Lenny Wilkens' strategy is like football, dividing the players into "defensive squad" and "offensive squad".
Only Roger needs to appear in both the defensive and offensive squads.
Now, the Los Angeles Lakers are closer to victory than the previous Philadelphia 76ers.
Their formidable lineup has swept through the entire league before, and now they've pushed the defending champions to the edge of the cliff.
Kobe enjoys this battle, not because the Lakers are leading by 12 points, but because Grant Hill and O'Neal have also fully committed to the game today.
This is the feeling he wants, the feeling of going all out and battling it out with Roger!
But Kobe is still not relaxed, a 12-point advantage in the final quarter is significant, but he knows who he's facing.
Moreover, the Lakers will lose Shaq at the start of the fourth quarter.
This is Phil Jackson's rotation strategy; he doesn't want the massive Shaq playing the full quarter.
