Chapter 494 The NBA Season Continues 2
Rose stayed behind and Bryant and Jackson who were watching Jake's move could not understand why Rose let Jake pass and stayed behind, Jake continued advancing to the inside area to make the layup.
So Jackson went to defend against Jake, so Jackson came to defend against him Jake assisted Kobe Bryant by passing the ball behind-the-back, Bryant received the ball and just dunk to make 2 more points for the Los team Angeles Lakers.
With this beautiful move, the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team at the Great Western Forum cheered a lot, Kobe Bryant praised Jake for this move, Bryant had thought that Jake would not make the pass and would try to make the whole move on his own.
The first quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team with the lead on the scoreboard, Jake played for 12 minutes and made 8 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 3 steals, with Shaquille O'Neal playing again the entire team can play well and Jake had a good first quarter.
"And so the first quarter ends with the Los Angeles Lakers team winning so far, the Indiana Pacers team is playing well so far, Reggie Miller has done a good first quarter and the rest of the team has also played well in attack."
"But with Jake Smith's great attacking moves in that first quarter and Shaquille O'Neal's good game, the Los Angeles Lakers team also has the advantage in that game, Shaquille O'Neal seems to want to show what he's capable of after staying out of the team in the last game."
"For sure, with Shaquille O'Neal playing the Los Angeles Lakers team playing much better, Shaquille O'Neal is the most important player on the Los Angeles Lakers team, not least because he is more experienced than Kobe Bryant and Jake Smith and he plays as Center which is a very important position in the NBA today."
"Yes, that's also why the Los Angeles Lakers team is a favorite to win this game, after all, Shaquille O'Neal seems to be playing very well in that game and it's been difficult for Rik Smits to attack."
Just as commentators said Jake also knew that Shaquille O'Neal was the most important player on the team today, one of the reasons why Jake wanted to play on the Los Angeles Lakers team was Shaquille O'Neal.
Certainly Jake had great admiration for Kobe Bryant too, but currently, he was not yet the incredible player he would be in the future, Jake also knew that he was not the most important player on the team.
The second quarter started with the Indiana Pacers team pressing in the attack, Mark Jackson advanced the ball and passed to Reggie Miller on the left, Miller received the ball and Bryant soon pressed in defense.
Miller did not want to try a move and passed the ball to Dale Davis later on, Davis received the ball and Travis Knight soon pressed in defense, Davis managed to spin and then tried a hook to make 2 more points for the Indiana Pacers team.
Travis Knight was a good player in defense and also in attack, but unfortunately, they had many other players better than him playing in the same position as him in the NBA, so he couldn't help the Los Angeles Lakers team much.
In another move Jake moved forward and passed the ball to Kobe Bryant on the right, Bryant received the ball and managed to get rid of Miller's defense and attempted a mid-range shot to score 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bryant was also playing well in that game, but because of Miller's pressure on defense he would rather pass the ball than attempt an attack that might not work, Coach Harris realized that and was satisfied with Bryant's game that he was thinking more about in the team.
In another attacking move by the Indiana Pacers team Jackson started to organize another attack, Jackson advanced the ball and passed to Miller on the left, Reggie Miller was the best player on the Indiana Pacers team in that game.
Miller received the ball and Bryant soon pressed the defense, Miller passed the ball further back to Jackson, Jackson received the ball and Jake was pressing the defense, so Jackson decided to try a shot from outside, but Jake was alert and soon jumped to do the block and prevent Jackson from shooting.
This block by Jake animated the Los Angeles Lakers team at the Great Western Forum, it was Jake's first block in the NBA and he was proving to be more and more of a good defensive player, even with Jake's block the possession of the ball still continued with the Indiana Pacers team.
Jake's good moves were putting a lot of pressure on the Indiana Pacers team, but they still wanted to win that game, so Jackson advanced the ball and passed it to Miller on the left, Miller received the ball and passed it to Rose on the right.
