bhwS

by Cr0w0019

this is a fanfic of a bhwS book i read with a little bit of things edited to make it better

42. Chapter 42

The NBA Season Continues

With this bad news from Robert Horry the Los Angeles Lakers team did not train as well, not even Jake remembered that Robert had been sick at that time, he just thought Robert Horry did not play because coach Del Harris chose another player.

Without Horry on the team, coach Harris decided to put Travis Knight on the team, this time the team still had one day to train before the next game so Horry's absence would not be so bad for the team.

After the first 5 games of the season, Jake had won the respect of his teammates, now the other players on the team treated him like a professional player and as Jake talked to everyone politely, all the players liked him.

The team managed to find a way to play even without Horry on the team, but the team's defense would be weaker without Robert Horry, the attack would not be a problem because the Los Angeles Lakers team's attack was the strongest this season.

The next day came the next game for the Los Angeles Lakers team in the NBA, this would be a team game in Los Angeles at home at the Great Western Forum, with the team's good start to the season everyone hoped the Los Angeles Lakers team would win that game easily.

Of course, the Indiana Pacers team was a strong and difficult opponent, but after beating other tough opponents the fans had confidence in the Los Angeles Lakers team, the fans started to like Jake Smith even more, who seemed to help the Los Angeles Lakers team. winning the NBA title again.

Jake and the other players arrived at the Great Western Forum and went to the locker rooms to put on their uniform and do warm-up exercises for the game, Jake could see that Shaquille O'Neal was very excited about that game after not playing in the last game.

So the two teams soon went to the court and Jake could see the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers much happier than in the first two games of the team this season, after all the team Los Angeles Lakers managed to win 4 games of the 5 games that they played in that one season.

"Welcome to everyone who will watch another game this season in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers team that has 4 wins in 5 games this season will face the Indiana Pacers team that won 3 of the 5 games this season."

"The Los Angeles Lakers team lost the last game playing as a visitor, but in that game, Shaquille O'Neal was not playing and today he is back, but in this game who will not be playing is Robert Horry, it seems that in the next games he will not participate due to health problems."

"Certainly without Robert Horry who performed well in the Los Angeles Lakers team in those early games, the team will be left with the weakest defense, but with Shaquille O'Neal, back on the team I think they will win this game."

"Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers team is the favorite to win this game, Jake Smith so far is the best rookie of the season, if he keeps playing well he can even be chosen for the All-NBA First Team like Tim Duncan did the previous year."

Normally the media and fans would not be so excited about 5 good games by a rookie player because it was always good to wait and see how a rookie player would end the season, but with Jake it was different.

In this season of just 50 games, Jake had already played very well in a tenth of them, moreover, after that lockout and the retirement of Michael Jordan, the sports media and basketball fans wanted to find another NBA idol.

Jake had a big difference, which was that Jake was also an athlete who ran marathons and won more than 10 marathons and had a gold medal in the Olympics, so even if Jake Smith didn't become a maximum idol in basketball, he would be a maximum idol in American sport.

In the games of the Los Angeles Lakers team, there were many posters calling Jake by the nickname that was given to him in the races that were Captain America, this showed the great affection that basketball fans, in general, had for Jake Smith.

The Los Angeles Lakers team came in this game with the starting players Jake Smith playing as PG, Kobe Bryant playing as SG, Rick Fox playing as SF, Travis Knight playing improvised as PF, and Shaquille O'Neal playing as Center back for the team.

The Indiana Pacers team came with early players Mark Jackson playing as PG, Reggie Miller playing as SG, Jalen Rose playing as SF, Dale Davis playing as PF, and Rik Smits playing as Center.

Jake knew that the players on the Indiana Pacers team were good and this season they would be first in the Central Division, it showed how strong their team was this season, Jake also knew Reggie Miller well and even though Miller was not an idol for Jake, it was someone he respected a lot.

The game started and the Los Angeles Lakers team won the first possession of the ball, Jake received the ball and started to organize the first attack of the game for the Lakers team, Jake advanced and passed the ball to Kobe Bryant on the right.

In the previous game, Kobe Bryant and Jake suffered a lot from the opposing team's defense strategy, so in that game, Bryant wanted to make more moves, Reggie Miller soon arrived to defend against Bryant who soon felt the pressure of the defense.

Bryant thought about trying the individual play to make the points, but decided it was better to pass the ball and passed it to Rick Fox on the left, Fox received the ball and Jalen Rose soon pressed in defense, so Fox decided to pass the ball to Jake further back.

Jake received the ball and decided to try the shot from outside and made the first 3 points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake thought it was good that the Lakers team started the game with the advantage on the scoreboard to pressure the Indiana Pacers team.

The Indiana Pacers team tried to react and Mark Jackson advanced with the ball, Jake was a little far from Jackson in defense, but Jackson did not want to try the individual play and passed the ball to Rose on the right.

Rose received the ball and advanced with the ball and Fox pressed the defense, rose passed the ball to Rik Smits further on, Smits received the ball and O'Neal soon pressed the defense, Smits tried to position himself to try the play and was unable.

So Smits passed the ball to Miller further back, Miller received the ball and Kobe Bryant was defending against him, Miller got a good individual play by making a feint and cheating Bryant and then he tried the mid-range shot to make 2 points for the team Indiana Pacers.

The two teams looked the same in the game, but the players on the court soon realized that the Los Angeles Lakers team had the advantage with Jake on the team, Mark Jackson was an excellent PG and had good game attendance statistics.

But in this game, he had to be more careful when making passes because he knew that Jake was very skillful in making steals, so he could not make passes in the right moves at times thinking that Jake could intercept his passes.

Jake didn't have to worry about that and as he showed in the last few games, any opponent had a hard time defending against him, especially when Jake used his speed, so the Los Angeles Lakers team had a greater advantage in controlling the game.

The Los Angeles Lakers team attacked again and Jake moved forward and passed the ball to Fox from the left, Fox received and ball and held on a little and Rose soon pressed in defense, so Fox decided to pass the ball to Bryant on the right.

Bryant received the ball and Miller soon pressed in defense against him, Bryant was having trouble making the move in that game and passed the ball to Jake further back, Jake received the ball and saw Shaquille O'Neal's good movement and passed the ball for him.

Shaquille O'Neal received the ball and protected the Smits ball that was in defense, O'Neal protected the ball and can advance to make the layup and 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake had realized that O'Neal wanted to make the points in that game so he would pass the ball over to him.

The Indiana Pacers team went on the attack and Jackson was organizing the play, Jackson advanced with the ball and Jake was on defense waiting for Jackson's move, so Jackson passed the ball to Miller on the left.

Miller received the ball and Bryant soon pressed in defense against him, Miller tried an individual play and Bryant defended well against him, so Miller passed the ball to Rose from the left, Fox was pressing in defense against him, and in front O'Neal was defending well against Smits.

So Rose had to try the pass to Jackson further back, but Jake was watching the move and was anticipating to intercept the pass and make the steal, Jake intended to hold the ball in defense until the team prepared to make the attack.

But Kobe Bryant quickly advanced to the attack and in the defense of the Indiana Pacers team he had only 3 players, so Jake also ran for the attack and the defense of the Indiana Pacers team had to return.

In the attack there was Kobe Bryant and Jake and in defense, there was Jackson, Rose, and Miller, Kobe Bryant was more ahead and Jackson was defending against him, with Jake's speed in the race, Miller was unable to keep up and so was Jake and Bryant against the defense of the Indiana Pacers team.

Jake advanced on the left and Bryant was on the right, near the three-point line Rose tried to hinder Jake in the play or even try to make the steal, Jake was quick and made a crossover that tricked Rose.

Soon after Jake made his special move that was the Ghost Move, Jake made the Ghost Move and Rose could no longer see where the ball was and looked at where Kobe Bryant was thinking that Jake had made the pass and Jake easily passed Rose with the ball.

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 .

"The third quarter ends now, those were 12 minutes in which the two teams were very balanced, but the Indiana Pacers team was unable to diminish the points advantage that the Los Angeles Lakers team had."

"So for the last quarter of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers team has the advantage and just have to defend well and keep the game balanced in order to get the win, in the meantime the Indiana Pacers team will have to put more pressure on the attack."

"Yes, even with the effort of the Indiana Pacers team in that third quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers team is playing very well and it will be difficult for them to lose this game."

