Eight minutes into the game, the SuperSonics were caught in a scoring drought, and even though the mid-range-focused Lakers weren't highly efficient, they could still score. The SuperSonics, on the other hand, became disorganized under the heavy double-teaming of Fei.
At this point, they were trailing by 7 points.
Fei finally couldn't resist saying loudly to Coach Lu, "Stop the game!"
Coach Lu reacted, quickly running to call a timeout.
19 to 12
After eight and a half minutes of intense play, the SuperSonics were down by 7 points against the Lakers.
Coach Lu held the tactical board, exchanging glances with his assistant, but they had a stalemate.
Their problem was simple, the Lakers were aggressively double-teaming Fei, but once he passed the ball, they couldn't capitalize on the open spots, because the others were also rotating, leaving Kwame Brown, who posed no offensive threat outside the three-second zone, open.
"Let Jermaine replace Kwame,"