Chapter 62: The Lakers Win
Lei Lei did not stop his offensive footsteps, during this time, Lei Lei completely became a scoring machine with no feelings, unscrupulously impacting the Pacers' interior, using his first step to pass the defender to cut into the interior layup or split dunk, and stop the jump shot.
In the second quarter, at the end of the first half, the Lakers temporarily ended at home
48:54
Six points ahead of the Pacers heading into the second half.
At halftime, Pacers coach Vogel was more focused on defense in the locker room.
Vogel was unhappy with the way his players played in the second half of the first half.
Especially for Lei Lei's defense, Vogel believes that the players are not focused on the game at all.
"It's the Lakers, and now the Lakers are not the bottom team in the league last season, so you have to play 12 points to face the game!"
"Don't think of Lei Lei as a rookie, he has now become a player in the same class as James! He single-handedly killed the warriors, everyone cheer up! ”
After the first half of the game, Vogel already has a certain understanding and cognition of Lei Lei's strength.
Vogel knows very well that if the Pacers can't guard Lei Lei, this game will be a surprise for the Lakers to win.
The top priority now is to adjust the team's defensive state as soon as possible, so that the players can limit Lei Lei as much as possible.
In fact, the Pacers players have tried their best in the first half, and the reason why Lei Lei can score so high points is because Lei Lei is too dependent on talent to play, the speed is too fast, and the mid-range shot is also very unreasonable, and he can throw the ball in when he drifts, and he is so stable.
Skills such as back-to-back footwork are also not as rough as in summer league, and it can really be said that Jordan, a rookie who has evolved.
The Lakers' locker room is different, and the players are very happy, because Lei Lei has filled in all the holes dug by his teammates, and everyone knows that no matter how many points the team is behind, Lei Lei will definitely fill the holes.
But Lei Lei doesn't think so, if the team has been relying on themselves, it will be more and more difficult to play in the future, especially if they haven't met Popovich yet, if they really study it thoroughly, they may not be able to fill the hole for their teammates in the future.
In the third quarter, the second half began.
The Pacers didn't make any major personnel changes, and Vogel continued the lineup for the second quarter.
On the Lakers' side, Scott let Kobe rest and continue to let Lei Lei play, and now he can use this Lei Lei.
On the court, the Lakers entered the game very quickly.
Most of the team's offense is handed over to Lei Lei to complete.
Lei Lei did not disappoint the fans who rushed to the scene, and Lei Lei was full of firepower in the first three minutes of the second half.
He scored 12 points in a row using the breakthrough and mid-range.
single-handedly pulled the difference to double digits.
The Pacers' defense at halftime looked like a void.
Vogel's face was full of doubts for these three minutes, he couldn't believe what he was seeing in front of him, he really didn't expect this Asian kid to have such a terrifying scoring ability.
'It's a monster! The breakthrough action is clean, not muddy at all, every ball seems unreasonable, but it is reasonable in Lei Lei, his core strength is too strong. ’
These are the words that Scott said silently in his heart, and I would not believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
The Pacers' offense is still for George to finish.
George changed his style of play after being injured, and his personal ability is not at the same level as Lei Lei.
Lei Lei's singles with the ball are all layups or dunks after breaking through defenders, and sometimes he can pass several defenders when he encounters a bag.
George's offense is more about shooting, sometimes he doesn't feel good at hitting iron, Lei Lei will also take the opportunity to launch a fast attack, use speed to shake off defenders, and stage a very beautiful quick counterattack.
Moreover, the biggest problem for the Pacers right now is not offense, it's defense.
The team has no way to limit Lei Lei's scoring, and if it can prevent other Lakers players, it just can't prevent Lei Lei.
Lei Lei is getting easier and easier, like a wild horse on the loose, running to his heart's content in the face of the vast grassland, and releasing his talent to the fullest.
In the second half of the third quarter, Lei Lei just crossed the halfway line with the ball, stood on the Lakers' logo to stop the ball, pressed it with his hand, and signaled his teammates to be quiet.
Suddenly pulled up and shot.
George's eyes were too familiar with this ball after seeing it, isn't this the goal he once scored against the Pistons?
'Brush-'
Three-pointers scored.
After this ultra-long three-pointer entered the basket, Staples Arena erupted in warm applause again!
Every fan is not stingy with their applause, and they are sincerely proud of Lei Lei!
Under the leadership of Lei Lei, the Lakers players also took advantage of the victory to chase after the end of the third quarter
80:95
The Lakers temporarily led by 15 points heading into the fourth quarter.
Lei Lei's performance in the third quarter completely knocked out the confidence of the Pacers players.
It seems like 15 points, but the Lakers are getting braver and braver, and the Pacers are getting more and more frustrated.
Vogel didn't put up a final resistance, and after the start of the fourth quarter, he was replaced and surrendered.
Vogel is well aware that no matter how much the Pacers adjust right now, it won't help.
What if you don't surrender? Let Lei Lei continue to hit his own players?
Scott looked at the scoreboard, Lei Lei had already scored 40 points, so he didn't send Lei Lei to the court to score points, it was already very high.
is also the same as Vogel, replacing the main players and replacing them with substitutes, such as Brown, Russell, Nick Yang Luwei and others, let them go up and brush up the points, they all win anyway.
So the final quarter of the game between the Pacers and the Lakers turned into garbage time.
Staples Arena fans can only watch the rookies perform, not to mention, Brown does not disappoint, frequently through the block and kill into the interior to dunk.
Russell also started to work up the pitch and sometimes made a few great passes or scored a few difficult goals.
Lei Lei and Kobe Bryant were off the court.
At the end of the game
107:127
The Lakers defended their home honor by 20 and extended their winning streak to three.
The team also improved its record to 10-5, playing the best start to the season in recent years.
All this is because the Lakers selected Lei Lei, or Lei Lei on a cheap contract, worth $5.9 million in 4 years, with a team option for the last two years, but looking at Lei Lei's current performance, the contract can be renewed at the end of the third year, and the Rose clause can be activated.
In terms of player scoring, Lei Lei won't say much, the highest scorer in the game, the best player in the game
Lei Lei 40 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Clarkson 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, Kobe Bryant 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Randle 11 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block, Nick Young 22 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
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Paul George had 39 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, Monta had 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, George Hill had 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and Starkey had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
In an interview with reporters in Vogel, he also expressed his love for Lei Lei.
"Lei Lei is the yellow-skinned MJ, and when he's serious, no one can stop him from scoring."
"There's no doubt that Ray has become one of the top players in the league, and it's clear that when Kobe Bryant is about to retire, the Lakers have found the best core to build the team, and the Lakers are slowly becoming Lei Lei's team."
"Everyone has reason to believe that the Los Angeles Lakers have entered a new era, and the era of Lei Lei is about to begin!"