But soon, the balance of victory tilted towards the Lakers.

First of all, Kobe broke out. He broke through the Pistons' inside line with one breakthrough after another, and broke through their outside line with one mid-range shot after another.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Hao also broke out, bombarding the Pistons' basket with one three-pointer after another.

Why is this?

Because Hamilton was exhausted.

Yes, you read that right.

Hamilton, the famous physical freak, was exhausted in the third quarter!

Lin Hao constantly engaged in physical confrontations on the defensive end and ran tirelessly on the offensive end, actually tiring the opponent out.

Although he has the same endurance skills as Hamilton, his physical strength value is as high as 100 points!

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led by 8 points.

"Well done everyone, keep it up."

The Zen Master was all smiles and kept encouraging the players.

Pistons bench.

"Hey, Richard, what's wrong with you?"

Larry Brown was about to arrange tactics when he suddenly noticed that Hamilton's face turned pale.

"I'm a little tired."

Hamilton gasped and said, "Lin Hao is such a weird guy!

His off-ball movement is on my level.

Besides, I found that I couldn’t keep up with him.”

(Lin Hao chuckled. Not only do I have your endurance, but my stamina has also reached 100 points. What can you compare with me?)

The Pistons players were all stunned.

Who is Hamilton? He's a marathon runner on the basketball court!

He is the kind of person who can make both Iverson and Kobe, two physical monsters, exhausted.

But now you tell me that a Chinese player is going to tire him out?

Larry Brown was also surprised, but he didn't have time to think about it and quickly made adjustments:

“Tayshawn, you will guard Lin Hao later.

Even though that guy was running all over the court, it was already the third quarter, so he probably wouldn't be able to run around for much longer!

Don't be fooled by Prince's mediocre career steals and blocks.

He is the core of the Pistons' perimeter defense and has won four second-team defense awards.

"No problem, I'll take care of that kid!"

Prince pounded his chest confidently.

"Also, have you found a problem?"

Larry Brown suddenly said mysteriously, "That kid Lin Hao hasn't made a single mid-range shot so far!"

This is really the case!

The Pistons players thought hard for a while, and their eyes lit up at the same time.

At this time, the Pistons assistant coach took out a document and said excitedly:

"I've noticed it too! That kid is incredibly accurate from three-point range. In Game 5 of the Finals, he hit an astonishing 100% (the one with 16 points in 35 seconds). Game 6 saw a slight drop, but it was still around 60%.

However, his mid-range shot is terrible.

So far, he has only taken three shots, all of which missed.

In addition, he is not good at breaking through, and so far, he has not had a layup."

Larry Brown looked at Prince with a smile, "So, Tayshaun, you know what to do later?"

Prince nodded heavily.

The reason Larry Brown only remembered this in the middle of the game was not because he didn't do his homework before the game.

Instead, he and his assistant coaches spent the night studying the Lakers' tactics and players.

However, the OK combination's connection in the last game was so terrifying that they spent most of their energy on O'Neal and Kobe.

In addition, Lin Hao's rise was too short, and his on-field data was too little, so there is not much to refer to.

"What about Kobe? What about Kobe?"

Hamilton asked.

"Kobe will be guarded by Chauncey!"

Larry Brown said in a deep voice.

Billups not only has speed but also strength, which makes him very suitable for defending the opponent's strong guards.

Larry Brown is worthy of being the two-time NBA Coach of the Year, and his arrangement is indeed effective.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kobe and Lin Hao both failed to perform, leaving Shaq alone in the interior.

Kobe's physical strength declined at this time, and he could not get rid of Billups in terms of speed. He also did not have enough strength to crush the enemy, so his hit rate was greatly reduced.

Prince has arm span and height, and is particularly good at guarding shooters.

Moreover, he only defends three-pointers, not breakthroughs.

Lin Hao had a hard time playing under his defense.

Why are scoring phenoms like Kobe and McGrady so hard to defend? Because they have a triple threat: they can drive, pass, and shoot.

But Lin Hao's only threat is the three-pointer.

Next, Big Ben used the pick-and-roll to create an open opportunity!

The ball in Billups' hand flew into his hands quickly like a precision-guided missile.

Big Ben strode into the restricted area, soared into the sky, and slammed the ball into the basket with great ease.

"Oh!"

The atmosphere on the scene was instantly ignited!

After landing, Daben beat his chest and roared, appearing extremely domineering.

The Lakers' morale suddenly plummeted.

Just three minutes into the fourth quarter, the Lakers' 8-point lead was wiped out.

As if to demonstrate his demeanor as a famous coach, the Phil Jackson did not call a timeout.

Seeing that no one on the team stepped up to score, O'Neal decided to go it alone.

He steadily faced the double Wallace in post-up play in the paint, constantly ramming into them with his massive body.

Finally squeezed out a seat.

Just as he was about to slam dunk into the basket, Rashid revealed his ferocious face, hugged him tightly, and pulled him down from the air.

This foul was extremely bad, and O'Neal's huge body fell heavily to the ground.

The referee whistles! Foul!

"grass!"

Lin Hao was so angry that he started speaking Chinese.

Such a bad action is just an ordinary foul?

The fans at the scene started booing.

This move was too big, it was not aimed at the ball, but at the person!

O'Neal's face was instantly filled with anger, and he raised his huge fist and was about to swing it towards Rashid.

"This is the finals, don't be impulsive!"

Lin Hao immediately calmed down and rushed over, hugging him tightly from behind.

O'Neal walked to the free throw line with a rage in his heart.

He missed both free throws. Shaq's free throw shooting was as bad as ever.

In the following game, the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

The actions of the players on both sides became more and more ferocious and the scale of the fight became more and more violent. Every confrontation seemed like a life-and-death battle.

The Zen Master finally called a timeout.

At this time, there were 3 minutes left until the end of the game.

The score was 78:80, with the Lakers trailing by two points.

"No, if we continue like this, we might lose the game!"

Lin Hao frowned.

He hurriedly called up the system.

I currently have 10 attribute points. Where can I add them to help the team win?

Logically speaking, he should focus all his energy on dribbling and mid-range shots.

But the same reason applies, his basic scores for these two abilities are too low, and even with the additions, they are only at a medium level.

After thinking about it, he added all his attribute points to stealing.

His current steal attribute points have increased from 58 points to 68 points.

After the timeout, the Pistons have the ball.

Rasheed dropped to the post, with Shaq behind him.

O'Neal's eyes were blazing with anger as he held him tight.

The previous foul made O'Neal very angry, and now he poured all his anger into defense.

Rasheed had no chance and was ready to pass the ball to Billups.

However, at the moment the ball was passed, a figure wearing the purple and gold jersey with the number 3 appeared on the passing route.

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