Jalen Rose had the ball and managed to outwit Rick Fox with a feint and tried the mid-range shot to make 2 more points for the Indiana Pacers team, the Indiana Pacers team was still alive in the game, but the pressure on the team players Indiana Pacers was increasing.
The Los Angeles Lakers team started another attack with Jake advancing with the ball, Jake passed the ball to Fox from the left, Fox was playing well in the games even though he didn't stand out very much, he averaged 11 points per game and that helped Los Angeles Lakers team.
Fox received the ball and soon passed it to Bryant on the right, Bryant received the ball and tried an individual play, Jackson tried to surprise Bryant and tried to make the steal, but Bryant reacted quickly and passed the ball to Jake who was free.
Jake received the ball and tried the shot from outside to make 3 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, he did not expect Jackson to leave him free to try to defend against Kobe Bryant, but that helped him got 3 more easy points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.
The second quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team having an even greater lead on the scoreboard, Shaquille O'Neal was playing very well and scoring more points than Jake in the game, and that helped Jake to have more assists.
In that second quarter of the game, Jake played for 12 minutes and made 10 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block, with this good second quarter Jake had more confidence that the Los Angeles Lakers team would achieve victory in that game.
"The second quarter of the game with the Los Angeles Lakers team ends with the advantage of points, a great game so far by the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake Smith is playing very well in this game also helping in attack and defense."
"Kobe Bryant is also playing very well and Shaquille O'Neal is the best player in this game so far, Shaquille O'Neal had 16 points and had 8 rebounds in this first half of the game, but Jake Smith also helped a lot with 18 points and 7 assists."
"Really Jake Smith has been making a great start to the season, he averages over 29 points per game in 5 games this season, with Jake Smith the Los Angeles Lakers team being a favorite to win the NBA title this season."
"The Indiana Pacers team is also playing a good game and they are not far behind on the scoreboard, Reggie Miller is playing well defending against Kobe Bryant and making the points in most of his attacks."
"We will continue to follow the game to see if the Los Angeles Lakers team will win the game or if the Indiana Pacers team will still make the turn."
The third quarter started with the Los Angeles Lakers team pressing in the attack, they wanted the victory and did not want to have a second loss this season, even more playing at home.
Jake advanced to the attack with the ball and passed to Fox on the left, Fox received the ball and Rose soon came to press on defense, Fox tried to feint, but failed to deceive Rose, so Fox passed the ball to Bryant on the right.
Bryant received the ball and with a good individual move, he passed Miller and advanced to the inside area, the defense of the Indiana Pacers team did not expect this move and so Bryant drive to the basket and tried the layup to make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.
The Indiana Pacers team soon went on the attack because they still wanted to win the game, Jackson moved forward and passed the ball to Rose through the right, Rose received the ball and Fox soon came to press on defense.
Rose passed the ball to Smits further on, Smits received the ball and Shaquille O'Neal soon pressed in defense, so Smits passed the ball to Miller from the left, Miller received the ball and stepped back and tried the shot from outside make 3 more points for the Indiana Pacers team.
In another move, the Los Angeles Lakers team was on the attack and Jake was organizing the move, Jake moved forward and passed the ball to Bryant from the right, Bryant received the ball and held it a little while thinking about the next move.
Miller pressed the defense and Bryant passed the ball to Fox from the left, Fox received the ball and then passed it back to Jake, Jake received the ball and tricked Jackson with a feint and advanced into the inside area.
The defense of team Indiana Pacers pressed in defense against Jake who soon passed the ball to Shaquille O'Neal, O'Neal received the ball and advanced to make the dunk and 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.
The third quarter of the game was more balanced and the Los Angeles Lakers team could not open more advantage on the scoreboard, the Indiana Pacers team also could not reduce the advantage of points that the Los Angeles Lakers had.
So the third quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team maintaining the points advantage, in that third quarter Jake played for 12 minutes and made 7 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals, in that third quarter Jake tried more to help his teammates than making the points.