The first time a young Shanton Anderson took on a big role, it was in the all-important playoffs, and he was very excited.

In just two or three minutes, Shanton Anderson made three shots, and although he only hit one shot, his role has been played, and all Jerry Sloan needs is Shanton Anderson to activate the Jazz's outside offense, and now, Shanton Anderson has successfully done just that.

The Jazz's offense came alive, and on the field, the Jazz also had a five-five fight with the Lakers.

The score was the same, and in the first five minutes of the game, the two teams were tied 13-13.

But as time went on, through Qiao Hai's adjustments, the Lakers began to focus on Karl Malone and John Stockton, and Shanton Anderson, who started to disrupt the situation, was gradually ignored, and the Lakers began to take the initiative on the court again......

On the court, the Jazz's offense, Shanton Anderson broke through with the ball, Kobe Bryant defended alone, and there was no leakage, and on the other two sides, Karl Malone was closely guarded by Scott Pippen, and John Stockton was also defended by Bruce Bowen.

There is no chance, Shanton Anderson chose to come by himself, in fact, the game has been played so far, he is also more inclined to come by himself, Shanton Anderson feels that he has this ability, and now, he has burst with self-confidence, and even a little conceited.

Strong against Kobe's defensive layup, Shanton Anderson's shot hit the iron again.

The rebound was snatched by O'Neal, and the basketball was quickly handed over to Kobe, Kobe turned around and wanted to push the fast break, the Jazz quickly retreated, Shanton Anderson's offensive end was a little brainless, but the defensive end still kept a clear head, he knew that he had to keep an eye on Kobe.

So Kobe Bryant turned around to get the ball, and Shanton Anderson directly pasted it.

The fast break failed to succeed, the Lakers frontcourt battle, Kobe Bryant took the ball outside, controlled it for a while, and broke through directly.

Shanton Anderson's defense was very hard, and Bryant rushed up, rushed to the mid-range position, and made a sharp stop, and made a step-back jumper against Shanton Anderson's defense.

A moment later, there was a bang!

The ball is in!

"Kobe Bryant hit a step-back jumper, and Shanton Anderson's defense was already in place, but unfortunately, he still couldn't prevent it!"

It's the Jazz's offense again, John Stockton holds the ball from the outside, Shanton Anderson is still active, the Jazz pass the ball back and forth, first John Stockton holds the ball, and then Shanton Anderson receives the basketball in the process of cutting through the air, and he wants to shoot again.

The chances were a bit bad, though, so he retracted his hand and passed the ball out.

In the end, Brian Russell hit a three-pointer and hit the iron again.

Inside Scott Pippen grabbed the rebound, and the Lakers went straight to the fast break.

The ball was in the hands of Scott Pippen, and the Lakers' fast break this time was completed, and Bryant rushed to the front court and took the lead.

Scott Pippen's pass then arrived, and there was a bang! Kobe Bryant in the front court has a violent dunk! 2 points in hand!

As the Lakers adjusted their defense, the balance of victory began to tilt, and Shanton Anderson was at best a-stirring stick, and the Lakers gave Shanton Anderson enough attention at the beginning of the game, because he was so active that the Lakers had to pay attention to him, but instead ignored the Jazz's overall offense.

And now, after ignoring Shanton Anderson to a certain extent, the Jazz's offense has been stifled again.

The Lakers played more and more smoothly, and at the end of the first quarter, they took a six-point lead.

In the second quarter, Jerry Sloan, who had nothing to do, could only let the Jazz once again focus on the point of Karl Malone, no matter when, Karl Malone was the only stable scoring point that the Jazz could rely on, relying on Karl Malone's individual offense, the Jazz still had a chance.

So, in the second quarter, the Lakers replaced Scott Pippen, and the lineup became a regular five-man starter, point guard Tyronn Lue, scoring guard Kobe, small forward Bruce Bowen, power forward Robert Horry, and center Shaquille O'Neal.

At this time, Jerry Sloan, as Ernie Johnson said, stared at Karl Malone and slammed it.

In the first quarter, Karl Malone performed well, and in this game, he won the regular season MVP trophy, but in the second quarter, when the Jazz's offensive burden was all on Karl Malone, it was difficult for him to perform as freely as he wanted in the first quarter.

The Lakers began to focus on defending Karl Malone, and Karl Malone's singles became very difficult, the Jazz's offensive efficiency was extremely low, and Jerry Sloan stood on the sidelines walking back and forth, fidgeting.

Qiao Hai knows very well that if Karl Malone is stared at, the victory of the Lakers will not be far away.

At halftime, the Lakers extended their lead to 55-43, leading the Jazz by 12 points.

The lead is not particularly big, but the Jazz is already at the end of the crossbow, Karl Malone played the first half, and his physical fitness has reached the limit, looking at this posture, Karl Malone has to continue to play in the second half, if it is a high-intensity singles for the whole game, even if it is Karl Malone, who is nicknamed the postman, it is difficult to persevere.

In the second half, the Lakers made a modest rotation.

On the Jazz side, Karl Malone continues to play, and it is clear that the Jazz will continue to focus on Karl Malone.

The Lakers don't have much to do with Karl Malone's defense, but relying on the rotation of the Big Three, the Lakers have always had an advantage on the field.

"Karl Malone's physical condition is not optimistic, he still needs to fight for two quarters of games, but the Jazz have fallen behind by 12 points, and now the Jazz rely heavily on Karl Malone, although they won the first place in the regular season, the Jazz still exposed their main problem in the playoffs, John Stockton and Jeff Hornacek are old, the Jazz are no longer Utah twins, and there is no longer a trident, there is only one postman left."

"The Lakers have enough advantages in terms of team strength, and now they're turning that advantage into a win."

In the second half, the situation had completely turned in favor of the Lakers, and Ernie Johnson and Mike Fratero also duly focused on the Lakers.

In the third quarter, the Lakers continued to expand their lead, and after three quarters, the Lakers led by 19 points, and Karl Malone scored 22 points in the third quarter, but the 19-point deficit was too huge, and the Jazz's 0:2 deficit was a foregone conclusion.

And just like that, after 48 minutes of play, the Lakers won another away game at the Energy Solutions Arena, the Devils of the Utah Plateau, and staggered a 2-0 lead over the Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals.

This is something that many people didn't expect before the playoffs, and before the playoffs began, the Jazz were the biggest favorites to win the championship this season, but now, the championship favorites have been ravaged by the Lakers.

In two games, the Jazz had no chance at all, and the only one who could pose a threat to the Lakers was Karl Malone, and the huge disadvantage of losing made the Jazz hopeless, not to mention that they lost two home games, and then they went to the road, and their situation would be even worse.

After two cities in a row, Qiao Hai was in a good mood, walked to the sidelines and shook hands with Jerry Sloan, and then beckoned his players to leave.