In the last quarter, the Indiana Pacers team tried to put even more pressure in the attack, but this made their defense more open, besides, the players of the Indiana Pacers team got more tired even with the team coach making several substitutions.

So the Los Angeles Lakers team won the game making 112 points against 98 points of the Indiana Pacers team, in that last quarter Jake played for 12 minutes and made 7 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals, Jake got a double-double in that game with 9 steals too.

"And so the game ends, the Los Angeles Lakers team won their fifth game of the season, with just one defeat the team shows that it is really favorite to win the NBA title this season."

"The Indiana Pacers team played well in that game and the players did a good second half of the game, but the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team were very good in that game, Shaquille O'Neal played very well with 38 points and 17 rebounds making one double-double."

"But for me, the best player in that game was once again Jake Smith with 32 points, 14 assists, 9 steals and 8 rebounds, even though Jake Smith didn't score more than Shaquille O'Neal, he helped the team a lot more in that game."

"I think Shaquille O'Neal was the best player in that game with those 38 points and 17 rebounds, but it's amazing how Jake Smith, who is a rookie, can play at the same level as NBA All-Star Shaquille O'Neal."

"For sure, Jake Smith has been very important for the Los Angeles Lakers team to achieve these victories in the first games of this season, and it has already been 6 games out of the 50 games that we will have this season."

Jake was happy with his performance in that game and was happy with the victories that the Los Angeles Lakers team was achieved in those first games, of the three defeats that the Los Angeles Lakers team would have this season, Jake managed to avoid two of them.

Even though Jake could see how Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant still didn't like Coach Del Harris, Jake didn't know if it was Coach Harris who had prevented Shaquille O'Neal from playing in the game that the Los Angeles Lakers team lost.

Jake had nothing against Coach Harris, Jake didn't like the coach very much, but he also didn't want him to be fired, but Jake wanted Coach Phil Jackson to be hired next season and for that, Coach Del Harris would have to be fired.

Jake admired Coach Phil Jackson who was one of his NBA idols, Jake also couldn't help but wonder if Coach Phil Jackson could help him be an even better player as he did with Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant.

Los Angeles Lakers team fans and the media talked a lot now about Jake and as he was the team's new star, older fans couldn't help but remember the times when Magic Johnson played as PG and team leader Los Angeles Lakers.

Before Michael Jordan's time, it was the Los Angeles Lakers team that dominated the NBA along with the Boston Celtics team, of course, they couldn't expect Jake to help the Los Angeles Lakers team win another 5 NBA title as Magic Johnson did, but if Jake could help the Lakers team win an NBA title they would be happy.

The sports media commented on the story of Jake Smith who was doing an excellent season as a rookie and also talked about how he was also currently the best marathon athlete in the world.

What the media said and the fans agreed was that if this season he had an all-star game, Jake would certainly be one of the chosen ones because American fans liked him a lot, it was a pity that this season the game had been canceled.

The Los Angeles Lakers team players were happy that they would have a day of rest before the next game, that day they would only have the training, in addition, the next three games of the Los Angeles Lakers team would be at home, so the players would get tired any less.

The next day Jake woke up very early excited, he was very happy with the games he had this season, the training he did in his imagination training helped him a lot to adapt more quickly to the NBA level.

Of course, Jake knew he still had a lot of things he could improve on to play even better, for sure when he was more used to playing with his teammates the next games would be easier.

Jake rested at his house, he took the opportunity to see some films he hadn't seen in a long time in the cinema that was at his house, Jake always wanted to have something like that and at that time it was much cheaper to build a cinema when he was already if you had a room big enough.

In the future, Jake would only need to change the projector for something more modern when the films started shooting in better image quality, of course, Jake could still watch the movies at the cinema when he wanted to leave.

After all, what Jake liked most to do at his house was sports, he used the pool, the gym, the basketball court, the athletics track, so the movie theater and library were the places that Jake would only go to when he had more time.

Jake's dream was that when the films he participated in were released he could receive a copy to watch in his cinema room, Jake had already obtained a copy of the film Jerry Maguire, and he would order a copy of the film The Matrix as soon as it was launched.

The premiere of the film The Matrix was close, Jake was sure it would be a success after all the film was similar to what he remembered and the essence that made the film a success continued, he had to see if with him participating in the film could get better and maybe earn even more profit.

When Jake was invited to participate in the film he was a famous person even though he had not yet made his NBA debut, so Jake could have asked for a higher salary than Warner Bros would still pay.

But Jake was offered to receive a small percentage of the profits from the film and Jake naturally accepted that and had not received a salary, he would receive 2 percent of the profits from the film, it was little close to the salary of the great actors, but it was very good for his first salary since he did not receive for his participation in the film Jerry Maguire.

Later on, Jake went to do training with his teammates, it was lighter training to correct positioning problems and to train players who were making mistakes in the games.

So the day after the game came, that game was against the Charlotte Hornets team, the Los Angeles Lakers team would play at home and as Glen Rice would not be playing in that game, it was expected that the Los Angeles Lakers team could win with more facility.

Jake went to the Great Western Forum and saw that it was packed because fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team came to support the team that was having a great start to the season, Jake went to the locker room and soon all the players arrived.

Soon the players went to the court and could see the fans cheering for another victory for the Los Angeles Lakers team in that game, this made the players even more excited to win this game that would soon begin.

"Welcome to everyone who came to watch another game this NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers team will play against the Charlotte Hornets team to try to get another victory."

"The Los Angeles Lakers team is playing at home and has 5 wins in 6 games this season, a very good start to the season and with the debut of Jake Smith who has been playing well and the great players Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant they have won several games."

"With the Charlotte Hornets team it's the other way around, they have 4 losses in 5 games this season, with injuries from Anthony Mason and Glen Rice the team is struggling to win games earlier this season."

"Yes, in this game the Los Angeles Lakers team is a favorite to win, even with the absence of Robert Horry, the Los Angeles Lakers team still managed to win in the previous game and they can win that game too."

The Los Angeles Lakers team came with the starting players Jake Smith playing as PG, Kobe Bryant playing as SG, Rick Fox playing as SF, Travis Knight playing as PF, and Shaquille O'Neal playing as Center.

The Charlotte Hornets team came with the initial players' BJ Armstrong playing as PG, Bobby Phills playing as SG, and they were playing with two PF on the team, JR Reid and Derrick Coleman, Coleman could play as Center also in the game to help Charles Shackleford who was playing as Center.

Team coach Charlotte Hornets decided to do this to improve the defense against Shaquille O'Neal and also take the opportunity to attack more because it was Travis Knight who was defending, even if Rick Fox helped in the defense they could attack with more intensity.

The game started with the Los Angeles Lakers team pressing in the attack, Jake moved forward and passed the ball to Bryant from the right, Bryant received the ball and Bobby Phills soon pressed in defense.

Bryant soon passed the ball to Rick Fox on the left, Fox received the ball and Reid was defending against him, so Fox passed the ball to Jake further back, Jake realized that Reid was not defending against Fox and passed the ball to him again.

So Fox took the opportunity and tried a mid-range shot to make the first 2 points of the game for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Reid did not expect Fox to receive the ball again, and so the Los Angeles team started with the advantage in the game.

The Charlotte Hornets team players soon felt the strength of the Los Angeles Lakers team's attack that had the best attack this season in the NBA, as the Charlotte Hornets team players were not good at defense, they had to try to attack more to try to get the victory.

The Charlotte Hornets team went on the attack with B. J. Armstrong organizing the play, B. J. Armstrong came forward and passed the ball to Phills who was on the left, Phills received the ball and Kobe Bryant soon came to defend against him.

Phills held the ball and passed it to Reid on the right, Reid received the ball and Fox soon came to press on defense, Reid managed to spin and tried a hook to make 2 more points for the Charlotte Hornets team and tie the game.

Both teams had no strong defenses so they had to rely on the attack to win the game, so the Los Angeles Lakers team had the advantage in this type of game for having the best attack of all NBA teams this season.

In another move, the Los Angeles Lakers team was on the attack and Jake was organizing the move, Jake advanced with the ball and passed it to Fox on the left, Fox received the ball and Reid was already pressing in defense.

