Lakers started with 1 win and 5 losses. After winning the first victory, Ham, as the Lakers coach, shed tears of relief. After all, Ham is under too much pressure, and these pressures are not only given to him by the management, but also by the fans + inside and outside the court. When Ham won his first victory as head coach, his difficulty was written on his face.
Although Pelicans' main player Ingram failed to play due to injury, the Pelicans, with Zion as the main body, still have the power to fight the Lakers. The Lakers just won the first victory of the season in an earlier game. Pelicans players know that such a victory can boost the morale of most Lakers players. However, the Pelicans have a natural advantage in the inside. As long as the Pelicans focus on the inside direction, the Pelicans still have a good chance of winning against the Lakers away game in this away game.
Thick-eyed VS Valanciunas, James VS Zion, Westbrook (substitute) VS McCollum; the battle is about to break out!
Pelics turned away, especially in terms of focusing on Zion's inside, Zion chose not to take the initiative to fight James. After all, James has been struggling in the league for 20 years, and has watched a lot of videos of Zion before the game. He knows that Zion has a huge advantage in the inside, and Zion, who is far from the basket, will be greatly discounted!
Zion and McCollum cooperated in the pick-and-roll. James needed to switch defense to defend McCollum, while Zion had to fight against smaller players. Zion scored at the bottom of the basket, but the several baskets that challenged him to shoot far were out.
After a period of time in the second quarter, James needed to bring four substitutes to the lineup led by Zion. The more experienced James gave Zion a further shooting space, and Zion made the first shot. In the second shot, James continued to do the same. Zion still chose to solve the battle from a long shot, but Zion shot too big, and the Lakers players grabbed the rebound and pushed the fast attack. Beverly is not a player who controls the team's rhythm. Although he can play for half the game, the Lakers' offense still stagnates (eventually ends with a mistake).
When the time is frozen in the second quarter at 10 minutes and 44 seconds, the TV broadcast footage shows James, James is sticking out his tongue to recover his energy, and James is stepping up his energy to facilitate his next defensive round against Zion. As long as Zion plays singles against James, James will give him the defensive pressure he should have. Under these pressures, Zion's basketball rhythm is disrupted, and Zion misses the final shot after playing several times.
in the second quarter, Ham chose to replace James, and James and the bench sat with thick eyebrows and high-fives. Then, James left and sat down, and he stepped up and lowered his head to breathe. In fact, James is already 37 years old and has few seasons to keep him galloping. In other words: James' fans always meet one game. At that moment, Lakers fans should be relieved! Old James is fighting for the Lakers' honor to this moment, and he also played with injuries, hoping to win the Lakers' second victory. There is no one more respectable person than this fighter!
