At 7:30 p.m., the game between the two teams officially began.
Ever since Gan Guoyang entered the League, the Lakers had been their number one opponent in the Western Conference.
The two sides continuously studied each other and were so familiar with each other that they could not be more so.
Before the game, neither team needed any motivation; everyone was serious and fully immersed in the match.
Drexler and Magic Johnson had a good relationship off the court; he was one of the few non-Lakers players invited to Magic's castle parties.
During the regular season, Drexler would always shake hands and hug Johnson, greeting each other.
But tonight, the usually smiling Drexler was serious, not even giving Johnson an extra glance.
Johnson was the same.
Both sides started this playoff series with the intention to defeat the other.
The Los Angeles Times even claimed that whoever won this series would be the NBA champion.
