Intermission, Lakers locker room.

O'Neal was gasping heavily.

Although he still has top dominance, the unchangeable fact is that his physical energy is much more consumed on the plateau than in Los Angeles.

Kenny Smith's previous analysis was correct.

O'Neal could no longer be here and maintained his dominance throughout the game.

There are only two situations for him in the second half.

The first type is that the normal playing time will decline in the fourth quarter;

The second type is to reduce playing time and maintain aggressiveness.

Generally, the second type is chosen by coaches.

Because if you choose the first type, you may also face the risk of injury.

So even in this game, they wouldn't take that risk.

Jackson… made the third choice.

"We adjust the focus of the offense."

The Lakers are not single cores. In addition to O'Neal, they also have Sun Hao, and they can launch more offenses from the outside in the second half.

Let O'Neal take a walk on the court and do restraints, which can not only save O'Neal's physical fitness, but also ensure the strength of the Lakers' offense and defense on both ends.

This is the third option Jackson makes.

So sometimes don't be confused by the playing time of NBA players, because even if you are superstars, walking and shopping on the court is common.

When they came back in the second half, the Lakers attacked first.

O'Neal no longer asked for the ball at the low post, but swam in near the penalty area.

Ma Long mentioned that the three-point line was used as a pick-and-roll for Sun Hao.

This is a completely different style of play from the first half.

Not to mention Carl, fans realize that the Lakers' tactics have changed.

But just like the Nuggets used mid-range to play O'Neal in the first half, I know that it is two different things to be able to defend.

Malone's pick-and-roll was perfect, Sun Hao dribbled the ball quickly with a quick three-pointer, and Martin on the opposite side had no time to change defense.

The ball flew out of Sun Hao's hand and flew into the air and drew a long parabola.

"Swish!"

Then, in the almost helpless expression of Denver fans, he came into the Internet!

Sun Hao made the first three-pointer in the second half and made a comeback!

"What am I talking about?"

A four-level reversal was officially staged in the commentary seat, and Barkley raised his eyebrows and looked at Smith.

Smith laughed.

I don’t know how many levels of reversals will be in the commentary seat in this situation tonight.

The Nuggets' offense, Terry and James played pick-and-roll, and James scored after receiving the ball.

The ball came to Buckner's hands again. This time Barkley seized the opportunity and made a three-pointer!

The Nuggets returned a answerball to the Lakers!

The cheers at the scene were completely unstoppable!

The performance of the home team tonight made them ecstatic!

It sounds worth standing up with the Lakers!

For such a team, they have every reason to believe what James said before the game. The distance they are from the championship is not so far away!

Sun Hao continued to play pick-and-roll with Ma Long. This time, he made a fake shot and went in after pick-and-roll.

Martin's reaction was completely unable to keep up, watching Sun Hao break through him, and then hit a landing in the free throw line.

After Sun Hao came in the second half, he also scored 5 points in a row!

And the scoring speed is too fast!

"Hold him tightly! Hold him tightly!"

On the sidelines, Carl was waving his hands and shouting to let Buckner stick to the defense.

But he also knew that this was just a process, because he... didn't have many solutions.

Although Sun Hao's dominance in the outside line is not as good as O'Neal's inside line, no two or three people can stop him from scoring.

Camby grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Lakers' offense failed!

The simpler the defense idea, sometimes the more effective it is!

Unlike F4 in the Lakers' period last year, the only ones that are definitely stronger in this Lakers team are Sun Hao and O'Neal.

This is also why Carl's defensive strategy works.

James started playing pick-and-roll with Terry again.

Although he just scored a goal, he knew very well what the Nuggets' offensive advantage lies.

Terry grabbed O'Neal's point after pick-and-roll and took action.

"when!"

Unfortunately, his attack failed to hit the target this time.

At this time, Terry had not yet advanced to the Jets, and his scoring stability still needs to be improved.

This is also reasonable, otherwise he would have started to break out in the past two games.

O'Neal protects the defensive rebounds, and the Lakers want to play quickly.

But James was very focused tonight and rushed to O'Neal's pass route in advance, preventing O'Neal's long pass.

The Lakers moved from the fast break to the position, and Sun Hao and Malone continued to pick-and-roll.

The Nuggets' defense method is not much different from before, and they still have to play Sun Hao with two players.

Sun Hao... didn't choose to pass the ball anymore. He took a big step away from everyone in the moment after the pick-and-roll, and then directly shot!

This choice came too suddenly.

Of course, it is not surprising, because the person who made the choice was Sun Hao!

His attack range is wider than Phil Jackson's request for halftime coverage!

A long-distance three-pointer, neither Martin nor Buckner had time to save.

The ball whizzed past their heads, all they could do was look up and look back!

"Swish!"

Then, at their attention, the basketball fell into the net bag!

Sun Hao scored 13 points in a row!

Terrifying scoring explosive power!

65 to 63!

The Lakers also took the lead again!

"I think you're right."

This time, Kenny Smith of the commentator said that I gave in.

No matter how much he understands the ball, he can't guess that Sun Hao, who performed "average" in the first two games, would suddenly explode, and it would explode so rapidly.

Barkley looked like "I told you boy not to listen to me."

But this is not a big deal for Kenny Smith. As Sun Hao's former teammate, Barkley must know more about Sun Hao than Smith.

In fact, he has been following Smith Cope in the past two years, but Smith has never thought it was.

Or maybe it’s just two people who are creating the show effect.

But no matter what they were doing, at least the two reached a consensus.

Sun Hao became the biggest X-factor in tonight's game.

The entire third quarter became Sun Hao's personal scoring show.

The Nuggets' defense is getting closer and closer to the outside, and Sun Hao's three-pointer is getting further and further away.

He even completed his first playoff logo three-pointer in his Lakers career!

Carl's face had an expression like "How is the ball playing like this?"

Sun Hao scored 5 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 23 points!
To be continued...