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Chapter 103 Advancing to the Finals
In the second quarter, Liu Han took a rest and Kobe came off the bench. The Lakers are in great momentum today. After experiencing the lore in the last game, the young players have reached a new height. They played very hard, but it was precisely because they played too hard that the Lakers players seemed to have a little more power in their shots today. The Jazz players seized the opportunity to counterattack consecutively, and the second quarter lasted to 7 minutes. At the time, the Jazz tied the score to 49 to 43, and they overtook by 6 points.

Coach Harris immediately replaced the main force of the team.

The offense of the Lakers, Liu Han dribbled the ball forward, Harris did not let Van Exel play, he felt that an experienced ball handler should be left on the bench, otherwise the Lakers' bench would always be more impatient .

Liu Han handed the ball to O'Neal after arriving in the frontcourt. Today he is in good condition and has the advantage.

O'Neill received the ball and turned around to force it up directly. Ostertag tried to block the block, but O'Neal relied on his physical advantage to squeeze out Ostertag and succeeded in dunking, causing the opponent's foul. Although the free throw was not made, but still The Jazz's center has three fouls and it is considered a success. Ostertag will definitely not dare to make too many defensive moves in the next game. If he gets four fouls in the first half, the game will not be easy to play.

The Jazz's offensive routine is still very skillful today. Their pick-and-roll coordination has been tempered by Coach Sloan for many years. In the current Jazz lineup, except for the young player Ostertag who is targeting O'Neal In addition to the arrangement, the other four players can almost say that they have imprinted the pick-and-roll tactics in their bones.

The defense of the Lakers seems to be a bit worse. First, they have never been a team known for defense. Second, today the players seem to be focused on offense.Therefore, the score gap between the two teams has not been able to narrow.

At halftime, the Lakers were still 5 points behind their opponents. Liu Han scored 5 points and 6 assists in 3 minutes of playing time in the second quarter.

Coach Harris emphasized defense during the intermission. He hoped that the players would strengthen their defense in the second half.

As the second half continued, the Lakers players really strengthened their defense. Liu Han's defensive awareness was very good today. He successfully intercepted the opponent's pass twice in a row and successfully counterattacked. The score gap was narrowed to one point.

The Jazz called a timeout, and coach Jerry Sloan almost scolded the players with yelling words. This was one of the few gaffes he has made since he taught.

The Jazz players stepped up their physical confrontation after returning from the timeout, and they almost defended with hand-to-hand combat.

The Lakers attacked, and Liu Han wanted a position near the left baseline. Eddie Jones hit the ground and passed to Liu Han. Hornacek struggled to withstand Liu Han. Now Liu Han Hornacek must use all his strength to withstand it.

After receiving the ball, Liu Han first leaned his back against Hornacek, and then took advantage of the opportunity of the opponent to stick up again and turned to the right.Hornacek reacted quickly and immediately blocked Liu Han's attempt to break through to the bottom line.

Liu Han pulled the ball with his left hand again and turned to the left. Ma Long immediately defended and tried to pinch Liu Han, but when Liu Han's turn was normal, he used his right foot to hop lightly, just avoiding Ma Long's defense. , and then Liu Han's body drifted to the right and hit two points.

The wonderful goal made the fans of the Lakers cheer for the victory, and the shouts of MVP on the sidelines made the Jazz players a little embarrassed, because Malone won the regular season MVP this season, but now Liu Han used the goal to let Malone No face left.

The Jazz's offensive play is still quite stable. Malone's mid-range shot was not missed because of the ball just now, and the gap in the score is still one point.

The Lakers are a little messed up in offense. They have always been using the strengths of Liu Han and O'Neal to attack, but now the Jazz have strengthened the interception of these two people, and the pass cannot be handed over smoothly. Strong point, this made the role players of the Lakers a little confused. Van Exel chose to shoot by himself, but unfortunately, the ball bounced out of the frame.

The rest of the third quarter fell into a blackout. The Lakers' role players felt inaccurate, and the Jazz also had problems with their offense after putting more energy into defense.

At the end of the third quarter, the two teams tied at 69.

Entering the fourth quarter, Liu Han began to take the initiative to ask for the ball from the outside. He increased his shots from outside the three-point line at the beginning of the fourth quarter, scoring two consecutive three-pointers to open the score.

The Jazz were not to be outdone, Malone beat Horry to win two plus one, and Stockton also fired from the outside to tightly bite the score.

Five minutes into the fourth quarter, Liu Han held the ball on the outside again and made a fake shot. Hornacek, who was frightened by Liu Han's three-pointer, flew out immediately. As a supplementary defense against Malone, Liu Han threw the ball high to the basket. O'Neal dropped from the sky, scored two points with a dunk and let Ostertag leave the field for six fouls. The Lakers' killing tactics finally worked. The only player in the Jazz who could put some pressure on O'Neal in the paint was sent off, and the Jazz were in trouble.

Coach Jerry Sloan almost shouted hoarse in this game, but the Lakers with Liu Han and the Lakers without Liu Han are completely two teams. The Jazz can push the Lakers without Liu Han to a desperate situation, but with Liu Han Han's Lakers are not something the Jazz can resist.

Malone and Stockton are almost desperately attacking and defending. Their mentality is now in question. The comeback after years of hard work is about to come, but the Lakers on the edge of the cliff have successfully turned around. This is for anyone. It's all unacceptable.

Four minutes into the game, Liu Han hit a three-pointer from the outside again through Hornacek's defense. The gap in the score came to 4 points, and there was not much time left for the Jazz.

Then Ma Long faced Liu Han, who was defending him, and maliciously raised his iron elbow to try to give Liu Han a hard time, but Liu Han deftly turned his head to avoid the heavy attack on his head this time. Although Ma Long's elbow still hit Liu Han's shoulder hard, Liu Han suffered little damage thanks to the thick muscles blocking it, but the referee stopped the game and gave Ma Long a grade. Malicious foul, this is at the home court of the Lakers, and now that Liu Han is a rising star in the league, the referee will not save face for Malone who is out of balance.

After two free throws, the Lakers widened the gap to 10 points, and the Jazz were hopeless.

In the end, the Lakers relied on Liu Han's wonderful performance of 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists to win the tiebreaker, and the Jazz who lost the game can be said to have lost and lost.

Liu Han, a rookie who just entered the NBA, almost single-handedly brought the Lakers to the Finals. Almost all fans in Los Angeles were conquered by Liu Han. They have ignored Liu Han's skin color now. They think Liu Han Should be a legend in Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)