Please!

Durant made both free throws.

6–16.

The Lakers were already down 10 to the Warriors.

"Defense! Defense!"

The Warriors fans at Oracle Arena had reached a fever pitch.

A 10-point lead was already a huge advantage, and now Yao Ming had picked up two fouls and gone to the bench early. Half of tonight's game was already in the bag!

Yao Ming leaving the floor had an obvious impact on the Lakers' offense as well.

The low-post point in the Triangle Offense was crucial.

Draymond Green was still a rookie and still had the build of a power forward at this point. After Yao Ming went out, Jason Smith came in.

What went out wasn't just height on the court, but a whole tier of strength as well.

However, on the very first possession after that, everyone in the arena realized that Harris and Lambis really had something up their sleeves.

Because the Lakers' offensive approach was completely different from when Yao Ming was on the floor.

The one posting up now wasn't the center, but Sun Hao, the Shooting Guard!

And Smith, who had originally been playing center, was now standing where Milsap had been before.

As for Milsap, he moved into Carter's original spot.

Everything had been scrambled!

Yet to the fans, this scene wasn't all that unfamiliar.

Because the Bulls had played this way at certain moments before.

Milsap was Kukoc, and Sun Hao was Jordan!

This was a classic variation of the Triangle Offense, designed to maximize a Shooting Guard's Forceful Attack in the post.

Thompson felt some pressure at this point.

The Lakers had actually used this in the Christmas Day Games before, and back then Sun Hao had beaten her three straight times, completely breaking her mentality.

Although she had improved her skills and