At 44:40, the Lakers trailed by 4 points.

"well!"

There was a burst of lamentation from the sidelines, making Yekic's face look a little ugly.

"Rookie, if you're a man, call me back soon!"

Batum stepped forward and slapped Jokic's big butt hard, making a loud noise.

Ouch, it feels good in the hand.

After taking his hand back, he muttered softly.

Trail Blazers offense.

"Give me!"

Under the basket, Jokic looked fierce and yelled at Beverley.

Beverley couldn't help but glance at Wang Zelin, who was serving the ball below, and saw the latter nodding to him, and then passed the ball to Jokic.

Amid the cheers from the audience, Jokic made an offensive move with the ball. As a future MVP player, although he is still relatively immature at this stage, his shoulder sway can be faked.

On the opposite side, Pau Gasol's defense can only be said to be average even in his peak period, not to mention that he has now entered the stage of an old man in his thirties.

Just when Pau Gasol hesitated, Jokic suddenly turned around and broke through. After undergoing a strict weight loss after Wang Zelin's scolding, his figure became slimmer and his steps became more flexible.

Although this level of breakthrough was not enough for him to easily pass by Pau Gasol, he had an idea and pushed Pau Gasol with his shoulder, and still entered the penalty area.

Pau Gasol didn't expect this fat white guy to be so flexible and so skilled in key skills. You know, he is still a first-year rookie!

Jokic went to the basket in one go, held the ball with both hands, then took three steps and successfully attacked the frame!

"Haha, what a great response! Maybe Pau Gasol didn't expect that Qiu Feng, the rookie of the Trail Blazers, would be so tough."

When the TNT commentary box started, Barkley patted his belly excitedly and laughed.

“Well done Nikolay!”

Wang Zelin gave Jokic a thumbs up, and the latter responded with a smile.

Afterwards, the first half of the game ended quickly in a frenzied atmosphere throughout the Rose Garden.

At 53:48, the Trail Blazers entered the second half with a 5-point lead.

For the Trail Blazers, the top scorer was Wang Zelin, who played a total of 16 minutes in the first half and scored a near-double-double with 17 points and 9 rebounds.

The highest scorer for the Lakers was naturally Kobe, who played a total of 16 minutes in the first half and scored 15 points.

"As everyone expected, whether it was Wang Zelin of the Trail Blazers or Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, their performance in the first half was in line with our expected game state. Although there was no actual confrontation between the leaders of the two sides, they were both passing

Keep scoring to help the team."

At halftime, Kenny Smith had his say.

"At the same time, we have to admit that Wang and Kobe are both well-deserved as the number one center and number one shooting guard in the league."

Buckley next to him nodded in response.

"It's just that looking at it now, because the other players on the Lakers are even less powerful, at the end of halftime, the Lakers were in a lagging position." Kenny Smith continued.

"No, no, no, I still insist that the key to this game lies in the performance of the two stars. The difference is only five points. Whether it is Wang or Kobe, it is a piece of cake. The difference between the two sides is

It’s not so big that it’s qualitative!”

Barkley sang the opposite tune.

In the home locker room.

As soon as he returned, Beverly stood up and expressed his apology to Terry Stotts.

He had high hopes, but he actually did not do a good job of defending Kobe in the second half of the second quarter. Facing his defense, Kobe not only shot 2-for-3 from the field, but also drew a foul on him.

This kind of performance is obviously not what the head coach wants to see.

However, Coach Terry also understands that when a superstar is in excellent form, it is basically difficult to be restricted.

What's more, the person Beverley needs to defend tonight is the "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant, so he doesn't blame the opponent too much.

Fortunately, for the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin, as the star player, completed the task of matching Kobe very well, and even had the upper hand in the first half.

Great step forward, just change the place and fight again in the second half.
Chapter completed!