Bloody Battle in G1 (4K)

"The first half! The Lakers utterly crushed the Houston Rockets in every aspect!"

Houston Rockets 61:69 Lakers!

The Lakers put up a staggering 69 points in the first half!

An absolutely terrifying scoring efficiency! It could be said that the entire team had caught fire!

When a team at the level of the strongest in history had everyone firing on all cylinders, the offensive threat they posed was terrifying!

The ultimate offense!

Kobe went 13-for-21 in the first half for 30 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block!

O'Neal went 7-for-12 in the first half for 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks!

Manu Ginobili exploded for 9 points in the first half!

Jones had 9 points in the first half!

Everyone was scoring!

The Great Western Forum erupted!

Every fan rose to their feet and shouted at the top of their lungs!

This was the Lakers' moment! This was classic Lakers mode!

Kobe and O'Neal connected again and again!

Horry orchestrated a string of cuts!

The shooters drained three-pointer after three-pointer!

An unstoppable offense crashed against Houston's defense like raging waves!

After Jim Jackson entered in the second quarter, Stephen Jackson's defense completely smothered the former All-Star who was still in his prime.

Manu Ginobili kept producing!

With no other choice, Rudy Tomjanovich quickly put the starters back in.

Harris even let the bench unit battle Houston's starters for a few possessions!

But unfortunately, the Lakers' bench took a heavy loss. Olajuwon and Barkley quickly pulled the score back.

Harris shook his head. He had originally wanted the Lakers' bench to drain some of those veterans' energy, but that no longer seemed realistic.

Manu Ginobili was strong, but once Pippen guarded him, the Argentine Eagle was immediately stifled.

Pippen could not stop Kobe, but