Hill quickly adjusted his mentality, and his task today was not light, not only to charge forward to create a good output environment for Jordan and Barkley, but also to make Zhang Mao as uncomfortable as possible on the defensive end.

Let's put it this way, Pippen didn't have as many tasks as he does now, and Hill's ability to hold on for four games is enough to prove that he has no physical weaknesses.

Now, his body is sounding a warning, and it can only be said that there is something wrong with his opponent.

Jordan was also invincible in the world back then, but in terms of lethality, it is definitely not as terrifying as Zhang Qi is today, and the gap between the two is not small in this regard.

Zhang Zhu's "lethality" does not refer to "making fouls" on the free throw line, Jordan is not inferior in this regard, but in terms of physical damage to players, Zhang Zhu is much stronger than O'Neal and Barkley back then, because he uses a hard bone for physical confrontation.

Many fans will think that O'Neal's big man should be the most lethal player in NBA history, followed by Ma Long, who has exaggerated upper body muscles, although Zhang Zhu can be called the same level in the No. 3 position, but Barkley's big ass back then is not much different, and Magic also stands out among the guards, so how can Koala Baby be the most lethal player?

But whether the lethality is strong or not depends on the size of the body and the size of the muscles, O'Neill and Barkley are big but they are both fat types, the impact of the two is perverted, but the lethality is not high, and they are not even as good as ankle finishers like Iverson in this regard.

Zhang Zhu has a strong physique, but the hardest may be the bones, the mighty and majestic XX easily supports a body of more than two hundred and fifty pounds, supplemented by top explosive power and speed, ordinary people will definitely faint when they are scolded, and ordinary NBA players can't bear this kind of continuous alignment, unless it is an absolute defense composed of Barkley's fat body and a pair of historic butts, maybe he can go to the hard anus Zhang Zhu, which is why Barkley didn't have too many abnormalities after four games, but Hill couldn't hold it anymore.

Barkley has been boasting that if Zhang Qiu had been born in the same era as him, no one in the NBA would have been able to guard against him.

But such boasting did not cause Zhang Qi to complain, apparently the koala baby himself admitted that the peak Barkley is indeed qualified to compete with him, and the bastard's size and athleticism can largely offset his own impact.

However, Hill's standard No. 3 body does not have this ability, he is really clenching his teeth and holding on, Zhang Yu naturally wants to strengthen the physical confrontation when attacking and defending, and continue to put pressure on this guy's ankles and knees, and strive to anal him as soon as possible, then the whole situation will be different.

The league probably doesn't want to see the Lakers eliminated prematurely, and today's home whistle is very sufficient, and Zhang Yu has a lot of foul actions even in the Finals, and the referee almost didn't blow the penalty today.

Zhang Wei has always been very good at thinking about the scale of the referee, and his physical contact on the defensive end has always been kept near the critical point, just not letting the referee make up his mind to blow him for a foul.

Hill soon found that even if he tried his best, it would be difficult to block Zhang's attack, and on the offensive end, it would be difficult to break through Zhang's increasingly brutal defense.

The Bulls' arrowhead was defeated by Zhang Mao this time, and Hill was unable to effectively implement the team's pre-game tactical arrangement, and the team naturally could not play a satisfactory offensive and defensive level. The Lakers were led by Koala Baby, who used 12 successes after the opening, and they were all the way to the ground.

After Zhang Mao opened the game, he not only incarnated as a rhythm master to bring the advantage to his side, but also made the Bulls' threat on the offensive end ineffective.

At this time, Don Nelson can't sit still, Lakers fans have been ignited with passion, and at this moment, with the addition of home court advantage, the Lakers are quite a rhythm of knocking out the Bulls with one kick.

Jerry West was more nervous than the head coach on the sidelines, he knew that the Lakers needed too many prerequisites to beat the Bulls, and taking the lead at this moment was an essential start, but I just hope that Lakers players don't take this basic requirement too seriously, it's just a good start.

The Bulls made adjustments quickly after the timeout, and although Hill's impulse was a problem for the Bulls, it could be solved by just getting Jordan and Barkley up front.

Jordan stepped up early, Mason adjusted well today, adjusting his attitude to a level close to last year's Finals, at this time the Bulls need to hurry up to end the scoring drought, and naturally choose Jordan, who is more certain.

Zhang Zhu didn't give the Bulls a chance to score easily, and the Lakers players switched defenses on the defensive end, and Zhang Zhu came to Jordan to defend.

