After halfway through the first quarter, he substituted Dwight Howard and Chauncey Billups, leaving Kobe and James on the court.
This meant that the Lakers' invincible help defense was gone, and the pressure on Roger was also lifted.
Facing Sasha Vujacic, who replaced Billups, Roger scored at will from mid-range.
Sasha Vujacic couldn't stop Roger's breakthroughs, and the aging Theo Ratliff couldn't assist defensively as quickly as Howard.
Roger scored repeatedly over Vujacic's head, leaving the handsome boy helpless.
When Roger scored his 12th point of the quarter over Vujacic's head, he shrugged: "I may have rejected Maria (Sharapova), but I never expected her to be so devastated as to find such a loser like you."
"Don't drag Maria into this, you bastard!"
"I will drag her in, blame only yourself for not being able to protect her, for not having the ability to shut me up, loser."
After Roger spoke, Sasha Vujacic charged at Roger like a mad bull.
