After hesitating for a long time, Phil Jackson did not make a substitution.

The reason is very simple, at least before this goal, the Lakers were dominant, chasing 5 points in a row, and now the difference is 4 points, even if Mike Bibi hit both free throws, it is also a 6-point difference, the Lakers are chasing points, all things considered, Phil Jackson is unwilling to interrupt the Lakers' momentum of chasing points.

O'Neill stayed on the field.

Mike Bibi hit both free throws to bring the deficit back to six points.

Then, the Grizzlies continued to attack the inside, and O'Neal was tied.

After the first quarter, although O'Neal did not receive a third foul, he made the Lakers fall into a disadvantage because of his constraints.

The Grizzlies opened up the gap in a wave and led the Lakers by 8 points at 34-26 in the first quarter.

Leading in the first quarter, the rest of the game was easy.

In the second quarter, Raheem came on the court, and with the new dual control of Mike Bibby and Earl Boykins, the Grizzlies played a flexible version of the Princeton offense.

And the Lakers faced Kobe Bryant.

As a result, the Grizzlies continued to widen the point difference, and Kobe Bryant's state in this game was really poor, scoring 2 of 6 shots in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, all the ball belonged to Kobe, and Kobe Bryant also had unlimited firing rights.

The second quarter opened with consecutive shots.

The Grizzlies single-handedly defended Kobe Bryant with Ragabel at the No. 3 position, supplemented by a pinch shot.

The defensive effect was good, Bryant missed one in the opening shot, and the Grizzlies returned a ball, and the margin widened to 10 points.

With a double-digit lead, Phil Jackson was also anxious, and called O'Neal on the sidelines, which was to overdraft O'Neal to fight for this game, I have to say that Phil Jackson was very courageous, but behind such boldness, in fact, Phil Jackson had nothing to do.

Kobe Bryant is not in good shape, and he is already 2 of 7 shots.

The Lakers' tactics are triangular offense, which has always been a superstar style of play, and the role players rely on the superstars to play.

So Kobe Bryant couldn't score with the Lakers' second team, and Phil Jackson had only one way - to trade back O'Neal.

O'Neal was reluctant, all the while, O'Neal felt that the regular season was not important, it didn't matter if he won or lost, and the same was true for this game, Phil Jackson needed to win Joe, but he O'Neal didn't.

O'Neal felt that he played the whole first quarter and needed a break in the second.

Phil Jackson forced him to play, O'Neal was dissatisfied, but dissatisfied to dissatisfied, and after a dead ball, O'Neal still played.

Since he is on the field, O'Neill has to contribute, and in this regard, O'Neill is still very professional.

At 2:33 of the second quarter, O'Neal came on and his opponent was replaced by Brad Miller to Rasionetrovic, but the result was no different.

The Grizzlies insisted on not wrapping O'Neal and raised a 16-point O'Neal in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies still didn't wrap up, and O'Neal hit five singles in a row as soon as he came on the court, scoring 8 points on 4-of-5 shooting, narrowing the gap to 6 points.

But in the second half of the second quarter, Qiao Hai disrupted his substitution rhythm and directly replaced Maddie and Sean Marion, plus Mike Bibby in the point guard position, power forward Raheem and center Rasione Estrovich, a lineup of one and a half starters and half substitutes, but it is almost the main lineup of the Grizzlies, but the center is replaced by Rasione Estrovich.

In the second half of the quarter, the Grizzlies also relied on this main lineup to withstand the pressure given to them by the OK combination.

At halftime, the Grizzlies entered the halftime break with a 7-point lead over the Lakers at 64-57.

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In Staples' visiting locker room, Joe's notebook contains details of the Grizzlies' first two wins over the Lakers.

In the first game of winning against the Lakers, the Grizzlies also led by 7 points at halftime, but Qiao Hai prepared too many hole cards in that game, and the halftime score was not large, 53:46, and then look at the score of this game, 64:57.

If you have to say Qiao Hai, the first win over the Lakers was a rookie pecking each other, and this game became a strong showdown, and the two teams played a wonderful offensive battle.

And the second game won against the Lakers, and the Grizzlies were still behind at halftime, because the pure strength of the Grizzlies at that time could not harden the Lakers, relying on Qiao Hai's on-the-spot command, they barely fell behind by 3 points at halftime.

In the third quarter, relying on the physical advantage left by Qiao Hai's reasonable substitution, the score was overtaken.

A wave of wins in the fourth quarter, Qiao Hai also admitted that a large part of the reason was O'Neal's eviction, if O'Neal had been there, at the critical moment in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies would have suffered a loss, and the game would not have been so easy to win.

In this game, everything is different.

Qiao Hai didn't prepare any hole cards, but there were them, but now that they look, they shouldn't be used.

Leading the Lakers by 7 points at halftime, the OK combination was forced to play two quarters in a row, O'Neal only rested for more than two minutes in the first half, various factors were superimposed, the Grizzlies had an absolute advantage, and in the second half of the game, the Grizzlies only needed to follow the steps and maintain the advantage until the end, and the game would be easily won.

At halftime, Qiao Hai did not make adjustments, and in terms of personnel, Nesterovic was replaced by Brad Miller, and there were no other changes.

With all the main forces playing, the Grizzlies are going to have a decisive battle with the Lakers.

Phil Jackson was forced to continue on the OK pair, in the words of Joe Hay at halftime: "Phil Jackson is definitely going to die in this game, such as Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant." ”

The third quarter went to war, and that was exactly what happened.

In the opening game, the Lakers attacked first.

O'Neal singled inside and scored 2 points.

On the Grizzlies' side, Maddie returned a mid-range jumper, which was also 2 points, and the difference was still 7 points.

Kobe Bryant also found his touch and hit a long two-point shot.

Maddie exploded and scored another three-pointer to extend the lead by one point.

The Lakers also quickly returned a three-pointer, and the player who made the three-pointer was Robert Horry.

Grizzlies' offense, Maddie hits the iron.

Then the Lakers also struck iron.

In this way, there were back and forth on both sides, and the game was very anxious, but the leading Grizzlies had the advantage and were not in a hurry, but the Lakers were in a hurry, and the opening of the third quarter was not bad, with step-by-step singles, attracting pinching, and passing.

But then, the Lakers, who were getting more and more anxious, fought and messed up.

Especially Kobe Bryant, who was suppressed by Maddie in this game, and the performance gap was very large.

Kobe Bryant was naturally unconvinced, so when the Lakers needed to score the most, Kobe felt that he could stand up, so he continued to take the ball and single, and did not pass the ball.

Four shots in a row and only one goal was scored.

The Grizzlies went on a 9-2 run, and the margin quickly stretched to 15 points.

"Tracy McGrady, three-point shot! In a wave of 9:2, the Grizzlies led by 15 points! McBrin shouted.

Mav Albert did the same, exclaiming, "Oh my God, grizzlies are too strong!" 15 points ahead of the Lakers on the road! They completely overpowered the defending champions! Give them a little more time, and this game will be won, 19 consecutive wins, three kills to the Lakers! What a great achievement! ”

With a serious expression, Phil Jackson walked to the sideline to call a timeout.