After the play in which Reid left Fox alone and he made the 2 points, Reid defended well against Fox in all plays, the Charlotte Hornets defense with Derrick Coleman and Charles Shackleford was managing to defend well against Shaquille O'Neal.

Fox held the ball and then passed it to Jake further back, Jake received the ball and passed it to Kobe Bryant on the right, Bryant received the ball and managed to get rid of Phills' defense and tried a mid-range shot to make 2 more points for Los Angeles Lakers team.

In another move the Charlotte Hornets team was on the attack, Armstrong advanced with the ball and made a pass to Reid on the right, Reid received the ball and Fox came to press on defense, Reid passed the ball further to Shackleford.

Shackleford received the ball and Shaquille O'Neal came to press on defense, so Shackleford held the ball a little and passed it to Phills on the left, Phills received the ball and managed to get rid of Bryant's defense and tried a mid-range shot to make 2 more points for the Charlotte Hornets team.

In another move towards the end of the first quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers team went on the attack again, Jake advanced with the ball and passed to Bryant on the right, Bryant received the ball and tried to trick Phills with a feint, but failed.

Thus Bryant passed the ball to Fox from the left, Fox received the ball and Reid pressed again in defense, so Fox passed the ball to Jake who was coming from the left as well Jake advanced and Armstrong was defending against him.

Jake did a feint and a step back and fooled Armstrong and managed to try a shot from outside to make 3 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers in that game, Jake was attacking more in that game because the Charlotte Hornets defense was defending better against Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.

The first quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team winning the game with several points of advantage, Jake played for 12 minutes and had 8 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal, Jake played well in that first quarter, but it was more difficult defend with the team thinking more about attacking.

"The first quarter ends, the Los Angeles Lakers team is winning the game with a good point advantage, both teams were thinking more about attacking and the Los Angeles Lakers team that has the best attack got the advantage."

"Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers team made fewer mistakes in attack with Jake Smith organizing the attacks well, in this game Jake Smith, Kobe Bryant, and Rick Fox are having a good performance, and Shaquille O'Neal also even though he was well defended by the team Charlotte Hornets."

"If the Charlotte Hornets team continues to play just thinking about the attack it will be difficult for them to win that game, the only team that beat the Los Angeles Lakers this season used defensive tactics to achieve victory."

"It's true, the biggest problem is that the Charlotte Hornets team is without two major players who are injured, Glen Rice and Anthony Mason, so coach Dave Cowens is still looking for the ideal team for this season."

"Yes, Jake Smith is having another great performance so far in this game, it looks like it will be another good game this season and with that, we can see that Jake Smith can be considered more of an NBA star."

Coach Cowens of team Charlotte Hornets was really looking for the best team to have this season, moreover, he had to worry about the players' fatigue and so he replaced some players for a few minutes in each quarter.

This could be a good advantage for the Los Angeles Lakers team, but Coach Harris realized that the game was favorable for the Los Angeles Lakers team to win easily, so he decided that he would also start in the second quarter to replace the important players.

Coach Harris thought about doing this so that the players would not get too tired from this intense sequence of games, but in doing so the team would be weaker in the minutes that the main players on the team had to leave.

Fortunately, he didn't think about taking Jake out of the team because after 6 games playing every 48 minutes of the games, Coach Harris believed that Jake had a lot more stamina than most other players.

In the second quarter, the Charlotte Hornets team continued to put pressure on defense only against Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, luckily Rick Fox was playing very well in that game so it was easier for Jake to make the attacking moves.

In one of the Los Angeles Lakers team's moves, Jake advanced with the ball and passed to Kobe Bryant on the right, Bryant received the ball and held on with Phills pressing against him in defense.

Bryant did not attempt an individual move and passed to Fox on the left, Fox received the ball and Reid started to press on defense, so Fox had to pass back to Jake further back, Jake received the ball and Armstrong was defending against him, but no so close to him.

Jake advanced with the ball using his speed and managed to get rid of the opposing defense, Jake advanced with speed towards the inside area and took the Charlotte Hornets team's defense by surprise.

Coleman tried to defend against him, but Jake realized that and passed the ball to Shaquille O'Neal who received the ball and soon tried a dunk to make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, that was a move that Jake and O'Neal had trained in team training.

With Jake breaking the Charlotte Hornets defense with quick moves, the Charlotte Hornets defense couldn't handle the Los Angeles Lakers' attack, so they tried to attack more when Coach Harris replaced a starting player.

In another move the Charlotte Hornets team went for another attack, Armstrong advanced with the ball and passed to Phills on the left, Phills received the ball and Bryant soon pressed in defense, so Phills passed the ball to Reid on the right.

Reid received the ball and Fox pressed further in defense to hinder Reid in the attack, realizing this Reid passed the ball to Coleman, Coleman received the ball and Travis Knight was defending against him.

Coleman managed to make a spin and tried a hook to make 2 more points for the Charlotte Hornets team, Knight could not defend well against Coleman and the Charlotte Hornets team was taking advantage of that in the attacking plays.

In another attacking move by the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake advanced the ball and passed it to Bryant from the right, Bryant received the ball and Phills came to press on defense, so Bryant passed the ball to Knight later on.

Knight received and the ball and Coleman were already pressing in defense, so Knight passed to Jake further back, Jake received the ball and with a feint, he deceived Armstrong and advanced into the area, this time it was Reid who tried to defend against Jake.

Jake was quick and passed the ball to Fox from the left who was free, Fox received the ball and tried a mid-range shot to make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, the Los Angeles Lakers team was managing to increase the lead on the scoreboard.

But after a few minutes in the second quarter that the Los Angeles Lakers team managed to increase the lead on the scoreboard, Coach Harris decided to make some substitutions at some points during the game, taking players out of the team.

Fortunately, he took only one player at a time and didn't affect the team that much, yet it was harder for Jake to make the attacking moves when Shaquille O'Neal or Kobe Bryant left the team.

In one of the moves when Kobe Bryant had been replaced, the Charlotte Hornets team went for another attack, Armstrong came with the ball and passed to Phills on the left, Phills received the ball and Tyronn Lue pressed in defense and Phills was unable to deceive Lue this time and passed it to Coleman ahead.

Coleman received the ball and held it up a little before passing it to Reid on the right, Reid received the ball and Fox soon pressed for defense, Reid decided not to attempt the individual play and passed it to Armstrong further back.

Armstrong had only scored 4 points in that game because he knew Jake's defensive skills, so Armstrong tried a pass to Phills, but Jake anticipated that move and intercepted Armstrong's pass making the steal.

Jake stole the ball and advanced for the attack, Jake ran for the attack and only Armstrong who missed the pass managed to accompany Jake in defense because he was further back in defense.

Jake made a crossover and with a beautiful play he deceived Armstrong and continued advancing towards the inner area, Armstrong was unable to follow Jake after Jake's move and so Jake dunk to make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.

Fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team who were at the Great Western Forum celebrated Jake's beautiful move and points, with coach Harris replacing the starting players Jake had to make more attacking moves.

The second quarter ended the Los Angeles Lakers team slightly increasing the lead, Jake played for 12 minutes in that second quarter and had 13 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals.

"The second quarter ended and the Los Angeles Lakers team goes to the break with a big advantage in points, even though Coach Harris decided to replace the main players for the Los Angeles Lakers team for a few minutes."

"Yes, Coach Harris seems to be trying to spare the main players so they don't get so tired in a game in which they have a big advantage, but the Charlotte Hornets team also didn't know how to take advantage of that because Coach Cowens also replaced the players from his team."

"The Charlotte Hornets team has been doing this a few times in the last few games because Coach Cowens seems to be looking for an ideal team to play even with some players that he counted injured."

"It's true, and the Los Angeles Lakers team only managed to increase the advantage even more because Jake Smith had an excellent second quarter and scored 13 points, Jake Smith has been showing that he is an excellent player even in this strong Los Angeles Lakers team."

The third quarter started and the Charlotte Hornets team started to press further in the attack to try to win, Coach Harris continued making substitutions because he saw that Jake could help the Los Angeles Lakers team to win.

The Charlotte Hornets team went on the attack with Armstrong organizing the play, Armstrong was perhaps the only player who wanted to be replaced on the Charlotte Hornets team, he could not attack well with Jake defending against him.

Jake had already managed to make 3 of the steals he got in that game by intercepting passes from Armstrong, all players knew that Jake was very different from other players with an average of more than 7 steals per game.

