Looking at Liu Xiu holding the jersey in his mouth and running back, Payton was about to collapse. Won't this rookie be tired?

As if he heard Payton's thoughts, Liu Xiu spit out his jersey and turned to Payton and shouted: "I'm done warming up, come on, have a good run!"

Payton and his teammates: convex

The teammates all looked at Kobe, and then they remembered that the rookie on the other side could vomit their physical monsters.

It's time for the Lakers to attack, and now they are finally alert!

50 to 56, after almost half a quarter, they only scored 4 points!

Kobe received a pass from the advancing Payton. The more dangerous the situation, the calmer the little blacksmith became. He clearly judged the opponent's defensive strategy of shrinking the attack and blocking O'Neal. They, the Lakers, had a chance to steal the offensive rebound.

Conventional play: Let O'Neal attract a double attack and break out, leaving teammates open for shots.

Kobe Bryant's strategy: I'll shoot, don't let the inside be blocked, and give O'Neal a chance to grab offensive rebounds.

Kobe faced Reuben Patterson's defensive three-point shot from the top arc... Kobe's terminator really became a terminator tonight, Kobe hit a three-pointer!

However, O'Neal responded to Kobe's trust by grabbing the offensive rebound and tip-in to score two points!

2 points and 1 board!

Kobe’s strategy is established!

Payton and Malone wanted to give a thumbs up. They had no idea how to play just now. The Blazers' strategy confused them both.

Now the two of them know why OK is the championship and they are just supporting each other.

Kobe often creates difficulty without difficulty.

But when there is no chance, Kobe can create opportunities every time!

Shark's glory is still there, giving the Lakers a shot in the arm.

When it comes to the Trail Blazers' offense, the Lakers' defense is obviously more fierce.

Liu Xiu handed the ball to Rahim, who received the ball and attacked!

Rahim was extremely excited. He never imagined that he would be able to become the main offensive point in the match against the Lakers today.

But indeed, he is the one who is best at dealing with the inside line guarded by O'Neal in the Trail Blazers' position battle.

But this time he was so excited that he suddenly turned around and threw from close range, and actually crossed the bridge!

So powerful!

Fortunately, Randolph got the offensive rebound behind O'Neal and passed it to the middle!

With quick eyesight and quick hands, O'Neal turned around and hugged Liu Xiu, who jumped towards him.

The foul will not let Liu Xiu dunk again!

Putting Liu Xiu on the ground, O'Neal gave Liu Xiu a fierce "snort".

Liu Xiu shook his hand and walked to the free throw line. When he was about to take the jersey in his mouth, he suddenly felt a little disgusted... but he still picked it up.

The consumption of sprinting and jumping just now was quickly relieved...Thanks to Lao Tie for his ‘physical surge’!

Liu Xiu made two free throws, 58 to 52, and the Trail Blazers continued to maintain a 6-point lead!

When the Lakers attack, Kobe still wants to follow the same pattern and continue to shoot. If he scores, it will be 3 points. If he doesn't score, he may get 2 points and 1 rebound... But Kobe's tactics failed this time.

He really didn't expect that the Trail Blazers would dare to defend Raheem and McDyess like this and directly shrink!

Except for Payton, who shot pretty well tonight and was stared at by Liu Xiu, the Trail Blazers directly let everyone else go!

The other party really did this!

And his three-point shot missed again!

Rahim grabbed the defensive rebound and advanced the counterattack, Liu Xiu rushed!

Liu Xiu received the ball in the frontcourt, was blocked, and passed back. Reuben Patterson followed up and responded, catching the ball and flying for a layup.

60 to 52, the Lakers called a timeout and entered the official timeout stage!

But it’s useless to call a timeout, even a long official timeout!

After the official timeout came back, even though Kobe no longer played the "Kobe Game", the Lakers made good use of O'Neal's advantage and took advantage of Payton's good state tonight. In the second half of the third quarter,

The two teamed up to score 9 points, but no one else on the Lakers scored!

The Lakers defended very well in the second half of the third quarter, allowing the Trail Blazers to score only 11 points, but the Lakers themselves only scored 9 points!

The Trail Blazers played a very simple game. On the defensive end, they tried their best to block O'Neal and Payton. Kobe, Kobe still had to block. If this guy gave him a chance and he missed the ball, it would be difficult.

The Lakers are dominated by veterans. The veterans rested too long and were complacent. They shot so casually on the offensive end in the past, but they are so tough now and still scored 9 points in half a quarter. The Big Four are really powerful.

But relying on Liu Xiu's crazy rush in the third quarter, relying on the excellent use of Raheem, relying on the younger core, relying on the depth of the lineup... After three quarters, the Trail Blazers overtook the Lakers 71 to 61 by 10

point!

