In the final quarter, the Hawks launched another counterattack, with their three stars going all out, their offensive power even stronger than in the third quarter! However...
Due to the severe defense in the first quarter, during the first interval break, Woodson decided to strengthen the defense, trying to lock down the opponent's wings like in Game 2, and after exhausting the opponent's wing players' sense, intended to block Zhang Yang and Felton... then overlooked the Bobcats' third scoring option, allowing Okafor to take the lead in the second quarter and execute an inside-outside collaboration.
This was the first true inside-outside connection for the Bobcats since the second round, and in the second half, Woodson wanted to contain it again, but he couldn't manage it. By the final quarter, although the Bobcats' three youngsters' scores had decreased a bit, the Bobcats team had developed a multi-point scoring trend after the second and third quarters!
