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Pacers offensive round.

After half court, Stephenson broke through the penalty area and passed the ball to David West, who was one step in from the three-point line. The latter raised his hand and shot a long-range jumper.

Swish.

Steady and hollow into the net.

This long-range shot is David West's signature offensive stunt.

When he was in the Hornets, he relied on this offensive ability to form a super pick-and-roll combination with Paul.

As long as Paul breaks through the pick-and-roll and returns the pass, David West can sanction the opponent with his precise shooting ability.

That year, the Hornets were able to get the second record in the Western Conference, all thanks to the super pick-and-roll combination of Paul and David Stern.

It is also because of the presence of Paul, a historical passing master, that David Stern played his peak performance that season, averaging more than 20 points per game!

Now joining the Pacers, David West is also an absolute main player, averaging 14 points per game, and is the team's second-leading scorer, second only to Paul George.

Lakers offense.

After a quick dribble across half court, Lowry passed the basketball to Bryant, who missed a post-up jumper.

Hibbert protected the backcourt rebound, and then passed the ball to George, who dribbled the ball halfway and continued to attack the penalty area, attracting Qin Feng and Kobe's double-team defense, and separated the basketball.

George Hill made an emergency stop outside the three-point line to receive the basketball, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

The basketball draws a perfect arc.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

The Pacers maintained a high offensive efficiency at the beginning of the game. The players played extremely aggressively and their morale was very strong.

"Hey, guys, just keep it like this, keep playing! Let the Lakers see our offensive firepower."

Pacers coach Vogel yelled towards the court with some anticipation on his face.

There is another sentence he didn't say in his heart-by the way, let the Lakers see the team's defensive ability.

He has very strong confidence in the team he has trained. As for whether he can compete with the Lakers and how much difference there is, we can see some clues from this game.

After all, if the two teams don't both reach the finals, there is no way to meet in the playoffs.

In the regular season, the two teams can only meet twice a season.

Of course, in terms of record, the Pacers are far inferior to the Lakers, but this does not mean that the Pacers must be much worse than the Lakers.

The two teams have different playing styles, styles, etc. What if the Pacers just restrain the Lakers?

So from the beginning of the season, Vogel began to look forward to this game.

Now it's finally here!

This is a good opportunity for the entire league to recognize the Pacers again!

Although he has been a coach for several years, he has never been well-known, and even some are not recognized.

After all, he is not a famous goalkeeper, but he has worked hard step by step from the bottom to where he is today.

And this game is an opportunity!

On the court, the players all nodded, looking serious, without any carelessness. Although they were very confident, they were facing the defending champion Lakers!

Lowry dribbled the ball halfway and passed the basketball to Qin Feng, who broke through the penalty area and then passed the ball to Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo raised his hand and threw a mid-range shot.

Boom!

strike iron.

The tall Hibbert once again protected the backcourt rebound and then passed it to George Hill.

As far as the current lineup of the Pacers is concerned, except for Hibbert and David West who do not have the ability to control movement, the other players have strong movement control ability.

After halftime, Hill lobbed the basketball to Hibbert in the penalty area. The latter held up and hit Gasol twice, then turned around and hit an easy hook.

Although Hibbert's offensive skills at the basket were rough, he was standing too deep just now and was already close to the basket, which was an excellent opportunity to attack.

No matter what the center is, as long as he stands in that position, he has a great chance to put the ball in the basket.

next few minutes.

The Pacers still maintain an efficient offense, but the Lakers' offense is a bit crap.

The main reason is that Kobe's offensive state is not good, and he was disturbed enough by Stephenson.

Although he didn't blow into Kobe's ear, he still sprayed enough trash talk.

This obviously interfered with Kobe's state, and the Pacers' defense against Kobe was also extremely targeted. In addition, the continuous away games still had a certain impact on the old comrades.

Various factors made Kobe play very badly in the first quarter of this game.

In addition to Kobe, Lowry and Antetokounmpo are also in extremely bad condition, especially the rookie Antetokounmpo. His mid-range shooting seems to have returned to the level of a primary school student, and his offensive level at the basket has returned to kindergarten.

Even if David Stern's movement speed and mobility couldn't keep up with Brother Antetokounmpo, he still strangled him to death.

It is worth mentioning that the Pacers do not play fast offense and defense with the Lakers, because they have a center with a height of more than 2.2 meters, so they have been playing positional warfare under pressure.

This greatly reduces the chances of Antetokounmpo's rebound and counterattack.

The only ones who can count on are Qin Feng and Gasol.

The old Gasol can't stand Hibbert in the penalty area, but he has a precise mid-range shot, and he can sanction Hibbert as long as he gets a chance from the outside.

With Hibbert's moving speed, he would never dare to step out of the restricted area.

Without him sitting in the penalty area, the impact of the Lakers Qin Feng and Kobe can hammer the Pacers.

Based on.

Gasol did not follow up every time the high pick-and-roll was completed, but stood near the free throw line, waiting for the pass from the ball holder.

His offense also greatly eased the Lakers' offensive embarrassment.

Soon the first quarter is over.

26: 33.

The Lakers trailed by 7 point.

秦风单节8投5中，三分球5投3中，得到13分4篮板2助攻1抢断。

加索尔则是单节7投4中，罚球2罚2中，得到10分4篮板的数据。

Antetokounmpo swallowed zero eggs, Lowry swallowed zero eggs, and Kobe scored 3 points with free throws.

Pacers here.

保罗·乔治发挥出色，单节7投4中，三分球3投1中，罚球3罚3中，得到12分2篮板1助攻1封盖的出色数据。

Not only did he perform well on the offensive end, but he also tried his best to limit Qin Feng on the defensive end, playing an offensive and defensive performance!

The audience at the scene were extremely excited, cheering frantically for the Pacers.

The big screen at the scene also displayed a line of text in real time, stating that since the start of the new season, this is the first time the Lakers have fallen behind their opponent in the first quarter!