So Armstrong soon passed the ball to Reid on the right, Reid was playing well in that game pressing in the attack on Fox, and Fox was also playing well in the attack in that game, so the two were defending badly in that game.

Reid managed to trick Fox with a feint and advanced to the inside area, Knight realized that Reid wanted to make the layup and went to defend against Reid, Reid did not expect Knight to do that and passed the ball to Phills on the left.

Phills who saw the play better than Reid tried to pass it to Coleman who was free, but Knight had already returned to defend against Coleman, and Fox managed to recover and was defending against Reid.

Phills also failed to make the move with Bryant on defense and passed to Shackleford later, Shackleford received the ball and this time Shaquille O'Neal had been replaced and it was Corie Blount in defense.

Shackleford managed to spin and tried the hook to make 2 more points for the Charlotte Hornets team, the two teams managed to attack well against the weak defense of the teams, only Jake was helping in the defense, and Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal defended well when they were on the court.

In another move by the Los Angeles Lakers team Jake charged forward and passed the ball to Kobe Bryant, Bryant received the ball and tried to make a feint to get rid of Phills, but Phills was not fooled and so Bryant passed the ball to O'Neal later in the attack.

Shaquille O'Neal received the ball and soon Shackleford and Coleman pressed in defense against him, O'Neal was unable to make the move with two Charlotte Hornets players defending against him.

So O'Neal passed the ball to Jake further back, Jake received the ball and saw that Fox was free from the left and passed the ball to him, Fox received the ball and took advantage that Reid was not defending against him and tried the mid-shot range to make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.

Coach Harris also did not take Fox out for many minutes in that game and so Jake and he was playing well in attack, Jake continued to attack more when O'Neal or Bryant was replaced and Armstrong was unable to defend against him.

In another move the Charlotte Hornets team was on the attack again, the players were trying to attack to diminish the advantage on the scoreboard that the Los Angeles Lakers had, but even if the Los Angeles Lakers' defense was not so good, they still managed to defend in some plays.

After a good attacking move, the ball was left for Phills on the left, Bryant was defending against him and Phills could not get rid of Bryant's defense, so he passed the ball to Reid on the right.

Reid received the ball and Fox came to press on defense, Reid saw he could not make the move and passed the ball to Armstrong further back, possession was running out and Armstrong had to try the shot from outside.

Jake was not close to Armstrong, but it did not take long to react and approached Armstrong and jumped with him, with Jake's pressure, Armstrong ended up missing the shot and O'Neal caught the defensive rebound.

The Los Angeles Lakers team failed to increase the advantage in the third quarter because of the good defense of the Charlotte Hornets team and their intense attack, but with the advantage they had in points, it was difficult for them to lose the game in the last quarter.

Jake played for 12 minutes in that third quarter and had 10 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals, in that game Jake was certainly the highlight of the team having the best performance, but at the end of the game, he would have more than 16 minutes to more playing than his teammates.

As expected, the Charlotte Hornets team tried to push forward in the last quarter, but the Los Angeles Lakers team still won the game with 122 points against Charlotte Hornets' 86.

Jake played for 12 minutes in that last quarter and made 8 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals, with that, Jake managed to a double-double and was the best player of the Los Angeles Lakers team being important in the game when Coach Harris replaced the main players of the team for a few minutes.

"Another game ends this NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers team won another game this season, with this victory they have 6 victories and only 1 defeat in 7 games, the Los Angeles Lakers team has been showing more and more that it is favorite to win this season's NBA title."

"That's right, the Charlotte Hornets team tried to attack a lot and they made a defensive strategy to defend against Shaquille O'Neal who is the best player of that team, but it didn't work very well for the Los Angeles Lakers team to win with an advantage of more 30 points."

"Their defense strategy was good, they tried to stop Shaquille O'Neal who is the player who scores the most points in the Los Angeles Lakers team, but in that game Coach Harris decided to let Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant rest for a few minutes."

"So their defense strategy was avoided, even so, Shaquille O'Neal scored 20 points in that game playing for just over 25 minutes, Kobe Bryant scored 18 points playing for just over 30 minutes in that game."

"It's true, Rick Fox played more time in that game and managed to score 26 points and helped the team a lot, but the highlight was really the rookie Jake Smith who managed to double 39 points and 11 assists."

"Yes, we will continue to follow the games of the Los Angeles Lakers team to see if they remain favorites to win the NBA title and whether Jake Smith will continue to play thus being very important to the victories of the Los Angeles Lakers team."

After that game Jake was praised by his teammates, even though he was the main player in that game, it was because Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant had not played more than 30 minutes.

Jake's teammates couldn't complain about this because Jake had more stamina than the other players, the other players were already a little more tired after playing 7 games that month.

After the game was over the players were able to return to their home to rest, after all the next game would be the very next day and the players would not have time to rest, so Coach Harris decided to let the main players play less time in that game.

After all, players would continue with this intense sequence of games that could make players more tired and even get injured because of that, the problem with the Los Angeles Lakers team was that they had no players to replace the top players at a high level.

If Coach Harris could, he would replace the main players again if the team was winning, especially now that he knew they could count on Jake to play the entire game.

Arriving at home Jake called his mother to tell him that his team had won this game more, Eva was very happy and she knew how in the NBA Jake would have opponents much more difficult than at university.

Even so, Eva was happy because Jake continued to win most of the games he played, just like it was at university, of course, Eva knew that the Los Angeles Lakers team was very good and it was the basketball team that Jake had always been a fan of as a child.

After Jake's years at College Eva was used to going several months without Jake around, that year at least Jake can stay in Miami until the beginning of the year and could return to Miami in July of that year.

Of course, Eva didn't know that Jake was thinking of going to the 1999 World Championships in Athletics that would be in Seville, Spain in August of that year, so Jack didn't know if he could go back to Miami or have to do other things before the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.

To participate in this 1999 World Championships in Athletics Jake still had to participate and win the competitions in the 5,000 meters and in the 10,000 meters and in the marathon in the 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to qualify for the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.

Of course, Jake didn't need to participate in the marathon because as he had won the 1997 World Championships in Athletics he had a guaranteed spot, but he would still participate in the marathon too because he would have to run in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters anyway.

Jake had not yet told his mother that he intended to participate, because he could give up if there was something else he was interested in doing on his vacation, but Jake would probably be running at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.

And that was because he loved running and it would be important for him to reveal what he was capable of in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters for the next Olympics, Jake knew that Adidas would no longer pressure him to run in marathons because he already had started playing in the NBA and his contract was more because of the NBA.

Certainly, Adidas and the other companies that sponsored them were very happy to see how skillful Jake was and was having an excellent performance in the NBA in those first games of this season.

After a good night's rest, the day of the next Los Angeles Lakers team game in the NBA came, Jake went to the Great Western Forum and can see that the Los Angeles Lakers fans were coming to watch another team game.

The Los Angeles Lakers team was making an excellent start to the season and unlike what happened in Jake's past life, they won 6 games and lost only 1 in 7 games this season, it was two more victories than in Jake's past life.

This intense sequence of games was only better for Jake, who had much more stamina than the other players, even though his teammates were also affected by fatigue, Jake could play better against opponents more tired than him.

Jake and the other players went to the locker room and put on their uniforms and went to the court, this time the names of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and now Jake's name were called by the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team.

"Welcome everyone to another game this season in the NBA, this is the game between the Los Angeles Lakers team and the Dallas Mavericks team."

"The Los Angeles Lakers team plays at home today and comes from a great start to the season with 6 wins in 7 games, with stars Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant and rookie star Jake Smith the team Los Angeles Lakers is definitely a favorite to win that game."

"The Dallas Mavericks team has been having a bad start to the season, they are 6 losses in 7 games and their only victory was in a game that went overtime, it is a situation opposite to that of the Los Angeles Lakers team."

"Yes, unlike this season's star rookie Jake Smith, rookie Dirk Nowitzki has been disappointing for the Dallas Mavericks team, Dirk Nowitzki has been criticized for being a terrible defensive player in the last games of the Dallas Mavericks team."

"This is a game that coach Harris will want to replace the main players of the Los Angeles Lakers team if they have the points advantage in the game."

