At 5 minutes and 22 seconds and 5 minutes and 57 seconds into the fourth quarter, the SuperSonics spread the ball to the outside under the Lakers' compact defense, but missed two consecutive three-point attempts, stalling their offense! During this period, Zhang Hao scored with a close-range turnaround fadeaway in a post-up and drew a foul against Schramm for a 2+1 play, and Barkley made a strong spin move in the post, throwing in a layup against Kemp's help defense.
The Lakers made a 5-0 run, tying the game at 108!
The SuperSonics were forced to call a timeout, but when the play resumed, O'Neal returned to the court...
The game was nearing its end, and the Lakers had no other strategy – with O'Neal back in, Barkley was subbed out, and the shooting trio of Kenny Anderson, James Robinson, and Byron Scott was brought in. On the SuperSonics' side, it was clear the Lakers would continue to attack!