The Lakers made 6 of 21 shots in the third quarter, and the Trail Blazers made 11 of 23 shots in the third quarter. The Trail Blazers scored 29 to 15 in a single quarter!

Liu Xiu made 6 of 14 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 5 of 5 free throws, for a total of 18 points and 3 assists in a single quarter!

After three quarters, Liu Xiu made 12 of 29 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws. He scored 33 points, tying Duncan's record for the highest score in a single game in a rookie season playoffs among active players!

Duncan scored 33 points and 10 rebounds against Malone in the second round of the 1998 playoffs. Although the Spurs lost that game, the Spurs were almost swept in the entire series... But in that series, he faced Malone at his peak.

In the head-to-head confrontation, Duncan was only slightly at a disadvantage, which truly established Duncan's status as a superstar in his rookie season.

Now, Liu Xiu only played 3 quarters and tied Duncan's record for the highest score in a single game in the playoffs during an active player's rookie season!

Thanks to ESPN, "original records" are now popular around the league.

Although there is a bug in this "record", some stars did not have the conditions to make the playoffs in their rookie seasons, such as O'Neal.

But during the break, when Liu Xiu tied with Duncan was posted on the big screen, the fans went crazy again. The morale of the Trail Blazers players continued to rise, while the Lakers players wanted to curse!

In the first round, the Grizzlies could only score 20 points at most, but against the Lakers, they are the Lakers! 33 points in three quarters!

O'Neal has played like this, only 31 points in three quarters!

Although his shooting percentage of 12 out of 17 is better, O'Neal's efficiency is definitely several levels higher than Liu Xiu.

However, the Trail Blazers led by 10 points, and Liu Xiu's score seemed very valuable.

Most of their points were scored in the crucial third quarter!

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The Zen master's magic stick posture calmed the team members' minds a lot, but the pressure was still endless.

However, with the OK combination, Payton performed very well tonight, scoring 12 points on 4 of 9 shots in the three quarters. He was the Lakers' second-highest scoring player tonight.

There's still a chance!

In the third quarter, Kobe kept hitting the ball and shot 0-for-7 from the field. But Zen Master and O'Neal, who knew Kobe best, could see that Kobe was about to find the feeling.

However, after returning from the break, the Lakers collectively cursed...

The Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Outlaws, Miles, and Dale Davis!

After the five-man group of Payton, Kobe, Fox, Horace Grant, and O'Neal came up, most of their confidence collapsed...

The opposing lineup wasn't that strong, but! The Lakers were able to restrain them on the defensive end.

As for the offense of the opposing lineup is absolutely poor, so what? The opponent is leading by 10 points!

Soon, the fourth quarter of the game began, and the OK combination began to attack. Payton tried his best to deal with Liu Xiu, and the Lakers attacked and defended with all their might... and successfully limited the Blazers' score to less than 20 points in the final quarter.

Liu Xiu made 2 of 5 shots in the final quarter, plus 4 of 4 free throws, and only scored 8 points. Others, Raheem took the rotation and scored 3 points, Randolph scored 2 points, and the Outlaws scored 2 points.

, the team only scored 15 points in the final quarter.

But they also limited the Lakers to less than 20 points!

O'Neal scored 7 points on 2 of 4 shots and 3 of 6 free throws, Kobe Bryant scored 2 points on 1 of 4 shots, Fisher scored 3 points, Payton scored 2 points, Fox scored 2 points, and Malone made 2 free throws.

1 scored 1 point, only 17 points in a single quarter!

The Trail Blazers gave up their third quarter style of play in the final quarter. Regardless of how well they played in the third quarter, they were determined to use unlimited flanking and switching defenses to deal with the OK combination + Payton from the beginning.

Facts have proved that their choice was right! They defended like this, and the Lakers played better after the inter-quarter break than they did in the third quarter!

Not greedy for more, adhering to the idea that winning by 1 point is also a win, the Trail Blazers held on to the lead created in the third quarter!

At 9:22 pm, the final whistle sounded.

The referee confirmed the score and made a signal that the game was over and the Trail Blazers won.

The scores of the two teams were shown on the big screen, and the word 'win' appeared on the Trail Blazers' logo!

The Trail Blazers reversed the Lakers 86-78 and won their first victory in the series!

The entire Rose Garden Arena is a blast!

4 years! Since June 2, 2000, during the playoff matchup between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers, Trail Blazers fans finally saw this word appearing on their team logo again!

But this is no longer the most important thing in the minds of Trail Blazers fans.

The Blazers of the past are in the past, now is the 'dark age', the era of the warden!
To be continued...