After more than two decades, Los Angeles people had the feeling of facing Jordan once again.
When a player could simultaneously threaten with scoring and passing, endurance was the only factor that could affect him.
Unfortunately, the Lakers would not witness Hansen running out of steam tonight.
Because even though Kobe erupted in the third quarter, they only managed an evenly matched quarter with the Cavaliers.
By the end of the third quarter, they were trailing the Cavaliers by more than 20 points, with a score of 79 to 99.
More glaring than the score was the free throw comparison, 33 to 8.
Tonight, they certainly made history, and even the referees couldn't save them.
Moreover, an interesting incident occurred before the third quarter rotations began.
Because of the glaring disparity in halftime free throw stats, the referees consciously looked for whistles against the Lakers in the third quarter.
