The first quarter game was completed quickly and the Lakers led 2-21.

After the start of the second quarter, Paul took the initiative to reduce the time of holding the ball, patiently played high pick-and-roll with Okafor and West, two inside players, and once hit four consecutive goals. Devin Brown miraculously hit two three-pointers. The Hornets quickly took off on the offensive end, but the Lakers failed to deal with it, and the score difference was quickly flattened.

Fortunately, after Phil asked for a timeout adjustment, the Lakers launched the local three-defense and two-tactic tactics, successfully limiting the Hornets' offensive. In addition, Kobe's match against Devin Brown, he took the double-digit lead again in five minutes.

Although Paul once again strengthened his personal offense and scored continuously in the second half, he was unable to achieve high efficiency.

At the end of the half, the Lakers led the Hornets 55-42.

During the intermission, the Red Peppers performed, nominally serving fans, but actually promoting the latest single.

Since Phil did not do much arrangement, Li Zhe happened to encounter a performance when he returned to the stadium early.

Coincidentally, in the darkness of the scene, a beam of light was just focused on him.

The fans at the scene thought he was a special guest, so they all started to urge him to go up and sing.

Considering that he still has to play in the second half, he doesn't want to do that, so as not to be suspicious of disrespectful opponents.

But the two stars of the Red Pepper Band followed suit and took the initiative to go to the sidelines to invite them. The fans on the scene were even more intense. Odom and Ate also expressed their desire to hear it, so he had to bite the bullet and appear on the stage.

Considering that he is only good at r≈ap;b styles, and the main styles of the songs of Red Peppers are funk, punk, rap, etc. are difficult to control, Li Zhe discussed with the two stars and finally selected the song "Snowflake" used by the first generation of Apple mobile phone press conference.

It is a song with the theme of "Go forward bravely, don't be afraid of change, and boldly pursue your dreams". The rhythm changes less, the melody is quite light, the lyrics are simple to pronounce, and the singing is relatively low.

But even so, just a song, Li Zhe was still out of breath.

Fortunately, the completion was relatively high, and KTV was also the one who beat 97, winning applause from the fans on the scene.

Amidst the laughter, the second half of the game officially started.

Perhaps inspired by the song, the Lakers team was full of vitality.

Li Zhe and Kobe attacked the Hornets' inside line in a row, either scoring or causing fouls, just like the Demon Gemini.

When the two of them left the court, other players also stood up and continued to play the role of Destroyer.

Especially Mbenga, he actually used his footsteps to change his scores at the low post one after another, as if he suddenly turned into Olajuwon; Shannon Brown, who had not played for a long time, competed with Paul, contributing two three-pointers, one mid-range shot and one dunk; even Walton, who was usually only responsible for helping Ate to get a rest time, also scored steals and assists.

Only Paul responded on the Hornets. After the third quarter, the Lakers led by 25 points.

In the fourth quarter, Byron Scott directly pressed all the main players off the court and took the initiative to surrender.

The Lakers also played all substitutes, and the game entered garbage time.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Hornets 107-89 and won 7 consecutive victories.

Li Zhe scored 0 points and 11 assists, Kobe scored 28 points. Mbenga made his first double-digit game in the new season, scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds, Odom and Arte jointly sent 7 steals, and Walton and Brown also scored in double-digit games.

On the Hornets, Paul scored 28 points, 9 assists, and 8 rebounds and steals.

During the post-match handshake session, Paul traveled through a lot of people and took the initiative to find Li Zhe. After a brief greeting, he asked for his phone number, hoping that he would have the opportunity to invite Li Zhe to participate in the charity bowling competition he held every year.

Li Zhe agreed happily, and the two exchanged numbers and took Kobe to take a photo together.

After accepting the sideline interview, Li Zhe gave the sneakers to a young fan who was specially present to watch the game and suffered from amyotrophic cervical disease. He also signed and hugged him on it, encouraging the other party to persevere.

…

At the post-match press conference, Li Zhe gave the opportunity to Mbenga.

He left Staples Center early, took Bill Duffy's business car, went to Adidi's office center in Los Angeles overnight, and discussed face to face with Adidi's team about how to arrange personal signature sneakers promotion activities.

On the way, Duffy took out his laptop and logged into Twitter to show him how fans brag about his performance against the Hornets.

"Although he failed to limit Paul on the defensive end, Jamie was invincible on the offensive end. With this alone, he might become a legendary player. You should know that Paul is a defender and steal king at his peak."

"To be honest, I thought Jamie and Paul would use their teammate advantages more as a breakthrough, but those singles in the first quarter completely changed my view. I don't want to continue pretending. I want to say that Jamie Lee is the first point guard in the league today!"

"Paul fulfilled his previous post on Twitter, and he revealed the suspense: Jamie Lee's offense is on par with him, and the defense is slightly weaker now, but it will definitely tie or even surpass in the future."

"Strictly speaking, because of Paul's height, Rondo is the best point guard candidate in the league to defend Jamie Lee today. With the support of the Celtics defensive system, Jamie Lee cannot gain an advantage through his teammates, but the first showdown between the two teams this season was actually scheduled to be at the end of January next year, which is really hard to wait."

In addition to the fans who kicked off, Stephen A? Smith, Kevin Arnolds, Andrew Han also posted tweets, boasting wildly from multiple angles such as data, influence, and game highlights.

Li Zhe knew the nature of these experts and did not take these boasts to heart, but only responded to the fans to express their gratitude.

…

The two rushed to the Adidas office center and it was already 10 o'clock in the evening.

Adidas team prepared a small-scale celebration ceremony. Li Zhe originally wanted to skip it, but considering the staff's wishes, he bit the bullet and opened the champagne, and then said a few scenes while everyone was watching.

After some trouble, the Adidas team began to explain the publicity plan.

The time is mainly concentrated in the next three days. The Lakers have no matches and have not arranged a team to practice together. Li Zhe can fly to San Francisco, Miami and New York for a single-day publicity, and finally return to Los Angeles to continue publicity for a week.

The method is very simple. I go to the Adidas Sports Center in the city and explain to the fans in person, play friendly matches with fans, sign autographs for fans who book sneakers, and visit local universities or middle schools to give speeches.

After looking at the entire itinerary, Li Zhe felt it was quite relaxing and immediately agreed.

Leaving Adidas office center, Duffy sent Li Zhe back to Elgonsaydo.

Originally, both of them had to handle promotional activities and things related to signature shoes could come to an end, and they could concentrate on finding commercial endorsements later, but after Duffy received a call, his excited expression disappeared instantly.

Li Zhe asked curiously and learned that it was Ross' team that was dissatisfied with Adidas' first sale of signature shoes for him, threatening to switch to Nike after the contract was over. Adidas' team was worried about this matter. After all, Ross's style of play was quite attractive to fans. The rookie also proved that his strength was in line with the No. 1 pick in the first year. All data in this season have also steadily improved, and the future is determined to be an All-Star level.

But all those things are under the control of Adidi. What Duffy is upset is that there are news that Ross' team said that in five days, the Bulls will be able to defeat Li Zhe at home in the game where the Bulls will play against the Lakers, so as to prove who should be the No. 1 player in Adidi.

The most depressing thing is that the game was after the Lakers fought against the Suns, and they challenged the Bulls back-to-back away games.

Flying from Los Angeles to Chicago overnight will inevitably lead to great damage in physical strength, and you will most likely suffer losses at that time.

It would be fine if you draw or win, but it would be difficult to deal with if you lose the duel.
Chapter completed!