Jerry Sloan's Trump Card

Before Kobe drained Richmond's stamina completely, the Lakers and the Jazz had been locked in an even battle.

Even though Kobe had been in excellent shooting form and hit shot after shot, Malone and Richmond's offense had likewise left the Lakers unable to defend them.

As Kobe relentlessly wore Richmond down on both ends of the floor, then crossed him over and sent him tumbling before finishing a legendary 360-degree dunk, the Jazz collapsed!

With Richmond's stamina depleted, Malone was left to fight alone in isolation!

Meanwhile, Kobe began to take over for the Lakers!

Against an exhausted Richmond, Kobe was unstoppable!

With three minutes left, Harris put Ben Wallace into the game!

He had Bowen switch onto Richmond!

That became the final tactical move that decided the outcome!

When Kobe and Bowen joined forces to press the Jazz full-court, Kobe shut down Stockton, and Bowen stole the ball from the exhausted Richmond, everything was over.

Jazz 131:143 Lakers!

A game with an incredibly high score, an insanely fast pace, and a massive number of shot attempts!

A total of 274 points!

It was terrifying!

The Lakers attempted 112 shots! The Jazz attempted 106!

Karl Malone scored a game-high 47 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 5 turnovers.

O'Neal put up 36 points, 21 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers.

Kobe recorded 31 points, 12 rebounds, 17 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, and 4 turnovers.

Richmond scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Eddie Jones had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Bowen had 18 points and 6 rebounds.

Chris Mullin had 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Dell Curry scored 12 points!

A triple-double!

Kobe had another huge triple-double in the playoffs!

Led by Kobe, six Lakers scored