The world champion All Blacks put away their razzle dazzle to get "down and dirty" when they beat the Lions 30-15 in the first Test in Auckland on Saturday.
The Lions face the Hurricanes on Tuesday, before Saturday's second Test against the All Blacks in Wellington (both 08:35 BST kick-offs).
At a press conference on Sunday, following the announcement of the Lions team to play the Hurricanes on Tuesday, Warren Gatland highlighted an element of the first Test which concerned him: the All Blacks' treatment of Conor Murray.
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'They were pretty brutal in that breakdown area and we need to match fire with fire, ' said Gatland.
"So I'll just be asking politely that the officials look at that and make sure they protect him".
Starting locks Iain Henderson and Courtney Lawes will also be itching to produce big games, given the Lions' were overwhelmed in the tight five in their opening Test defeat to the All Blacks.
"There's a few things I want some clarity over in terms of the sacking of the lineouts, just for me to get some understanding about that", said Gatland.
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"But there are things we can work on particularly hard this week and definitely improve on taking the chances and being more accurate at the breakdown".
Tommy Seymour and George North, who has not been required for the past two games, will start on the wings.
Although the Lions scored two tries - one of them a stunning 80-minute effort sparked by full-back Liam Williams' fearless counter-attack - they were left to bemoan missed opportunities as New Zealand took charge through their imperious forwards.
"Being a rugby player, you're used to slotting into different positions". We were looking to get the upper hand up front and in fairness to them they got it today. I did speak to the players and say, "Don't expect them to be expansive".
"And so to go out there and stop our line speed, to stop what was perceived to be a bit of a strength, which was our driven lineout, and to be prepared at some stage to have a crack at our scrum". "They were very direct coming really hard off nine and credit to them".
"You finish those chances and it changes the whole mindset and momentum of the game and unfortunately we created those and didn't quite finish them off".
"For us now, we get the chance to pull on the jersey and the chance to put a bit of momentum back".
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