use O'Neal in the restricted area to attract the defense, and the outside Kobe Bryant and Scott Pippen impact scoring.

Relying on the advantages of the team's outside lineup to open up the situation.

However, it must be emphasised that O'Neill must pass the ball.

Therefore, taking advantage of the 15 minutes of the halftime, Qiao Hai emphasized the style of play in the second half, for O'Neill, Qiao Hai's requirements are to take the ball, play alone when you have a chance, and pass the ball if you don't have a chance.

Although O'Neal is a little unhappy, he also knows very well that now the Spurs are defending his position, he does not pass the ball, insists on singles, and what he encounters will only be continuous iron and offensive mistakes.

It's only by passing the ball that you can find a little chance.

O'Neal also values the team's victory now, and Qiao Hai has made a request, and he can only do it.

The results of the first two rounds of the series told O'Neal that listening to Qiao Hai, victory would not be late.

The 15-minute half-time break flashed by, and the second half of the game resumed.

The Lakers changed their style of play, O'Neal frequently took the ball, but after getting the ball, as long as he encountered a pinch, O'Neal would immediately pass the ball, without dragging the mud at all, relying on O'Neal's restricted area tactics, the Lakers regained some disadvantage in the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed the Spurs by 2 points at 6,365.

The deficit can already be ignored, and with the momentum of the Lakers in the third quarter, this two-point deficit will soon be erased.

In the fourth quarter, Greg Popovich was clear that the time for the decisive battle had arrived.

For the Spurs, the home opening game of the Western Conference Finals is a game that cannot be lost, and if they lose, the Spurs will be at a disadvantage in the competition for the entire series, so Popovich wants to secure the victory.

Popovich made an adjustment to further strengthen the defense in the fourth quarter, and Marikrose misplaced to the No. 3 position, this substitution means that the Spurs have completely abandoned the defense of the Lakers' counterattack and fast break, that is, to slow down the pace and crush the Lakers with defense.

On the Lakers' side, Qiao Hai didn't make any changes, starting the regular five, center Shaquille O'Neal, power forward Robert Horry, small forward Scott Pippen, two guards Kobe Bryant and Derrick Fisher.

On the defensive end, Duncan single-handedly guarded the other four of the Spurs, and the Spurs' small forward in the fourth quarter was Mari Cross, and the offense in the fourth quarter would be even worse.

On the offensive end, O'Neal took the ball to attract the defense and pass the ball to find opportunities.

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The fourth quarter soon began, and it was the decisive moment for the two teams.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs' defense went up a notch, and the Lakers' offense suddenly became a little difficult, O'Neal held the ball inside, and the player who caught him in the middle became Marry Cross, a sudden change that caught the Lakers off guard.

O'Neal's ball was sent to the perimeter, and Scott Pippen's mid-range shot was interfered with by Duncan, who came from the defense, and didn't score.

The Spurs then also played iron, and the two teams started the game frequently.

The score has risen a little slowly, and the good news for the Lakers is that after just over three minutes, the Lakers erased the two-point deficit with a wave of counterattacks, and the scores of the two teams were tied, sometimes the Lakers lead, sometimes the Spurs lead.

The game dragged on into the second half of the fourth quarter, and when there were six minutes left in the countdown to the game, the Lakers and Spurs were tied at 6,969.

The two teams have been tied, the fourth quarter played half a quarter, the Lakers scored 6 points, the Spurs scored 4 points, the defense of the two teams was suffocating, a total of 10 points in the half quarter, the Lakers Kobe Bryant exploded and hit the iron, the Spurs only Duncan scored 4 points, and the other players' shots were all iron.

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In the last 6 minutes, Qiao Hai couldn't stand it anymore, he felt that the Lakers had a chance to lock up the final victory, but the Spurs' defense was too good at the critical moment to give a chance at all.

He thought about it for a moment, and it seemed that there were still two props in the system.

So, I immediately rummaged through the system warehouse, and sure enough, I saw two pieces of inventory.

A five-attribute bonus time card obtained by completing the playoffs opening mission, and a Michael Jordan experience card obtained through a lottery.

The Michael Jordan experience card is precious, and now is obviously not the time to consume this card, if the Spurs are really too strong and push the Lakers into a corner, it is when Johan has to use the Michael Jordan experience card.

In the current situation, the five-attribute bonus aging card is very useful.

The five attribute bonus time card is three points, physical fitness, speed, single defense, rebounding, these five attributes, lasting three minutes, at the critical moment, Qiao Hai can throw out this card, with the advantage of these five attributes, in three minutes, establish a large lead, to ensure victory.

So, Qiao Hai waited a little longer.

Popovich made adjustments first and made no substitutions, but on the offensive end he let the team give Duncan all the ball, taking advantage of Duncan's opposition advantage against Robert Horry to seal the win in the final moments.

Popovich's adjustment was very effective, Duncan took the ball in a row, and immediately scored four points in a row.

But as the game time came to the last five minutes, Qiao Hai first called a timeout, and then directly threw out the five-attribute bonus time card......

"We don't make too many adjustments, give the ball to Shaq and let him attract the defence, Shaq, if the opponent doubles you down, you have to pass the ball, from now on, every attack we have is extremely important......"

After a pause, Qiao Hai didn't make too many adjustments, emphasizing the previous tactical strategy, and Qiao Hai added another one.

"We're going to create some open opportunities for Derrick [Fisher] and Kobe Bryant to shoot threes from the outside, Scott, it's up to you, give the ball as soon as the outside has a chance."

Scott Pippen nodded, the timeout ended, and the game resumed.

The Lakers' offense, after the five-attribute bonus aging card was used, the Lakers' mental state was already significantly different, in fact, the recovery of physical fitness alone was enough for the Lakers to have an advantage in the next three minutes.

Scott Pippen controlled the ball in the frontcourt, and according to the tactical arrangement during the pause, Pippen gave the ball directly to O'Neal on the inside.

O'Neal was just about to play a single with the ball, but Marik Cross went straight up and hit it! The Spurs didn't give O'Neal a chance at all, and the game was already in the final moments, and O'Neal had just scored 15 points in the game, well below his average of 285 points per game in the first two series.

Such O'Neill is not a normal O'Neal, if he doesn't face the pinch, O'Neill has already learned to be obedient, he doesn't have any hesitation, and passes the ball directly.

Scott Pippen, who had gone around to the right side 45 degrees, re-received the basketball, he rushed in two steps, and encountered Duncan's supplemental defense, Scott Pippen did not stop, and another pass was given to Kobe Bryant on the outside.

Mario Alley, who defended Kobe, was two steps away from Kobe, Kobe glanced at the basket, did not hesitate, and raised his hand to make a three-point shot!

This ball Kobe Bryant should have thrown, even if he hits the iron, he will not have any psychological burden, because this is arranged by Qiao Hai.

However, with a three-point bonus, Kobe's three-point shot is impossible to hit the iron!

With a bang, a crisp sound of wiping the net sounded, and the ball went in!

With a bang, the Alamo Dome was full of exclamations, and the three-point shot was like a hammer that smashed the small hearts of San Antonio fans.

Qiao Hai on the sidelines stood up abruptly and waved his arms excitedly, and then, his ears were filled with the crazy boos of Spurs fans.

"Crucial three points! It's incredible! Kobe Bryant used a three-pointer to help the Lakers recover a two-point deficit and establish a one-point lead! McBrin shouted amid boos. This three-pointer is too lethal for this suffocating defensive battle, and the Spurs are dangerous! ”

Indeed, the Spurs are dangerous, and in the defensive battle, it is extremely difficult for the Spurs to score a goal, let alone be directly shot into a three-pointer.