In the last nearly 8 minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers scored 12 points.
17 to 18, the Lakers trailed by 1 point going into the intermission.
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The score was nerve-wrackingly low, but the first quarter's process... Listening to the passionate cheers of the live audience, the Lakers' players also felt very comfortable.
They had done well defensively in the past few games, but in terms of physical confrontation, playing against the New York Knicks, they realized that their defensive confrontations were still too weak and initially unaccustomed to it.
Fortunately, Del Harris made timely adjustments, and under O'Neal's rough and tough defense, they quickly adapted to this kind of confrontation.
Regarding the current situation, Del Harris was very satisfied, especially with Zhang Hao's adjustment on the offensive end... no, it was O'Neal's adjustment on offense. Anyway, it was not Zhang Hao doing well.
