Although the Lakers' record in the regular season this season is still a little different from the Pacers, but in terms of the team's roster depth, the Lakers are no worse than the Pacers, and it is precisely by relying on the excellent rotation lineup that the Lakers can easily take out the Spurs with a GDP combination in the Western Conference Finals, so at the beginning of the second quarter, Phil Jackson was very relieved to send a full bench lineup.

Before Pau Gasol and Ron Artest did not join, not to mention the rotation lineup, even the main lineup of the Lakers was very unbearable, and several of the Lakers' starters at that time were affectionately called the CBA that could not be brought by Kobe Bryant's fans, but after the Lakers robbed Pau Gasol and exchanged for Ron Artest and Derrick Fisher at a very small price, these CBAs who could not be brought in ushered in a new life, from the starter to the bench, and the playing time was greatly reduced, The weakening of responsibility and pressure on their shoulders has only made them play on the bench and become a well-known bench gangster in the league.

Due to Andrew Bynum's injury and absence, the bench lineup composed of Jordan Famar, Sasha Vujacic, and Vladimir Radmanovic played a small and fast lineup, although the Pacers' bench lineup is also very strong, but under the crazy acceleration of the Lakers' bench, the bench lineup led by NN Hilario and Chris Duhon has rarely fallen behind.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers, who were still leading by two points, fell behind by three points after the two benches played the first few minutes of the second quarter, forcing the Pacers' main lineup to recover the score after the start of the second half of the second quarter.

"Meng, I know you, you will definitely not shoot this offense, but after shaking it over, you are passing the basketball out, isn't it, so I won't stick to you so tightly this time, hurry up and pass the ball, little baby!" Meng Xu, who had just won the basketball after his debut, heard Kobe's ridicule in his ears, and after Kobe finished speaking, he shrugged his shoulders at Meng Xu.

Kobe Bryant very much hopes to have a solo with Meng Xu, and Meng Xu and Kobe Bryant's heads-up in the last few rounds of the first quarter of the game did make Kobe feel very comfortable in every pore, but with Kobe's understanding of Meng Xu, he will not continue to play like that, so after the main lineups of both sides returned to the court, Kobe kept provoking Meng Xu and wanted to provoke him.

"Kobe, I know you, you must have been afraid of me passing the ball, so you said that on purpose, right?" Meng Xu, who was facing Kobe, slapped the basketball with his low body, while observing his teammates' running positions with the corner of his eye, Kobe Bryant was in very good shape today, and his desire to score was also very strong, and he scored 13 points in the first quarter of the game, but Meng Xu would not be so low-level that he would score points with Kobe Bryant's brainlessness, for Meng Xu, victory is always the first, when it is time to stand up and score, of course he will be the best, in addition, he should let his teammates play, but also let his teammates play, if he has arranged everythingIt's too easy for them to get their millions of dollars in salary.

Ignoring Kobe's next provocation, after making a blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation with Jermaine O'Neal, Meng Xu passed the basketball to James Posey, who ran out of the vacancy, and James Posey, who received Meng Xu's pass, finally threw his first shot in this Finals, compared to previous seasons, Posey's performance in this season is much worse, which is not a good sign for James Posey in the contract year, If James Posey's performance in this Finals doesn't improve, it will be difficult for him to sign another long-term contract in the offseason.

Kobe Bryant, who was hot in the first quarter of the game, did not feel cold because he had been sitting on the bench for a long time, and after James Posey hit a three-point shot to equalize the score, Kobe Bryant immediately hit a mid-range shot to help the Lakers take the lead again.

"Kobe Bryant felt very good today, he just hit a mid-range shot in the second quarter, increasing his personal score to 15 points, and it looks like Kobe Bryant's score today is going to run for 3,40 points." Kenny Smith on the commentary bench was also a little surprised by Kobe's hand, normally speaking, after Kobe Bryant sat on the bench for more than ten minutes, his hand will definitely fluctuate after he re-enters the court, but Kobe Bryant's shooting feel did not cool down in the first round after returning to the court.

"James had done a very good job of defending just now, but Kobe Bryant still threw this ball in." Reggie Miller, who sat next to Kenny Smith, exonerated James Posey at the same time, his words also revealed his appreciation for Kobe, although when he was a player, Reggie Miller and Kobe Bryant did not deal with each other very much, but after Reggie Miller retired, all the grievances of the playing days disappeared, Michael Jordan was able to shake hands and make peace, what else can not be put down.

"I think Kobe Bryant is preparing to get a high score at the Bankers Life Arena today." Although Magic Johnson has always been a fan and supporter of Meng Xu, as a famous legend of the Lakers, Magic Johnson has always been very unhappy with Meng Xu's breaking the single-game scoring record in the Finals set by Lakers legend Elgin Baylor in Staples, so in the previous Finals, Magic Johnson always looked forward to Meng Xu being able to refresh this record again in the game with the Mavericks or the Spurs, so that the Lakers could step back from this humiliating record table, of course, It would be even more perfect if there was a Lakers player who broke this record in the finals with the Pacers and repaid the other way, so when Kobe Bryant showed excellent game status and hot shooting touch in today's game, Magic Johnson had a little more expectation for Kobe.

"15 to 7, 15 to 7, 15 to 7 。。。。。。" After the shooting, Kobe Bryant, when he was retreating, ran to Meng Xu for a while, for fear that Meng Xu would not know that he had scored 15 points.

"Waves, waves, let you wave for a while." For Kobe Bryant's tireless provocation, Meng Xu was not in a hurry to respond to him, the first half was not over yet, what was there to be in a hurry, the last laugh was the real laugh.