Jake remembered that at the beginning of Dirk Nowitzki's career in the NBA he was very criticized for not adapting well to the NBA and not being able to defend or attack well against NBA players who had greater physical strength, especially those who played as PF.

Of course, Jake knew that in the future Dirk Nowitzki would be one of the biggest supporters of the Dallas Mavericks team and an idol for European fans and NBA fans as one of the greatest players in history.

The Los Angeles Lakers team came to this game with the starting players Jake Smith playing as PG, Kobe Bryant playing as SG, Rick Fox playing as SF, Travis Knight playing as PF, and Shaquille O'Neal playing as Center.

The Dallas Mavericks team came to this game with the initial players' Steve Nash playing as PG, Michael Finley playing as SF even defending as SG, Cedric Ceballos playing as SF, Gary Trent playing as PF, and Dirk Nowitzki also playing as PF, but defending as Center.

It seemed that the Dallas Mavericks team wanted to make a similar strategy like the one used by the last opponent of the Los Angeles Lakers team, but last time it didn't work very well and this time it wouldn't work very well either.

Jake found it interesting how two of his NBA idols were playing on this Dallas Mavericks team and even though they were playing so badly this season, Steve Nash was one of Jake's idols, especially since he was one of the best PG in NBA history.

And Dirk Nowitzki was also one of Jake's idols in the NBA, it was interesting to see how these great players also had moments when they were criticized and even called bad players even though they became NBA geniuses.

Jake also knew that it would be a shame that he had to compete with Steve Nash to find out who would be the best PG in several seasons, with the points and assists that Jake normally had on average he thought he would win most seasons in the NBA in the future.

The game started and the Los Angeles Lakers team won the first ball possession, Jake advanced with the ball and soon passed to Kobe Bryant on the right, Bryant received the ball and Michael Finley was defending against him.

Bryant managed to get rid of Finley's defense easily and tried a mid-range shot to score the Los Angeles Lakers team's first 2 points in the game, Kobe Bryant knew he would have less time to play in that game, so he wanted to score more points while he was on the court.

The Dallas Mavericks team's defense was one of the worst this season in the NBA and the attack was also not that good and because they were losing so many games, the Dallas Mavericks team soon went on the attack trying to tie the game.

Steve Nash had the ball and advanced for the attack, Jake was defending against him and he wouldn't underestimate Nash because he wasn't playing so well this season, Steve Nash was also only in his third season in the NBA and he knew it had to be careful playing against Jake.

Nash passed the ball to Finley on the left, Finley received the ball and Bryant soon pressed in defense against him, Finley did not want to try the individual play and passed to Gary Trent, Trent received the ball and Travis Knight soon pressed in defense.

Trent used his strength to force his advance and tried a hook to make 2 points for the Dallas Mavericks team and tie the game, the Dallas Mavericks team's strategy was to attack from the side where Knight defended that was the weakest part of the defense of the Los Angeles Lakers team.

In another move by the Los Angeles Lakers team Jake charged forward and passed the ball to Rick Fox on the left, Fox was excited in that game because he had played so well in the last game and tried to trick Cedric Ceballos with a feint.

Ceballos was not fooled and so Fox had to pass the ball farther back to Jake, Jake received the ball and then made a high pass and Shaquille O'Neal took the ball high and made the dunk to complete the alley-oop and do more 2 points for the Los Angeles Lakers team and cheer on the fans.

With the time of training, Jake had trained many plays with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant that served to cheer the crowd, but also served to break the opposing defense in more difficult games.

In another play the Dallas Mavericks team was attacking, Steve Nash advanced the ball and passed to Ceballos on the right, Ceballos received the ball and Fox came to press on defense, so Ceballos passed to Finley on the left.

Finley received the ball and Bryant came to press on defense, even so, Finley tried the individual play and after a feint, he tried the mid-range shot to miss, Jake managed to catch the rebound and waited for a little before advancing slowly for the attack.

The Los Angeles Lakers team's defense was not currently one of the best in the NBA, but Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal could be excellent defensive players and would improve a lot in defense in the coming seasons and Jake were already playing very well in defense.

But the attack by the Dallas Mavericks team was also not so well this season and the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team could defend well against them, of course, their goal was to attack more to increase the advantage in points.

Jake moved forward after catching the rebound and passed the ball to Fox from the left, Fox received the ball and Ceballos was pushing in defense, so Fox had to pass to Jake further back, Jake received the ball and passed to Bryant from the right who was asking for the ball.

Bryant received the ball and managed to get rid of Finley's defense by fooling him with a feint and moving forward using his speed, so Kobe Bryant drive to the basket and after going through the Dallas Mavericks team's defense tried the layup to make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.

The Los Angeles Lakers team cheered up with Kobe Bryant's play and celebrated, in the rest of the first quarter Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal tried to attack more, and Jake attacked less to help his teammates.

So the first quarter ended and the Los Angeles Lakers team had the points advantage, Jake played for 12 minutes and made 5 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals, Jake played well again, but Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal played better.

"The first quarter ends with the Los Angeles Lakers team winning with a good point advantage, the Dallas Mavericks team was unable to attack well and defend in that first quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers team dominated."

"Yes, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal played well both in attack and defense and Jake Smith played well too, but in that first quarter he seemed to want to help his teammates score more than he did more points himself."

"We really still have to understand Jake Smith's style of play as PG, we have already seen that he is very skilled at scoring with an average of 80 percent in Field Goal Percentage and an average of 82 percent in 3-Point Field Goal Percentage."

"Just because of that we can see how Jake Smith is an excellent offensive player, in addition, he has an average of 11.7 assists per game in these first 7 games of this season, he is currently the highest average of assists this season and that is making an average 31.4 points per game."

"We could see an average like that maybe if Jake Smith was on a weaker team wherein the entire game he ran his team on almost every point, but Jake Smith plays on the Los Angeles Lakers team that has players like Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant."

"Yes, Magic Johnson got an average of assists like that, but in points, he was nowhere close to what Jake has been getting this season, John Stockton could also get more assists than him."

"We have to note that we are talking about two players who were some of the best PGs of all time and we are putting a rookie on that list."

After Michael Jordan's retirement and the NBA lockout, the media really wanted to find a player to stand out and that basketball fans could really have as an idol, players like Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone would always be fans' idols.

Players who were SG like Michael Jordan could only be compared to him, but the media knew they could probably never get over what Michael Jordan represented to the NBA and basketball around the world.

So what they could do was choose a player from another position who also had a great ability to be praised and placed for fans to say that that person could be their new idol and they would not compare much with Michael Jordan for being from another position.

Of course, the sports media and basketball fans didn't think that Jake would maintain this incredible average of points and assists throughout the season, they thought that when the games got tougher and Jake got tired he would start making more mistakes.

The second quarter started with the Los Angeles Lakers team still pressing in the attack, in the first quarter Coach Harris took Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal for a short time, but from that second quarter, he would start to leave them out of court for longer.

Jake advanced to the attack with the ball and passed to Kobe Bryant on the right, Bryant received the ball and tried to deceive Finley, but this time Finley was not deceived and was pressing on defense, so Bryant passed the ball to Fox on the left.

Fox received the ball and Ceballos was pushing in defense, Fox had a good performance in the previous game and was also playing well in that game, he was one of the players who most liked Coach Harris to replace the main players.

Jake did not need to be replaced and he still managed to play longer than the others, even though he was also replaced, Fox tried the move and Ceballos pressed on defense and so Fox had to pass to Jake further back.

Jake received the ball and advanced using his speed, Steve Nash tried to keep up on defense, but Jake was faster, watching Jake move forward Finley approached to do double-team defense on Jake.

Jake realized this and decided to pass the ball to Kobe Bryant who was free, Bryant tried the mid-range shot to make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Bryant was happy to see that Jake was passing the ball more and helping him to make the stitches.

The Dallas Mavericks team went on the attack to try to diminish the advantage in points of the Los Angeles Lakers team, Nash advanced with the ball and passed to Ceballos on the right, Ceballos received the ball and Fox pressed in defense.

Ceballos made a feint and tricked Fox and drive to the basket to make 2 more points for the Dallas Mavericks team, it was a good move by Ceballos taking advantage of an opening in the Los Angeles Lakers defense.

After a few minutes Coach Harris removed Kobe Bryant from the team and added Tyronn Lue, Lue was happy to have more opportunity to play, so the Los Angeles Lakers team went on the attack.

