After the timeout, the Lakers started to give the ball in.

Shaquille O'Neal played hard inside and scored a goal directly, narrowing the gap to 10 points.

Subsequently, on the Rockets' side, Ron Artest broke through the inside line, causing Karim Rush's foul, and Qiao Hai took advantage of the free throw time to replace Yao Ming, who was in a physical crisis.

Yao Ming, the advantage on the rocket field suddenly became much smaller.

However, the game ended in the third quarter, and the Rockets still led the Lakers by 8 points at 77:69.

The 8-point difference, for the Rockets, the third quarter was another crazy quarter, this quarter, they directly won the Lakers by as many as 9 points, it can be said that in addition to the first quarter of the game, the other two quarters, the Rockets suppressed the Lakers.

Rick Carlisle, who has always been known for on-the-spot command and adjustment, was completely suppressed by Qiao Hai in this game.

However, there is still one quarter in the game, and for the Lakers, the chance to win is still there.

……

In the fourth quarter, Qiao Hai made another adjustment, he asked the team to mix several sets of offensive play, what tactics to use, and what style of play to use, depending on the situation.

At the beginning, Yao Ming led the team on the Rockets' side, the Lakers were pure substitutes, and Kobe O'Neal all went down to rest.

So, as soon as the fourth quarter began, the Rockets exploded.

Yao Ming took the ball in the middle distance, played a single directly, and scored two points first.

Then, after defending a wave of attacks from the Lakers, Yao Ming played another match with Ralph Alston, went around to the mid-range position on the other side, and made a catch-and-shoot jumper again.

The Lakers' offense, Karim Rush's jumper hit another iron.

Yao Ming grabbed the backcourt rebound and attacked the frontcourt, Ralph Alstom's breakthrough was unsuccessful, the ball was given to Yao Ming, and in the face of Mark Madsen's defense, Yao Ming, who did not suffer from strength, even came to a low-post back single.

Took a sigma step, turned around and scored 2 points on a jumper.

After Yao Ming scored six points in a row, the Rockets' lead reached 14 points.

Rick Carlisle could only call Kobe from the bench, and at the same time, Qiao Hai also called Ron Artest, asking Artai to support the Rockets' outside offense while defending Kobe Bryant.

Ron Artest played, and Kobe Bryant also played.

But after Kobe Bryant came on the court, the Lakers' first attack, his breakthrough was pinched by the Rockets, and the ball was distributed to Devin George, and Devin George's jump shot also hit the iron again.

The Rockets grabbed the rebound, Ron Artest rushed to the front court with the ball, broke through with the cover, entered the restricted area, and scored 2 points on a layup.

With a 16-point difference, Qiao Hai saw that Rick Carlisle called O'Neal from the bench again, and it seemed that the Lakers were going to replace the full main force in advance.

Qiao Hai thought about it and changed back to the main force.

A wave of pauses from the Lakers, with the main forces on both sides, and the final showdown began!

With a 16-point difference, it is obviously very difficult for the Lakers to tie the score, and for them, the period from the beginning of the fourth quarter to the end of the game is their last chance to fight back.

If the Lakers want to turn the tables and win, they must seize this time and seize every opportunity in this time.

When the game restarted, on the Lakers' side, O'Neal broke out, scoring 4 points in a row on consecutive inside shots, and also assisted Samaki Walker and Karim Rush to score.

On the Rockets' side, Steve Francis scored 4 points with a burst of free throws, James Posey also made a foul and hit both free throws, plus Yao Ming's two consecutive shots.

After the timeout, the Rockets and Lakers played another wave of 10-10 ties.

The margin is still 16 points.

For the Lakers, time is ticking, opportunities are slipping, and fans are even starting to leave the Staples Center.

On the Rockets' side, a victory is close at hand, and the bench players are getting more and more excited.

In the next game, as the physical fitness of the two teams declined, the sound of iron continued to play, and O'Neal scored the only 4 points on the Lakers' side.

And here for the Rockets, Steve Francis made foul free throws, Ron Artest broke through to score a layup, Yao Mingzhong made a shot, and the Rockets actually further widened the point difference.

The game quickly went to the final 3 minutes, and the Staples Center was already full of boos.

"Kobe Bryant's mid-range shot hit the iron again, and with the last three minutes of the game, the Rockets still lead by 18 points!" In the commentary seat, Charles Barkley was already shaking his head.

"In the last three minutes, the Lakers have to chase 18 points, which is simply a fantasy, for the Lakers, this game is over, they have lost hope of winning!"

While the Lakers had no hope of winning, Rick Carlisle made no substitutions.

In the last three minutes, the Lakers still finished with all their main forces.

If the Lakers don't change, the Rockets naturally won't either.

In the last three minutes, Kobe Bryant scored 5 points with free throws, Fisher scored 2 points, and on the Rockets' side, Steve Francis scored 5 points in a row.

With a buzz, the final timer beeps and the red light above the basket comes on.

Kenny Smith began to announce: "The final game is over, 108:92, and the Rockets have won this game!" ”

"This is an incredible victory, except for being slightly suppressed by the Lakers in the first quarter, the remaining three quarters of the game, the Rockets beat the Lakers!" Charles Barkley also summed up the game.

"Technical statistics show that Steve Francis scored 38 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Ron Artest scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and Yao Ming finally scored 26 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 big hats!"

Kenny Smith glanced at the technical stats: "So, for the Rockets, it's a three-core explosion winning game!" ”

"It is worth mentioning that in this game, China's Yao completely suppressed Shaquille O'Neal! At the beginning, he gave O'Neal 3 big hats! ”

"And in this game, Shak's data is only 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and the data level is completely suppressed by China's Yao!"

"The Rockets also did a good job of defending Kobe, and in the whole game, Kobe Bryant only scored 22 points on 5-of-19 shooting, although he had 11 rebounds and 9 assists, but he played crazy iron, and he didn't score at critical moments, and he didn't play his due role at all."

“……”

As Staples Center pulled out of the field, Qiao Hai found Rick Carlisle on the sidelines and shook hands.

"Congratulations, Joe."

Qiao Hai replied with a smile: "Thank you." ”

He has no grudge against Rick Carlisle, just enemies on the field, and now, the game is over, and the two naturally shook hands politely and exchanged politely.

After the two shook hands, there was no unnecessary communication, after all, the camera was pointed at them, and after shaking hands with each other, the two walked towards their respective players' tunnels.

At the entrance of the Staples Center's visiting players' tunnel, Qiao Hai was stopped by several fans wearing Lakers No. 1 jerseys.

I don't know if these fans who thought they were the No. 1 players of the Lakers, and it was indeed a little scary to suddenly stop Qiao Hai.

But if you look at the back numbers of these players, there is a set of letters written on them - "Qiao Hai"!

This is Qiao Hai's jersey, and it seems that these fans are Qiao Hai's die-hard loyalists in Los Angeles.

He smiled and signed the fans before continuing towards the visiting dressing room.