Usually, in this situation, Malone is next to the opponent's counterattack arrow, guarding against the opponent's counterattack. If he can keep up with the speed, he will use rough physical pressure. If not and the team is trailing and needs to reverse the situation, he will make a rough foul to interrupt the opponent's counterattack.
But this time, Malone didn't!
On the Lakers' side, the morale was sky-high!
In this game, Zhang Hao learned something new—besides using dunks to boost team morale, it seems his words also have quite an effect...
Rough, fierce, it's indeed a very effective defense strategy. The Lakers limited the Utah Jazz's pick-and-roll offense in the third quarter!
In the last few minutes, the Lakers defended very well. After three quarters, the Lakers led 78-68 by 10 points against the Utah Jazz!
The entire third quarter, the Lakers only allowed the Utah Jazz to score 14 points, while they scored 26 points, netting 12 points in this quarter!