Jake advanced with the ball and passed it to Lue on the right, Lue received the ball from Jake and Finley already pressed in defense, so Lue passed the ball to Travis Knight ahead, Knight received the ball and soon passed to Jake further behind.

Jake received the ball away from the three-point line, even so, he tried the shot from outside to make 3 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers, Jake tried that shot from a distance of 35 feet and Nash did not expect it and nor tried to block.

The Los Angeles Lakers crowd cheered they liked Jake's long-range shots and also liked the three-point shots made when Jake tried the jump shot, the Los Angeles Lakers crowd was enjoying three-point shots more and more that gave the team more advantage on the scoreboard.

What was more interesting was that many sports critics said that Jake only had a great average on three-point shots in the NCAA because the distance from the three-point line was shorter than in the NBA.

The Dallas Mavericks team tried another attack with Nash organizing the play, Nash moved forward and passed the ball to Ceballos on the right, Ceballos received the ball and Fox came to press on defense.

Ceballos passed the ball to Dirk Nowitzki, who was not participating much in the game, Nowitzki received the ball and moved away from Knight's defense to try the mid-range shot and make 2 more points for the Dallas Mavericks team.

The second quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team with the points advantage, Jake played for 12 minutes in that second quarter and had 11 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals, Jake attacked more in that second quarter and also tried to help his teammates making assists.

"The second quarter ended and the Los Angeles Lakers team increased the lead even more, even though coach Harris replacing Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal for a few minutes, Jake scored more points and the opponent was unable to press so hard in the attack."

"It's true, it seems that the Dallas Mavericks team's attack is not working very well and the defense too, we can see that in this game Dirk Nowitzki is not even showing up much, Cedric Ceballos and Michael Finley who are the main players in the attack are not getting score so many points in that game."

"In the Los Angeles Lakers team Rick Fox is also playing well and even playing less time Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal are still playing a great game and getting a lot of points, so I think the Los Angeles Lakers team will really win this game."

"We will follow in the second half of the game if the Dallas Mavericks team gets a turnaround and puts even more pressure on the Los Angeles Lakers team to get their second win this season."

The Dallas Mavericks team wanted the victory in that game, but the players knew it would be difficult to beat the Los Angeles Lakers team playing at the Great Western Forum, in addition, all the other teams realized that the Los Angeles Lakers team had become very strong with Jake Smith joining the team.

The third quarter started with the Los Angeles Lakers team in the attack, Jake advanced with the ball and passed to Bryant on the right, Bryant tried a feint and failed to trick Finley, so Bryant passed the ball to Fox on the left.

Fox received the ball and Ceballos arrived to press in defense, Fox made a feint and a step back and tried an outside shot to make 3 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Fox was playing well taking advantage of that Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were being replaced.

The Dallas Mavericks team soon went for another attack to try to stay in the game, Nash advanced with the ball and passed to Ceballos on the right, Ceballos tried a move to deceive Fox, but failed and passed to Finley on the left.

Finley received the ball and Bryant soon pressed on defense, so Finley passed the ball to Trent further on, Trent received the ball and Knight tried to press on defense, but Trent used his strength to advance and dunk and 2 more points to the Dallas Mavericks team.

Coach Harris continued making substitutions and Jake had to change the pace of the game and who he would pass the ball to when the players on the court changed when Bryant left the game the pressure on defense against him also increased.

In another move by the Los Angeles Lakers team Jake moved forward and passed the ball to Fox on the left, Fox received the ball and passed it to Lue on the right, Lue received the ball and passed it to Jake further back.

Nash was lobbying in defense against Jake and Finley was also observed that he would play what Jake would do, so they could double-team, Jake held the ball a little and saw an opportunity, so he passed the ball to Shaquille O'Neal.

O'Neal had gotten rid of Nowitzki's defense and Jake had realized that and passed the ball on to him, O'Neal received the ball and went forward to make the dunk and 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.

The third quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team with a good point advantage, Jake played for 12 minutes and made 10 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals, Jake was having a harder time stealing in that game because Steve Nash he didn't try to attack often and knew how to pass the ball.

In the last quarter the team tried to put more pressure on defense and attack, so the Los Angeles Lakers team scored fewer points, but even so at the end of the last quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers team had achieved yet another victory.

The Los Angeles Lakers team won the game with 112 points against 82 points for the Dallas Mavericks team, Jake played in the last quarter for 12 minutes and had 8 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal, it was another triple-double for Jake in season.

"The game ends with another Los Angeles Lakers team win this season, 7 wins in 8 games, a great start to the season showing the strength of the Los Angeles Lakers team this season."

"Yes, even with Coach Harris again replacing the best players on the Los Angeles Lakers team, the Dallas Mavericks team is unfortunately having a very bad team this season and the players are not playing very well."

"Jake Smith again was the highlight of the game playing all 48 minutes of the game and making another triple-double with points, assists, and rebounds, really Jake Smith has been showing that he is one of the best players at this beginning of the NBA season."

"Yes, Jake Smith managed this triple-double and also managed 7 steals in that game, he has been showing to be an excellent defensive player in this Los Angeles Lakers team, and managing to play the 48 minutes in all 8 games of this season that took place in 12 days, shows the great stamina he has."

"It's true, Jake Smith is a key player in this Los Angeles Lakers team, just because of his steals and being able to play every 48 minutes in the game already makes him irreplaceable, and he still manages to do more than 10 assists per game and is an of the players who score the most points in games."

With this victory, the Los Angeles Lakers fans were very happy with the team this season, they were sure that with all the players they could have a great chance of winning the NBA title this season.

Some fans and media people criticized Coach Harris for replacing the main players for many minutes in the last games, but several teams were also doing it because this very intense sequence of games could cause injuries and decrease the performance of the players.

The criticism just wasn't greater because Jake was playing every minute in every game and it helped the team to always perform well even with the main players outside the court, as time went by Jake became more and more an idol for the fans.

The next day the players could rest for a day because there would be no game, even Jake was happy with that day of rest, just playing in the NBA he can understand how difficult it was to play every minute in every game.

Even more so for him to score points, defend, organize plays, make steals and still get rebounds, Jake had to run more than other players in all games to be able to stand out.

On that next day, they wouldn't even have a light training because coach Del Harris thought about letting the main players play as long as they could in the next game, the players would be rested and the criticism against him would decrease.

Jake had overheard the players commenting that coach Del Harris could be fired in the next few days even though the team had won so many games, it seemed that it was not because of the team's results, but because of what Harris did when the team was not there playing.

Jack thought that the Los Angeles Lakers team wins that he helped the team achieve could leave Coach Harris longer, but it looked like it was something that the Los Angeles Lakers team's management had long thought about.

While Jake was thinking about staying home that day resting, Kobe Bryant called him so they could have lunch and talk, Jake talked a lot with Kobe Bryant on the team, but they weren't very close because Jake respected Kobe Bryant a lot and saw him as an idol.

Jake had gone to lunch with Rick Fox only once, Jake knew Kobe Bryant better from what he'd heard the media talk about him than meeting him in person, but Jake was sure the subject of this lunch would be basketball.

Jake went to a restaurant he didn't know taking his McLaren F1 this time, Jake had driven a few times with his new car just to try out the capacity of the car, but this was the first time he was driving the car to the city itself.

"Hi, Jake, thanks for coming even though I suddenly invited you."

"It's okay, Kobe, when you want to talk, you can call me, I'm alone here in the city and besides training and playing I just stay at home."

"I'm glad to hear that, Jake, do you know why I asked you to talk to me here?"

"It must be to talk about basketball."

"Yes, we are players and teammates, I wanted to ask what do you think of our team this NBA season?"

"I think our team is doing really well this season, you and Shaquille O'Neal are excellent players, I think our team is a favorite to win the NBA title this season."

"I agree, after you joined the team we really improved a lot, you are really an excellent player to be able to play so well even though you are still an NBA rookie."

"Thanks, I was lucky to be on a team with you and with Shaquille O'Neal on the team, it's a team that was already strong before and I can play with all my skills, I was lucky to go to university too and playing on the Tar Heels team, there I learned a lot of things that are helping me in my season as a rookie."

"I wanted to ask you which teams do you think are favorites to win the NBA title this season?"

