Chapter 524 Pursuit and Counterattack

With six minutes into the first quarter, James was matched up against Fei. After calling for a screen, he passed to Chris Bosh, then exploited the mismatch by driving hard to the basket. However, from behind, Fei was fiercely catching up, and near the basket, Alonzo Gee was deceitfully helping in the defense.

In the ensuing chaos, James flicked the ball to Kobe on the outside.

Kobe breezed past a visibly exhausted Roy and scored with a jump shot just outside the paint.

17 to 14

The Lakers led by four points, prompting the Supersonics to immediately call a timeout.

"I'll take over the ball-handling!" Fei told Coach Lu.

Roy responded, "I can keep going."

"Cut the chatter!" Fei said, "Six minutes is enough; take a good rest."

Roy didn't insist, knowing he couldn't keep up. He realized he wasn't going to be the team's savior. His presence tonight was more inspiring for the others, and his initial performance was unexpectedly stellar.