Just like the San Antonio Spurs team knew they had to attack as hard as they could to win, the Los Angeles Lakers team players knew they had to work hard to defend well if they wanted to win this game and advance to the NBA Finals.
After a few minutes of play, it was clear that the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team were more relaxed and that's why they were playing better, the players of San Antonio Spurs team were making more mistakes and that's why the Lakers team managed to open a small advantage in points.
Shaquille O'Neal kept finding spaces even though he had two players defending against him, so Kobe Bryant also found more chances to advance the painted area and the Los Angeles Lakers team had more attacking options.
