Live broadcast on October 4th, NBA preseason, Lakers 75-105 lost to the King. After the game, James was interviewed by reporters in the dressing room.
Speaking of Davis’s performance (two pairs in 16 minutes), James said: “His performance is very good. He looks sharp. He took the rebound and scored two and three points, there are also two scores for the second attack, and I am glad to see him return to the game.”
When it comes to his performance (7 shots and 0, 4 points with free throws), James said: “For me, it is to use the chance of preseason to find the state and enter the rhythm as soon as possible.”
Speaking of the team’s performance in the first half (the Lakers led 46-41 at the end of the half), James said: “We played well in the first half and we can protect defensive rebound better, in the first half, the opponent grabbed 8 backboards and scored 9 points. These are the places we can control.
“But I think our defense was aggregate performance good in the first half. Even if some goals were not made in the offensive end, we still insisted on playing in the right way.”
Speaking of his running-in with Davis and Wei Shao, James said: “As I said before, it takes time. The longer we play together, the more comfortable we can play. The 23 regular season matches played together last season are not enough to show our ability. I hope we can play more games together this year.”
The reporter said that he had never seen James throw so many balls in a row. James responded, “I did throw some balls, some layups, one of which was an empty basket, there are two three points left. But I actually lost more in a row before, but I played longer in that game, and I once had the time when I started to cast 0 in 9.
“But I played for 35-40 minutes in that game and finally found the rhythm of the game. Today I only played for more than ten minutes. However, this is not what I care about. What I care about is whether we have established good offensive and defensive habits. Today we have done well.”
The reporter finally asked James what he thought of scoring beyond Jabal this season (thoughts) and whether he had any friendship with Jabal (relationships). James’s answer was very simple: “No idea, there is no friendship.”
(Andy)