The third quarter was wild; they won the quarter by 23 points, but the lead was only 13 points. Del Harris didn't dare to be careless. If they were to let this advantage slip away, it would be a huge embarrassment.
The fourth quarter was about to begin. Del Harris sent in the lineup of James Robinson, Doug Christie, Brian Shaw, Zhang Hao, and O'Neal.
The Blazers continued with their lineup of Nash, Isaiah Rider, Stacey Augmon, Rashid Wallace, and Sabonis.
Seeing Zhang Hao chewing on his jersey as he came onto the court, his teammates couldn't help but smack their lips.
The teammates were already very familiar with this scene. Every time Zhang Hao came onto the court chewing on his jersey, he would play even harder than before and usually play better!
In the third quarter, the Lakers scored 50 points, the highest single-quarter score by any NBA team in nearly nine years since the Phoenix Suns scored 57 points against the Nuggets in the second quarter in 1990.
