"Tyshawn, your performance today is very good, I won't say much else, the fourth quarter is the most critical moment of this game, the guy opposite will definitely send Kobe Bryant to steal points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, so, I ask you to continue to pester Kobe Bryant like in the previous game, and try not to give him any chance to score easily." As soon as the third quarter of the game ended, Larry Bird pulled Prince, who had just left the game, and made special arrangements for him.

83-72, the Pacers had an 11-point lead over the Lakers at the end of the third quarter, so after the start of the fourth quarter, Larry Bird will not arrange the main lineup that played the entire third quarter to continue to play, and Phil Jackson on the opposite side is different, he will definitely take advantage of the Pacers' main lineup to steal points in the next few minutes of the break, and when James Posey can't play due to injury, Larry Bird doesn't care if Prince is tired or not, and arranges him to continue to play in the fourth quarter. Went to defend Kobe.

To be honest, Prince's performance on the court today was really a bit unexpected by Larry Bird, the reason why Larry Bird took a fancy to Prince was because he liked his defense and his conscientious attitude on the court, but for Prince's offense, Larry Bird did not have much expectations, and because of the many Pacers scorers, Prince did not get a few opportunities to shoot in his limited playing time, but through today's game, Larry Bird found out that Prince is not just a defensive giant, It's a near-perfect 3-and-D player, and this kind of player is the perfect puzzle piece that every team aiming for a championship needs.

Being able to lead the Lakers by 11 points at the end of the third quarter is definitely a very good thing for the Pacers, because it means that the main lineup, which rarely rested in the first three quarters, can have enough rest time after the start of the fourth quarter, which is certainly very beneficial for the final stage of the game.

But for the Lakers, the situation is a little bad, there are 12 minutes left in the game, but the Lakers are 11 points behind the Pacers, which means that the Lakers must erase this big hole before the Pacers' main lineup reappears, but with the Lakers' current bench lineup, it is not easy to break the Pacers' bench lineup and fill this big hole, unless they let the main lineup that played almost the entire third quarter continue to play at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but if this is done, The consequence is that it is likely that in the last minutes of this game, the main lineup that has not been rested will collectively have physical problems, and once this happens, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the Lakers.

So after the Lakers' bench players got off the court, Phil Jackson has been thinking about how to steal points in the first half of the fourth quarter, so that O'Neal and Malone can continue to play It is definitely impossible, O'Neal has obvious problems with physical strength in the last two minutes of the third quarter, and Malone has just left the court, O'Neal carried him off the court, so now only Payton and Kobe Bryant can be counted on, but Payton's ability to grab points at critical moments is very average, so think about it, Phil Jackson finally turned his attention to Kobe.

"Defending, defending。。。。。。" After the start of the fourth quarter, the Pacers took the lead in attacking, and the entire Staples Center resounded with the unanimous shouts of the crowd.

"The Pacers' group of bench players is really strong, and it's not so easy for the Lakers to recover the score!" After the opening of the fourth quarter, Jamal Tinsley handed the basketball to NN Hilario under the basket through blocking and dismantling with Lorenzen White, and NN Hilario passed the basketball to Reggie Miller who ran out of the vacancy at the moment of receiving the ball, Reggie Miller hit a mid-range shot, and the score between the two sides was further extended to 13 points, looking at the skillful cooperation between the Pacers' group of benches, Magic Johnson shook his head with mixed feelings, if the Lakers can't take advantage of the time when the Pacers send a bench lineup, Redeem the slight momentum on the court, then wait until the main lineup of the Pacers comes on the field, the Lakers will have no chance at all, and once they lose today's game, the Lakers' road to the finals has basically come to an end.

"I will definitely prove to everyone that you are wrong, and I will definitely not be weaker than that big fat man!" Kobe Bryant, who returned to the offensive end, looked at Prince, who was already obviously thickened in front of him, and said fiercely in his mind, I really don't know what good that big fat man is, he doesn't train hard, and he is lazy in the game, just like that, there are so many people who trust him, as long as he is on the court, he will give up everything and play around him, and with the continuous increase in strength, Kobe Bryant has now had enough of this treatment, especially in the last game, Kobe Bryant almost single-handedly led the Lakers to defeat the Pacers, But after the game, head coach Phil Jackson was still persuading himself to reduce the number of singles and make more balls for O'Neal, which completely shattered Kobe's last remaining illusion. And now, the team is in crisis again, and the big fat man can't play because of physical problems, so it's time for Kobe Bryant to prove himself, prove that he is better than the big fat man, and prove that only he can lead the team to win.

After successfully throwing off the defending Prince half a step with a reverse run and change of direction, Kobe Bryant quickly reached out to Janero Pugo to ask for the ball, although Prince stuck it again at the moment of receiving the ball, but Kobe Bryant was ready to start at this moment, after continuous heavy shoulder shaking, Kobe suddenly turned in the opposite direction, just when Kobe turned halfway, he forcibly pulled back his body and completed the turn to the other side, and Prince, who had just moved in the direction that Kobe turned, After Kobe Bryant completed the turn, he couldn't keep up, and could only watch Kobe jump one step away from his side and make a 3-point shot. Although it was only the first round, Prince, who played the entire third quarter, obviously couldn't keep up with Kobe Bryant after re-entering the court.

