The Spurs chose to flank Kobe, and the Lakers' response was simple.

The ball is handed over to Scott Pippen, the Spurs are sandwiched by Kobe, and the Lakers will hit O'Neal, and if the Spurs turn to O'Neal, then the Lakers will continue to play Kobe.

Anyway, the Lakers can always score on the offensive end.

Let's not mention the Spurs, in this game, at least the Lakers played their due performance on the offensive end, the offensive end is invincible, and the Spurs' offense is still constipated, no way, they lack offensive players, the offensive end can only rely on Duncan, and no one else has the ability to score independently.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers scored 34 points, while the Spurs scored only 18 points.

Of the 34 points scored by the Lakers, Kobe Bryant accounted for 13 points, O'Neal accounted for 12 points, and the two of them combined for 25 points, and these 25 points alone were enough to make this game the rhythm of the Lakers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by 16 points.

For the Spurs, the situation was terrible, and Popovich and his coaching staff took advantage of the break to discuss for a while, and the discussion was fruitless, either to kill Kobe Bryant or to prevent O'Neal, but it is difficult for the Spurs to do both at the same time.

Therefore, Popovich can only emphasize team defense, asking the starting five on the court to increase their running and speed up the rotation defense.

In the second quarter, the Lakers made substitutions, with Kobe Bryant and Scott Pippen continuing to play, and Joe Hay giving O'Neal a break.

Seeing this, Popovich directly asked the Spurs' outside line to trap Kobe.

Qiao Hai has never heard that the bag clip can prevent Michael Jordan from killing, so Popovich wants to use the bag clip to deal with Kobe, obviously thinking too much.

There won't be too much suspense in this game, the Lakers just want to win with absolute strength, from beginning to end, Qiao Hai didn't have too many adjustments, and there were not too many targeted arrangements, what he had to do was very simple, put Kobe or O'Neal on the court, use Scott Pippen to partner them, control the rhythm, and the victory in this game will be within reach.

The 16-point lead in the first quarter was a good proof of that, and in the second quarter, the Lakers pulled O'Neal.

But the Spurs were also forced to remove David Robinson, and without the Admiral sitting in the restricted area, the Spurs' defense in the restricted area must have declined, so in the second quarter, the Lakers' style of play was very simple, handing the ball to Scott Pippen, Pippen split the ball, and Kobe Bryant singled.

Kobe Bryant is in hot shape now, with various step-back jumpers and outside shots in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, at the request of Qiao Hai, Kobe Bryant began to hit the interior again.

Qiao Hai gave Kobe a lot of freedom, he did not force Kobe to pass the ball when he encountered a bag, Kobe Bryant can do every ball alone, but the hit rate must be guaranteed, if the hit rate cannot be guaranteed, Qiao Hai will immediately limit Kobe's shot.

Of course, Qiao Hai has confidence in the current Kobe, otherwise he would not have given Kobe so much freedom.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers' ball possession, the first ball, Kobe Bryant directly hit a mid-distance single, turned around against Mario Aley's defense, and threw a backward jumper, and successfully hit!

Michael Jordan is not afraid of the bag, because a one-handed backward jumper is just to restrain the bag, Kobe Bryant also has a back-to-back jumper, but it is not very stable, it is easy to turn four backs into three irons, and now he has Michael Jordan's ability, the back-to-back jumper is stable, and Kobe can also break the bag.

Kobe Bryant's stable step-back jump shot output, the Spurs still failed to prevent the Lakers' offense, after halftime, the Lakers scored 64 points, and another 30 points in the third quarter, scoring 30+ points in two consecutive quarters, the Lakers' offense in this game was completely successful!

The Spurs scored 46 points in the half, and in the second quarter, when Popovich found that Kobe Bryant was difficult to prevent, he decisively replaced Sean Elliott to strengthen the offense, scoring 28 points in the second quarter and almost tied with the Lakers.

However, after halftime, Spurs still trailed by 18 points.

The 18-point deficit at halftime meant the Spurs had all but lost the game, and McBrin summed it up, and it made sense.

"The chances of the Spurs in this game are already very slim, in the second half, the Lakers are bound to take advantage of the victory to chase, Shaquille O'Neal has rested for most of the quarter, plus the 15 minutes of halftime, the big shark in the second half will be a hungry shark that has been recuperating for a long time, and it will be difficult for the Spurs to resist the killing of the big shark."

"At the same time, Kobe Bryant is an iron man, even if he plays for 48 minutes straight, he can maintain a hot form, although he has played two consecutive quarters, I believe that in the third quarter, he will continue to play, and he can still score consecutive points."

"In the first quarter, the Lakers relied on the outbursts of Shaq and Kobe Bryant to take a 16-point lead, and in the third quarter, the Lakers may replicate the outbursts of the first quarter, and this game is likely to become a game that loses suspense after three quarters......"

Marv Albert agrees with McBlin's summary and predictions.

In the second half, the Lakers really did their best, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant singled for a while, and in the half quarter, the Lakers extended their lead to 25 points.

Then, Popovich, who couldn't bear it anymore, sacrificed a shark-cutting tactic.

Qiao Hai also directly replaced O'Neill, avoiding the threat of shark slashing tactics.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led by 29 points, and the lead was almost 30 points.

In the fourth quarter, Qiao Hai used O'Neal to push up for a few minutes, and the difference widened to 32 points, and Popovich replaced the main force and gave up.

The point difference is too big, the Spurs are powerless, in Popovich's view, the Lakers' state in this game is very abnormal, and after watching the whole game, Qiao Hai actually didn't make any adjustments, but just adjusted the focus of the offense to the outside, and gave Kobe Bryant enough opportunities at the beginning.

It just so happened that Kobe Bryant suddenly broke out in state, and the opportunity plus the state, Kobe Bryant directly blew up the Spurs.

In the next game, it was difficult for Kobe Bryant to maintain such a good state, and Popovich could only choose to give up this game and devote his energy to the next game.

The fourth quarter ended quickly, and at the end of the game, the Lakers beat the Spurs by 31 points, 122-91.

This victory is too surprising, you know, the public opinion before the game is all - the Lakers were suppressed by the Spurs, Joe Hai was suppressed by Greg Popovich, the Lakers could only play a defensive battle with the Spurs, and so on.

As a result, back at home, the Lakers exploded directly and played a wonderful offensive battle, scoring 122 points in a normal game, which is an extremely high score, and three of the four quarters scored more than 30 points in a single quarter.

Not only did they win, but the Lakers also suppressed the Spurs in turn, and the game turned into an offensive battle, and the rhythm was completely controlled by the Lakers, and Qiao Hai, naturally, became the focus of the whole court after the game.

On the sidelines, Qiao Hai waved his hand to the fans in the audience on both sides, cheers all over the field, a crazy victory, Qiao Hai once again conquered the fans at home in Los Angeles, perhaps, the fans who booed Qiao Hai at the beginning were already red.

"This victory is so beautiful, Qiao Hai shouldn't be fired!"

"Look at this win, will Phil Jackson do better? Can Phil Jackson lead the team to a 31-point win over the Spurs? ”

"If we win this game, we will be 2:1 ahead, and we will be in the finals with two wins left......"

The fans who support Qiao Hai continue to support Qiao Hai, and some of the fans who oppose Qiao Hai have defected.