"It is difficult to say, this is a different season because there are fewer games, so I believe that some teams can surprise and some teams that have more interaction between the players can be the favorites."

"There's our team that is a favorite, the San Antonio Spurs team, the Indiana Pacers team, the Portland Trail Blazers team, and the New York Knicks team that can surprise in the playoffs."

Jake could confidently say these teams because he knew which teams would be the top four in the playoffs, but if he didn't know the future he wouldn't say these teams were favorites either.

Kobe Bryant was also surprised by the teams Jake had chosen, of those teams he thought maybe the Indiana Pacers team and the Portland Trail Blazers team could be in the top 8, but the other two teams he wouldn't even think about talking about.

"What do you think our team is missing to win the NBA title this season?"

"It's hard to say, but I'll be honest with you, our current team can really win the NBA title this season, but for that Robert Horry has to recover, he could help our current team to improve a lot."

"But if I had to say what our team could improve, it was to have an SF who could score more and put more pressure on the opposing defense, to have a PF to help Shaquille O'Neal and to score and help in defense."

"And also a change in the coach maybe, because I heard rumors that coach Del Harris may be fired after a few games, after that we will not find another coach better and one of the assistant coaches will have to become the main coach until the end of the season."

Kobe was surprised to see the answer Jake had given, he thought Jake would try to avoid answering sincerely for fear that Kobe could tell other people what Jake was saying to him.

But Jake had given an answer in all sincerity, there were things he thought of himself and Jake even talked about Coach Harris that he also suspected that the coach might actually be fired.

So Kobe knew that Jake was sincere with him and so he decided to ask the most difficult questions for Jake to answer, because they were questions that were related to himself, and Jake might be afraid to annoy him.

"I agree with you, I want you to be sincere in answering my next question, who is currently the best player on our team? Who do you think is the main player?"

Jake didn't answer quickly this time, he didn't want Kobe Bryant to ask that question because he wouldn't like the answer Jake would give him, but Jake learned to try to be always sincere, so he decided to speak the truth.

"The best player on our team and the main player is certainly Shaquille O'Neal, he is an experienced player and an excellent Center, as PG I can say that I prefer to be on a team with a skilled Center, so I have a reference in the attack."

"I think that the best NBA teams currently have a good PF or a good Center, teams that don't have a good Center or a good PF don't have much chance of winning an NBA title, even if that team doesn't have a Center or an All-Star PF who scores more than 20 points per game."

"At the very least a team has to have a Center or a PF that can defend well, catch rebounds or score a lot, so I think the San Antonio Spurs team that has Tim Duncan and David Robinson is the favorite team to win this NBA title beyond our team."

Kobe Bryant was not happy to hear that, but he had to admit that Jake was right in what he was saying, the best teams in recent years had a very good Center or PF to make them a good team .

Even Michael Jordan's team that was different from all the teams because they had Michael Jordan and coach Phil Jackson knew how to make a team that worked very well with Scottie Pippen, but even that team had Dennis Rodman to catch the rebounds that were a PF and before there was Horace Grant who was a great player .

The Boston Celtics team in the past had Larry Bird, but it also had Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, the Los Angeles Lakers team in the past had Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Detroit Pistons team had Dennis Rodman and Bill Laimbeer .

The Houston Rockets team that won recently also had Hakeem Olajuwon to help the team win, thinking about it Kobe Bryant had to admit that for the past 20 years Centers and PF have been instrumental in all the teams that have won major titles .

So it wasn't strange that Jake just thought the Los Angeles Lakers team had a chance to win this season because of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe accepted that, but he still had some more difficult questions to ask Jake .

"And who do you think is currently the second most important player on our team?"

Hearing this, Jake understood that this was the question that Kobe Bryant wanted to ask from the beginning, once again he knew that being honest would not be the best for him, but Jake didn't want to lie just to remain Kobe's friend .

"I think that I am currently the second most important player on our team, because I can play 48 minutes in every game, because of the steals I make, because of assists too, points and rebounds are the least important . "

"But to be quite honest, I think our team doesn't need me, if I didn't have it on the team we would still win most games this season and lose just 2 more games, our team just needs Shaquille O'Neal and more a skilled player to be a strong team . "

"But our team needs three skilled players to have a chance to win the NBA title this season without having to sign any players . "

Kobe Bryant was not surprised by this because he realized that even though Jake was modest and humble, Jake was very self-confident and knew his skills and the importance he had for the team .

"I already expected you to think you were better than me, so I'm not surprised by that, so if you think that, what do you think I can improve to be an even better player?"

Jake didn't expect Kobe Bryant to accept it so well that and Jake was better than him, but it seemed like he was more interested in how he could improve than to care what Jake really thought .

"I'll be honest again then, I think what you need to improve the most on is your defense, you need in the future to become the best defensive player on your team if you want to be the most important player . "

"I don't know if you noticed, but Shaquille O'Neal is improving a lot in his defense, I think next season if he works hard he could be one of the best defensive players in the NBA . "

"You are younger and you can certainly improve a lot more in this area, moreover, I think you need to learn to play more thinking about the team than about individual plays, I understood this as soon as I joined this team and that's why I have more than 10 assists in most games . "

"Our team has good players, especially you, Shaquille O'Neal and me, so you don't have to force individual moves when you can pass the ball, of course when you have confidence you can make the individual move because I know you have the quality to do that . "

"Another thing that you could improve on was to start trying more three-point shots and also improve your mid-range shot, you can't miss many attacks for our team to win . "

"So above all, you have to understand that you need a team with good players to win, you alone can't even score more than 50 points in all games, so you have to be more friendly with your teammates and also know to play better as a team . "

Kobe Bryant was really shocked to hear everything Jake said, he had already realized that Jake was sincere, but he didn't expect Jake to think he had so many flaws even when he was one of the most praised young players .

The problem was that all the criticisms that Jake had spoken were things that Jake was very skillful, Jake made few attacks in the game and knew very well how to play as a team, besides, Jake was currently the best defensive players of the Los Angeles Lakers team .

"I was sincere with you, Kobe, I really admire you very much and I like you, I wanted to be your friend and I respect you too, I only did that because you asked me and also I think you can be a much better player than Shaquille O'Neal or other great players in the future . "

"I understand, Jake, I really felt that you were sincere with me in this conversation and you just said your opinion, of course, I would also like to remain your friend, what I like most is having sincere people at my side . "

"What do you think we go to some court to play a little and relax after eating?"

"I think it's a great idea . "

Jake suggested that Kobe go to his house which was nearby and had a professional court there, so they would not be disturbed by reporters and fans while they were playing, Kobe thought it was a good idea and it was better to play on a professional court .

Jake was very happy to have Kobe Bryant who was an idol for him at his home, even though they could talk naturally Jake would never forget what it was like to see Kobe Bryant playing at his peak in the Los Angeles Lakers team .

Kobe went to Jake's house and can't help but be surprised to see Jake's McLaren F1 and the huge house he owned, Kobe couldn't help criticizing Jake in his mind for spending so much money on a car and a mansion in his first year in the NBA .

Of course, Kobe couldn't have known that Jake actually had investments worth more than $ 1 billion, so Jake was spending his money because he had reserves and investments to spend his entire life with if necessary .

Even so, Kobe cannot deny that Jake's car and his house was really beautiful, the two went to the basketball court and Kobe was impressed again by seeing the pool, the athletics track and the professional court that Jake had at home .

Arriving on the court, Jake took Kobe to the locker room so that he and Kobe could change into more comfortable clothes for playing basketball, Kobe had already brought his sneakers and clothes from home and Jake had several Adidas uniforms and sneakers from his locker room .

Jake only wore Adidas shoes and clothes, which was the company that sponsored him, Jake had this ideal to respect more the companies that sponsored him, before he used most of the time sneakers and uniforms from Clara's company .

After that the two went to the court to start a one-on-one dispute in half-court, the game would be up to 11 points and each 2 point shot would be worth 1 point after a player scored 1 point he would have to give a ball for the other player to start attacking .

"We will not have shots from outside worth 3 points, otherwise I will have a lot of advantage, we will only go with plays worth 1 point . "

Jake said that because it was true, he could hit a three-point shot from a distance of 35 feet, and Jake hit more than 70 percent of his shots from outside, so he would have an overwhelming advantage if shots from outside were worth 2 points, but Kobe Bryant didn't like it because he thought Jake was belittling him .

