On November 25, Beijing time, the Lakers won 124-116 away to the Pacers through extra time, and the coaches and main players of the two sides were interviewed by the media after the game.
LeBron James was banned for a malicious foul against the Pistons, and in this game James returned from the ban, cutting a new season-high 39 points to lead the Lakers to victory. James said: "Being suspended for one game frustrated me and made me even more eager to play. I'm excited to get back in the lineup. I didn't play the last game, so I was able to give the team more energy in this back-to-back second game. ”
Lakers coach Frank Vogel said: "I know LeBron really wants to win this game. Last time he played the Knicks he really wanted to be able to play and he was looking forward to playing in New York every year. So he wanted to make up for it, he organized the defense and dominated the attack, which he had been like for the past decade or so. ”
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said: "James is a great player and when he's in great form we need to stop him from receiving the ball, but we didn't do it and we paid the price. ”
Lakers star Anthony Davis was sidelined due to illness, and Vogel overtook the score with a lineup without an interior line," Vogel said: "At the beginning I wanted to see how our center did against big men like Sabonis and Turner. As the game went on we had to advance to the small squad. This lineup gives us better offensive space. It's new-age basketball, and you send the best five players to the court, use that space to attack, and change a lot of defenses on the defensive end. I'm proud of the players' fighting spirit on the defensive end, a couple of times we fell behind by more than 10 points, but we kept fighting. ”
Source: NBA official website
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