But a successful defense could not keep the Bulls from scoring, Jordan still ended the Bulls' scoring drought of nearly three minutes with a jumper by assisting Hill with a single assist, and Jones's face suddenly sank again.

Zhang Yu naturally scolded Jones in his heart for not doing anything, but he still hurried to Jones's side to comfort him.

Eddie Jones is now the least confident one, only to see his state wander back and forth between -1 and 0 several times, and finally return to the "0" that is not up or down.

Zhang Qi had to sigh, he really had to use "coaxing".

He knew that this was because he was too harsh on them on weekdays, and he had to "coax" them like this at critical moments to calm their minds. Of course, if he is usually too tolerant of these guys, he will have to use "scolding" to work, people are so "cheap".

However, Jones' previous defense was not out of position, and he even poked his hand in front of Hill's nostril, but the latter still used his individual ability to shoot the ball in.

It's funny, Zhang Zhu sometimes doesn't do as well defensively as Jones this time, but he can make Hill and Jordan always shoot the basketball off, what is the reason for that?

It's very simple, to put it bluntly, it is "bullying the soft and fearing the hard" and "celebrity effect".

Zhang Fu's fame and status in the NBA are there, everyone mentions his defense is high, and now even black fans admit that if you want to choose the best defensive No. 3 position in NBA history, it must be his koala baby.

At this time, even if Zhang Mao's defense is not in place, just standing in front of the offensive players will bring unimaginable pressure, and it is normal for the offensive side to shoot inaccurately.

Eddie Jones is the opposite, during this time, all the media have reported his various flaws, which makes the Bulls players full of confidence when shooting in front of him, even if they have been defended in the face, there will still be an inexplicable confidence in their hearts - this is not powerful, Lao Tzu can blow him up with his eyes closed.

Jones is still the breakthrough that the Bulls are aiming for today, and the Lakers' strategy in the last game was to let him put people in, but unfortunately that game did not work well enough, and Mutombo and Mason often did not have time to make up for it.

Today, the Lakers players summed up the experience of failure, and with the bonus of home-court advantage, this defense has worked a lot better.

Everything went well, Zhang Qi originally hoped to maximize the advantage gained after the opening, but unfortunately the Bulls had too many cards to play, Jordan and Barkley began to be very aggressive on the offensive end, the former's three-point shot and Barkley's jumper shot, quickly made up for Hill's lack of play.

But it doesn't matter, Hill's offensive tasks can be transferred to others, but can he always share the burden of Barkley and Jordan on defense?

Zhang Qian can still find an opportunity to storm Hill, as the only player in the Bulls team who is not in line today, he doesn't grab Hill to attack, is he looking for Jordan and Hill who are in better shape?

Jordan and Barkley had a good hand, but Zhang Mao's hand was even hotter, and his long-range shot flew into the center of the net like precision guidance every time, successfully leading the Lakers to suppress the Bulls.

Zhang Qi almost got what he wanted from Hill, and the Bulls had to make passive substitutions at the end of the first quarter, switching to using Barkley to deal with Zhang and replacing Kukoc as the No. 3 position.

That's when it was Mason's turn, with Zhang and Kidd providing enough to pull him from the outside, Jones didn't play well defensively, but on the offensive end he disrupted the Bulls' defensive rhythm with his own full-court mess, and those efforts helped Mason get a one-on-one chance with Kukoc.

The Turks have really not been good in the playoffs, at least never on the defensive end. In the first few games, the Bulls had the upper hand, and his hole was still covered. But today, facing Mason, who is in excellent form, Kukoc lost 6 points in a row on the inside, and the Bulls' defense was defeated by the Lakers' blows, and even Jones got a chance to cut in the baseline to complete the dunk, and the Lakers established a 5-point advantage at 29:24 in the first quarter.

Zhang Qi scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the first quarter, and although the team's lead was not much, the Lakers players gained self-confidence from the first quarter of the game. And the Lakers, who have lost three games in a row and are on the line of life and death, lack the most confidence to turn defeat into victory.

Zhang knew that this was not enough, that the first quarter lead was only the first step in the Lakers' victory, and they still had many strategic goals that they failed to achieve.

Harris also knows that the Lakers are still far from winning, and he didn't dare to replace Zhang Mao easily in the second quarter, and he had to count on Zhang Zhu to lead the rotation lineup to expand the advantage.

The Bulls brought Hill on as well, and Don Nelson was also counting on Hill, who had a poor first quarter, to lead the rotation to make up for it.

