Chapter 547 - The New NBA Star 7 (1/2)
Even with the Portland Trail Blazers team replacing the main players, they were still able to put pressure on the attack because the replacement players they had were better than the replacement players on the Los Angeles Lakers team.
Of course, Derek Fisher and Robert Horry, who were substitute players, were very good, but substitute players in other positions were not so good, luckily Jake was always on the court to make the plays.
In another move Jake was organizing another attack for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake passed the ball to Fisher from the right, Fisher received the ball and Jim Jackson came up to press the defense.
Fisher held the ball for a while and passed it to Rick on the left, Rick was not replaced in that game because he had already rested a few minutes in the previous games, this season Rick was happy to play as a starting player for the Los Angeles Lakers team.
Rick had an average of more than 14 points per game and in many games, he helped the Los Angeles Lakers team by making more than 22 points, he could not be compared with Jake, Shaq, and Kobe, but he helped the opponent's defense not to focus a lot on Kobe.
Rick received the ball and Bonzi Wells came in pressing on defense, Rick tried to advance to the inside area, but Wells was firm in defense, so Rick decided to pass the ball to Jake further back, Jake received the ball and Stoudamire arrived pressing in defense.
Jake made a feint and outwitted Stoudamire and advanced on the right, Stoudamire tried to keep defending, Jake did a quick crossover and advanced on the left and left Stoudamire behind.
Jake continued to advance and the opponents were unable to defend against him, Jake advanced and scored another 2 points with a dunk for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake was very good at three-point play, but when he advanced to make the individual play it was difficult for opponents to stop him.
With the two teams replacing the main players, the Portland Trail Blazers team was able to put more pressure on the attack and defense, luckily with Horry, Fisher, and Jake on the Los Angeles Lakers team, the Portland Trail Blazers team only managed to score a little more points.
Coach Rambis realized this and let Shaq play longer on the court, Jake had realized that Shaq was not playing very well in that game, but with him, on the court, the Los Angeles Lakers team was stronger.
In another move, the Portland Trail Blazers team was on the attack, Stoudamire advanced the ball and passed it to Rider on the right, Rider received the ball and held it a little before passing it to Williams on the left.
Williams received the ball and Fisher came up on the defense, Williams tried to trick Fisher with a feint, but Fisher was not fooled, so Williams waited for a little and tried to advance from the right using his speed.
Williams managed to move forward and Fisher was trying to keep defending against him, Williams managed to move forward and did not notice Jake getting close to him, Jake was quick and steal and caught the ball and Williams was unable to react.
Jake took the ball and advanced using his speed for the attack, Williams and Stoudamire managed to follow Jake and came back to defend, Jake was very fast and left Williams behind and only Stoudamire left to defend.
Jake didn't think much and as soon as he approached Stoudamire he tried the Ghost move dribble, Jake made his move very fast and Stoudamire didn't see the ball like the other opponents that Jake did this dribble.
Jake passed by Stoudamire who did not see the ball until he heard the ball hitting the ground and Jake moving forward to make 2 more points with a dunk, Jake did this dribble several times and many still didn't realize that this was a dribble move by Jake.
For fans at the Great Western Forum and commentators Stoudamire just let Jake pass him with the ball and then Jake did the dunk, Jake also wouldn't say this was his special dribble because opponents could learn how to defend.
The second quarter ended and the Los Angeles Lakers team continued to win the game and managed to further increase the points advantage, in that second quarter Jake played for 12 minutes and had 12 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.
”The second quarter ends and the Los Angeles Lakers team continues to win the game, it is difficult for the Portland Trail Blazers to recover and win this game, especially since this is not the priority for the Portland Trail Blazers coach.”
”That's right, Jake is playing very well and the other main players are also playing well even if they are playing for less time, even with the Portland Trail Blazers players playing well, it is difficult for the Portland Trail Blazers team to win this game.”
”The Portland Trail Blazers team is playing very well this season and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers team in one game and even losing the other games they still played well.”