Jake realized that, but he didn't change his mind because he wanted to have a one-on-one played against his idol Kobe Bryant, Jake got the ball from Kobe and he was the one who would start attacking, Jake took the ball and started thinking about how he would make the first point .

Jake decided he would use his speed and after making a small feint he advanced with speed on the right, Kobe was not deceived by the feint, but he was slow to react and went to defend against Jake .

Jake moved quickly to the right and Kobe was unable to follow and so Jake tried to layup to make the first point of this dispute, Kobe knew that Jake was very fast and so he was not surprised that Jake did that .

Jake threw the ball for Kobe to make the next attack, Kobe received the ball and tried a feint too, Jake was not deceived and was concentrated waiting for Kobe to make the move, Kobe decided to make a speed move from the left .

But Jake can easily follow Kobe's attempted to move, so Kobe made a quick move that tricked Jake, so Kobe took the opportunity to crossover and move forward to make another point with a layup .

Jake was happy to see Kobe Bryant's skill move, he had a lot of agility stats and for that reason his speed of thought and reaction had increased a lot, which is why Jake defended so well and managed so many steals without ever making a mistake .

Even so Kobe could still deceive him and it made Jake more excited about this training, Jake didn't want to have shots from outside to not have many advantages and now he had to try harder .

Jake received the ball to start another attack, this time he pretended he would try a feint, but in fact, he really started running from the left, Kobe managed to follow and Jake made the fast crossover and Kobe was unable to follow, so Jake scored another point with the layup .

The game got excited and after a while Jake was winning with 6 points against Kobe Bryant's 4 points, in fact in some plays Jake thought he could do the steal and didn't try to keep the game more excited .

Kobe also realized that Jake didn't seem to be working so hard in the game against him, Kobe had never played so many times in one-on-one against Jake in training, so he hadn't realized how skillful Jake was .

In another move Kobe tried to make another attack and decided to use force to make sure he made the next point, so Kobe started to protect the ball as he advanced and tried to use his shoulder to push Jake back as he advanced .

Jake didn't face that move often playing as PG, he just had to defend plays like that in his imagination training when he played in other positions to train, but in this one, he didn't want to lose .

Kobe tried to push Jake, but to his surprise, Kobe could not push Jake back using force, certainly one of Jake's greatest advantages in basketball was his strength, after all, agility was normal that many players had a lot in basketball, but strength was something that was a top priority for the Center and the PF .

So Kobe realized that Jake was stronger than him and moved away from him and tried a mid-range shot by making a fadeaway and scored another point, Jake wanted to force Kobe Bryant into trying one of his characteristic moves in this one-on-one to win .

Jake took the ball and made a feint pretending he would go to the left and doing a step back and trying the mid-range shot to score 1 more point for him, Jake didn't want to try the mid-range shots because he had a rate of more 80 percent correct and the game would be very easy for him .

But he wanted to pressure Kobe to try to attack in every way he knew, Jake threw the ball to Kobe who started another attack, Kobe advanced with the ball and Jake gave him a little space .

So Kobe finally started making one of his main moves which were the between the legs dribble move, it was the play in which Kobe bounced the ball between his legs to prevent the opponent from trying to steal and for the opponent not to know if after he would advance with the ball or attempt the shot .

Kobe made this move because he really wanted to beat Jake who was winning by 2 points and Jake had 4 more points to win the game, Kobe made that move and Jake didn't have a chance to steal until Kobe showed him what move he would do .

Kobe did the between the legs dribble moves for a while and then did a feint that tricked Jake and he went on to make another 1 point with the dunk, Kobe made the point, but it was Jake who was excited that the game was getting more fun .

Jake received the ball and Kobe was prepared to defend or at least hinder Jake to try to make him miss, Jake advanced with the ball slowly and realized that Kobe was focused on defense .

So Jake smiled and made his own move this time, it was the Ghost move dribble that was never stopped by any opposing player, Jake did the Ghost move and Kobe didn't see the ball for a while, he didn't know what Jake had done .

After Jake passed Kobe like he was no longer with the ball Kobe heard the ball hitting the ground and Jake scored another point with a dunk soon after, Kobe didn't understand this move that Jake had made, but he knew Jake had made it 1 more point and was with 8 points now .

Kobe tried again to do the between the legs dribble move soon after in another move, again he tricked Jake with a feint and advanced to try to make the layup, but this time Jake recovered quickly and managed to jump together and make the block preventing Kobe from doing the point .

Soon after, Jake ran out of the three-point line and made an outside shot that was now worth 1 point also because of the chord Jake made before the game, with Jake winning by 3 points Kobe understood that Jake was not being arrogant when decided that the three-point shot would not be worth 2 more points .

In a few more plays Jake won with 11 points against Kobe Bryant's 8 points, Kobe didn't like to lose, but he was happy with the good game he had with Jake, Kobe realized that his defense was really weak because he couldn't make Jake miss any attack .

After that good game Kobe went to his house and Jake stayed at his house happy with the good game he had with his idol, Jake thought that Kobe was not angry that he told him the truths, it would be good if they could be more friends after that day .

That day as he had no game he decided to call Kate even though it might hinder her because it was less than a week before the Grammy Awards happened, Jake really wanted Kate to win an award, but he knew how Lauryn Hill had a great year at the world of music and was one of the best singers at the Grammy and not just among new singers .

"Hi, Kate, sorry to call you even though you are busy, but I missed you and wanted to know how you are with Grammy being so close?"

"Hi, Jake, you didn't bother me, I'm always happy when I talk to you, I also didn't call you because I know you're busy with games, congratulations on your team's victories in the last games . "

"I'm really looking forward to the Grammy being so close, I really want to win, but seeing how Lauryn Hill has done so well in the past year I don't know if I have a chance . "

"You sure have a chance, Kate, your songs were great and I know how you've been trying to get this album, rest easy and wait until Grammy Day, I'll be rooting for you . "

"Thanks, Jake, I am calmer and happier listening to this, it is a pity that I think we will not be able to see each other this year, because of those months that I stayed in Miami I will have to work all year . "

"I could have another vacation in November, but that's when the next NBA season starts, so I'm going to expect to have my vacation in June next year . "

"I'm really sorry, Kate, I wish I could see you this year too, but with basketball, I'm going to be really busy . "

"I understand that Jake, I also have this same problem that you have to work all year, let's try to combine our vacations so that we can spend a few months together . "

Jake was happy to talk to Kate for a while, he knew she was busy too and so he felt less guilty about being so busy too, next year he would have to go to the Olympics on his vacation, but he just needed a few weeks to stay at the Olympics .

The next day after a good rest came the day of yet another game by the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake and Kobe hadn't rested all day, but that one-on-one game wouldn't make them any more tired .

Jake went to the Great Western Forum for the last game of this sequence of games at the home of the Los Angeles Lakers team, after that game they would have a difficult sequence of 4 games playing as a visitor with the players traveling a lot and thus getting more tired .

Jake saw the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team filling the Great Western Forum hoping for another victory for the Los Angeles Lakers team this season, Jake went to the locker room and put on his uniform and went out onto the court with all his teammates .

The opponent in that game was the San Antonio Spurs team, which was a very strong team that hadn't started well this season, they had a lot of defeats in the first 10 games of this season, but after that game against the Los Angeles Lakers team, they would lose very few games in rest of the season .

Tim Duncan and David Robinson already played well together and the other players would also improve so they could start winning more games, but for that game Jake thought the Los Angeles Lakers team was a favorite to win .

"Welcome to everyone who came to watch another NBA game this season, the game today is between the Los Angeles Lakers team and the San Antonio Spurs team . "

"The Los Angeles Lakers team is a favorite to win this game, after all the Los Angeles Lakers team had 7 victories in 8 games this season, with Jake Smith joining the team they could improve a lot and are winning the games . "

"The stars of team Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were also very important in these games that the Los Angeles Lakers won, they are considered one of the favorite teams to win this NBA season . "

"The San Antonio Spurs team won 4 games and lost another 4 games this season, it's a very bad start for the San Antonio Spurs team this season, but the interesting thing is that even in games where they lose the players of the San Antonio Spurs team they play very well . "

"It shows that the San Antonio Spurs team is playing well in the games, but something is missing for them to start winning the games, let's see if they find what is missing and start winning more games . "