Chapter 629

The conflict between the "OK duo" was already irreconcilable, and Kobe was even unwilling to win the championship.

They had no way to play properly.

Of course... even if they played like this, the overflowing combat power still allowed them to fight with the Bulls, who had secret weapons exploding.

4 minutes and 27 seconds of bench duel.

Korver and Chandler teamed up to help the Bulls erase the 5-point deficit from the first quarter and even take a three-point lead.

But.

The Bulls with only two secret weapons exploding seemed still not enough.

When the Lakers' starters returned, by the end of the half, the Bulls were still trailing by four points.

Returning for the second half.

It was still the Lakers' starters, and their combat power was still very fierce and strong.

Especially Kobe, who kept forcing shots; his touch was gradually fed, and he started his unsolvable personal mode.

"Korver and Chandler, two bench players, have both exploded and played efficient offense, but we are still trailing?" Pippen had a headache.

"Two is not enough, then three, then even more!!!"

Yao was very confident.

"Boom!"

He first used his footwork to shake O'Neal off by half a body length, then leaped up and completed a thunderous dunk over O'Neal's head.

On the next possession.

He was again at the left low post, facing O'Neal's defense, and hit a turnaround mid-range jumper.

"Swish!"

Hit again.

It didn't end there; just a minute later, he defended O'Neal's attack one-on-one in the paint.

And grabbed the rebound, made a long pass, and found Hinrich in the front court.

"Whoosh!"

A transition three-pointer.

"Swish!"

Swish.

And on the very next possession, Hinrich received a pass from Yao, who was double-teamed in the paint, at the right corner and hit another three-pointer.

Very confident.

This shot?

"Swish!"

It pierced the net, splashing up ripples.

"Woooow~"

Eli Otter opened his mouth wide, "First, bench players Korver and Chandler transformed into 'secret weapons' and exploded.

Now Yao and Hinrich have also exploded.

The Bulls are in the rhythm of everyone being a soldier tonight; they are in the rhythm of winning the game tonight!"

"Exactly!"

Doug Collins was also excited, "Although there is no Su Yan, the Bulls, with everyone as a 'secret weapon' and everyone exploding, have combat power that cannot be ignored.

If the Lakers don't get serious, they will definitely lose tonight."

Three quarters finished.

Because of another explosion from Yao and Hinrich, the Bulls took a four-point lead into the final quarter.

And on the Lakers' side.

The fans were anxious; Kobe and O'Neal were still competing with each other and still didn't intend to play the game well.

Payton and Malone also had a headache; they knew very well that if they lost tonight, Su Yan would return for Game 5.

That would be a completely different situation for the entire series, a situation they absolutely did not want to see.

"Payton, I feel we can't let Kobe and O'Neal play like this tonight; we need to play more decisively and firmly.

The Bulls don't have Su Yan, and we don't fear the other players."

Malone found Payton and said seriously.

"Understood."

Payton nodded, a desire for victory and a desire for the championship flashing in his eyes, "Let the two of us finish the game in the final quarter!"

"Slap..."

The two high-fived, full of fighting spirit.

Before long.

The final quarter arrived.

It was still the duel between the bench players first.

Secret weapons Chandler and Korver, although not as heroic as in the second quarter, still helped the team maintain a four-point lead.

Three minutes later.

Both teams' starters returned, entering the final decisive moment.

Payton and Malone, just as they said during the break, chose to attack themselves when the opportunity arose.

Not blindly handing the ball to Kobe.

This made the Lakers' offense slightly better.

It's just that... the two were not at their peak after all, and wanting to truly dominate the game was not easy.

The OK duo were still competing with each other, and Kobe wouldn't pass the ball once he got it, which meant the Lakers' overall offense wouldn't be fluid.

Looking at the Bulls.

Yao and Hinrich, the explosion of these two "secret weapons" was still continuing.

This resulted in the Lakers not being able to take advantage even with their overflowing combat power, facing the Bulls where everyone was a soldier.

The game was deadlocked.

The intense back-and-forth continued until the last 30 seconds, with the Lakers still trailing by one point.

Pressure was on the Lakers.

At this time, even if Payton and Malone wanted to attack, they didn't feel they had the ability.

They had to give the ball to Kobe or O'Neal.

Yao blocked O'Neal in the paint, so Payton could only give the ball to Kobe.

Kobe made a gesture.

Everyone cleared out, he faced Pippen one-on-one at the right arc, made a feint to drive, and suddenly pulled up.

He launched a three-pointer over Pippen's defensive block; it was very elegant, very handsome, and very difficult.

The result?

"Swish!"

The big-hearted Kobe hit this key three-pointer, helping the team take a two-point lead.

There were only 12 seconds left!

The pressure suddenly shifted to the Bulls, and it was immense!!! ===== CHAPTER 631 =====