"Beautiful back turn, such a difficult back turn action, I have only seen Michael and Meng Xu use it in the game before, but I didn't expect Kobe Bryant to complete such a back turn very perfectly." When Kobe Bryant completed his back turn and didn't shoot yet, Michaels on the commentary bench clapped his palms and sighed, this kind of difficult back turn action, few people in the entire league can come out, and the most used is undoubtedly the strongest player in the past, Michael, and the strongest outside Meng Xu now.

With Kobe Bryant's basketball, a hit was struck, and the Staples Center immediately erupted in cheers, but the Lakers are still behind, but Kobe's performance is also worthy of their cheers, for many fans who like Kobe, no matter how Kobe performs on the court and what kind of data he gets, as long as he can see Kobe playing on the court, it is enough. And after Kobe Bryant's crazy performance in the last game, many fans in the Staples Center are now looking forward to Kobe Bryant saving the team like in the last game.

"Sometimes I really envy these people." Meng Xu, who was sitting on the bench and covering his head with a big towel, also looked at Kobe with envy after seeing Kobe's series of actions on the court, after the last game, Kobe's ability value changed again, and he became a player with the same ability value of 97 as O'Neal and Duncan, and the ability value of 97 has also reached the upper limit of Kobe's own ability, Kobe, Duncan, O'Neal, Maddie, even now the ability value has reached 93, but Jermaine O'Neal, who was still hung up by O'Neal, They are all real geniuses, relying on superior talents, and their own efforts, step by step to today's achievements, and if they don't have a system, I'm afraid that they have graduated from college now, returned to China with the title of "turtle", and watched them compete with envy in front of the TV.

With Kobe Bryant's 3-point hit after the opening, the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene was gradually mobilized, and they cheered for Kobe Bryant, especially in the next round, Kobe Bryant hit a 3-pointer in the same way again, narrowing the gap between the two sides to 9 points, and the fans in the Staples Center have begun to chant Kobe's name.

Although the Lakers' bench lineup is obviously inferior to the Pacers, under the leadership of Kobe, or under Kobe's personal performance, the Lakers' bench has also become excited, because they, like Kobe, don't want to lose this game, and at the same time want to prove themselves to Kobe. As the game on the field became more and more intense, the players on both sides became more and more excited, and the pace of the game on the field became faster and faster.

"Kobe Bryant turned his back and hit a jumper, and the difference between the two sides was only 4 points!" With Bryant's mid-range shot, Bryant had already scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 2-of-4 3-pointers after coming on the court in the fourth quarter.

"Larry Bird needs to call a timeout early!" 94-90, less than 1 minute before the official timeout in the fourth quarter, the Lakers bench lineup led by Kobe Bryant narrowed the difference of 13 points at the highest time between the two sides to only 4 points, looking at the game that was about to lose suspense, now the game is getting more and more intense, Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines rarely showed a smile, for neutral fans like Jeff Van Gundy, the more intense the game, the better, if the game is like the previous game, it will be no fun, And as a guest commentator on ABC, for the sake of the show's ratings, Jeff Van Gundy naturally hopes that today's game will be as intense as possible, and as exciting as possible.

"It looks like the decisive battle between the two sides is going to be advanced!" If possible, Larry Bird naturally hopes that the main lineup will rest as long as possible, and at worst, it will be re-played after the official timeout, originally with the difference between the two sides and the gap between the substitute lineup, Larry Bird's plan is easy to achieve, but in the case of Kobe Bryant taking over the game, Larry Bird has to send the main lineup in advance, and accordingly, as long as the Pacers call a timeout, Phil Jackson will definitely send all the main players, and once the main players on both sides are all on the court, Then it means that the moment of the final decision of this game is coming.

"We have no way back now, all we want in this game is to win, only to win! Do you understand? In front of the Lakers' bench, Phil Jackson summoned all the main players who were about to play to his side, waving his arms and roaring in a very rare way.

"Shaq, Kobe, do you two want to lose to the same opponent two years in a row?" After boosting the morale of the team, Phil Jackson took Kobe Bryant with one hand and O'Neal with the other, and asked the two of them the same question with a sincere face.

"I don't want to, for me, losing to the same opponent two years in a row is my basketball career, my life, eternal shame! And this shame will stay with me for the rest of my life, and it will not go away until I go to the grave! Seeing that Kobe Bryant and O'Neal were both thoughtful, and no one wanted to be the first to answer, Phil Jackson, who couldn't help it, took the lead in speaking.

"I don't care what you think now, and no matter what grievances you have now, this game, in these last minutes, I hope you two can put aside your past suspicions, fight side by side for the victory of the team, and work together!" After Phil Jackson finished speaking, he put the hands of Kobe and O'Neal together, and the moment the two hands touched together, Phil Jackson could clearly feel them both shaking.

"If you lose, then everything is gone!" At this moment, O'Neal remembered Peyton's words when he advised him, and after a little hesitation, O'Neal nodded at Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant at the same time.

"If I didn't want to lose to that guy, I wouldn't forgive this big fat man!" After seeing O'Neal give the answer first, Kobe Bryant also responded to O'Neal and Phil Jackson after pretending to be reserved, after all, in Kobe's heart, he was also bent on winning the Finals and winning the O'Brien Cup again.

"Alright, alright, alright, then let's work together for victory!" After seeing both O'Neal and Kobe nodding in agreement, Phil Jackson excitedly said several good words in a row, and then called Malone and Payton over and asked them to put their hands on Kobe and O'Neal's hands as well.

"Victory! Victory! Victory! In an instant, the morale of the Lakers on the bench was high, whether it was O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, Payton, or those role players on the periphery around Phil Jackson, they were all waving their arms and shouting slogans of victory.