Riley's actions with the Lakers essentially mirrored Rupp's. He once again reprimanded Jabbar on the bench, believing that he couldn't contain Ah Gan.
In the last game at the Forum, Jabbar was so entangled by Gan Guoyang's Moses Malone-style combat play that it led to the death of Kurt Rambis.
But scolding aside, Riley understood Jabbar's difficulties. Tonight, with Gan Guoyang's shooting touch on fire, there was no way Jabbar could go out to the perimeter to defend him one-on-one. Larry Spriggs was also ineffective.
Riley looked to the bench and said to Kurt Rambis, "Kirk, get in there and take care of Ah Gan."
Rambis pushed up his glasses and slowly stood up from the bench, thinking, "Damn, why is it always me?"
When the timeout ended and Gan Guoyang saw Rambis come onto the court to match up against him, he exclaimed, "Fuck, Rambis, how are you alive?"