In the second quarter, Zhang Zhu and Hill faced each other again, although the latter had long left the discomfort in his knees behind, but just like many players felt that they would definitely be able to blow up the opponent against Jones, Zhang Zhu knew that the other party must be a younger brother as soon as he saw Hill's -2 state.

After the start of the second quarter, Zhang Yi attacked Hill in a row and also scored 3 consecutive attacks, which not only reduced Hill's state to -3 again, but also led the Lakers 35:25 to 10 points.

The Bulls didn't dare to give Zhang Qiu an easy chance to take the ball and attack this time, and then arranged heavy troops on the inside in the next few rounds to intercept Zhang Zhu's breakthrough, but this gave Starks and O'Neal Jr. another chance to score.

Harris finally put O'Neal Jr. in the rotation today, and he is partnered by blue-collar Ben Wallace.

Today's two second-year rookies, especially O'Neal Jr., finally competed with the cheers of the home fans after Zhang Mao attracted enough defense.

In the next few rounds, Zhang Yi continued to be responsible for breaking through with the ball, while O'Neal Jr. and Starks were responsible for responding, and the three formed a triangle that was not luxurious, but it made the high-low pair of Barkley and Lang Li a little overwhelmed, and they wasted too much energy on Zhang Mao.

This is the second premise for the Lakers to win, Zhang Mao's play is more important than the rest of the factors, and only when he makes the Bulls pay enough price will the rest of the Lakers have a chance to play well.

The Bulls originally wanted to rely on Hill to resist the banner during the rotation time, but they were instead treated as a flaw by Zhang Yu and became more and more in shape, and now they can only be withstood by Barkley, but unfortunately the big ass can't hold this defeat alone, Ben Wallace, who was bullied by him for four games, came up with a hob meat style of play today, although it was crowded, but it was not cooked and chewed, during this time Barkley only played once of three consecutive attacks, and the Bulls were beaten by the Lakers in the rotation time.

Don Nelson had no choice but to end his rotation early, Jordan and Van Exel came on at the same time, and Hill's face was not very good, and he knew that his performance had made the head coach unhappy.

Zhang Yu was wondering at this time, although Hill was in a worse state, but unlike the state at the end of Pippen's crossbow, although this bastard became more and more embarrassed under his onslaught, it seemed to have no signs of collapse?

Of course, Hill's injury in another time and space was not caused by a day, but a tragedy caused by several forced comebacks but recurrence, and the unsuccessful operation of several of them was also the reason for Hill's repeated injuries, and there were even rumors that Hill had made a mistake during the postoperative recovery period, which also affected his recovery.

But even after a four-year injury streak, once luck came back and he met a good doctor, Hill quickly recovered his form and lived much longer than most players.

This is very telling, Hill is not a glass physique, but after the injury failed to recuperate, several reckless comebacks led to repeated aggravation of the injury, of course, his bad luck is also one of the reasons, after all, no matter how good the doctor is to perform too complex surgery, there is a chance of failure, he is several major surgeries have failed to achieve the expected results.

Today's Hill is in a state of recklessness, he is fighting hard with Zhang Fu due to physical discomfort, but it is unknown when the taut string will be broken by Zhang Fu. At least, in the first half of today, Hill survived, although he allowed Zhang to score 20 points, and he only scored 4 points himself.

Jordan stepped up in a difficult time for the team, and when Hill and Barkley couldn't help the Bulls regain the advantage, Jordan helped the Bulls stop the rout with a veteran break and an individual offense.

But this can only help the Bulls avoid a rout, today Jordan has no strong helpers, Van Exels and Kukoc did not come up with eye-catching performances, Barkley's play can only be regarded as average, even if the owner scored 13 points in a single quarter, but at the end of the half, the Lakers still used their tacit interior defense and high-quality counterattacks to firmly gain the upper hand, successfully leading by 11 points at 56:45.

Zhang Mao had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists at halftime, Kidd also contributed 6 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Jones's 4 points and 1 assist was not very impressive, but his tireless running on the offensive end successfully made the Bulls' defense more passive, which was already a satisfactory performance for the team.

The Lakers didn't have a bad performance in this game, not only mastering the offensive and defensive rhythm that was more favorable to them, but also making Hill, one of the Big Three, sluggish, which has managed to master the three most important winning factors.

Next, it's time to find a way to repel the bulls' counterattack.

The entire Lakers team knows that the Bulls are bound to launch a fierce comeback in the second half, and if they can hold up this wave, or even two rounds of counterattacks, it will be tantamount to pocketing the victory.