As a Kobe hater, he was actually teammates with Kobe!

After the game started, the Celtics showed their tough defensive attitude.

Parker made a ground pass to Milicic, who had gotten rid of LaFrentz and was running the pick-and-roll. The latter couldn't keep up with Milicic, but Paul Pierce on the wing directly confronted Milicic and cut the ball off.

Although Paul Pierce is only 198cm tall, he is a tough guy, weighing 107kg and is very ruthless.

Although this shot was suspected of being a foul, this was the Celtics' home court after all, and the referee did not blow the whistle.

What surprised Pierce was that Milicic didn't even complain. He thought to himself, "When did this fake guy become so tough?"

Paul Pierce made a counter-run and cut inside, but was intercepted by Odom who was chasing him the moment he received the ball. Paul Pierce, who was in the midfield position, made a triple threat attempt, seemingly leaning forward to accelerate and break through to Odom's right side, but after deceiving the opponent's defensive center of gravity, he immediately retracted his probing foot and made a jump shot on the spot, 8 to 8!

The Lakers responded immediately. After using the off-ball screen, Kobe started his extremely oppressive and melee off-ball movement, tearing the opponent's defense and causing a switch.

Zhou Ze took the opportunity to move down, and Smush Parker passed the ball to Zhou Ze. After receiving the ball, Zhou Ze faced Pierce who was rotating to defend him. After taking one step, Zhou Ze directly passed the ball and rushed to the basket against Pierce. Before jumping, Zhou Ze exerted force again, used his shoulder to push the opponent away, and completed the layup.

"Ding!" It was a shame that the opportunity came, but it didn't go in. However, Zhou Ze didn't panic at all. After completing an offensive rebound over Pierce, he leaned his thick back against Pierce, stared at the ground with his left foot, and drove towards the basket. While squeezing Paul Pierce away, he made a half-turn hook shot.

The basketball bounced on the rim a few times and finally rolled in, 10 to 8.

"Rookie, you're so lucky!" said Paul Pierce.

However, Zhou Ze, who always liked to talk trash, was extremely quiet this time.

Although Paul Pierce is a big mouth and likes to brag, his skills are indeed comprehensive and his playing style is extremely tough.

During an offense-defense transition, Paul Pierce, who was running fast, faced Parker's mismatched defense. He used his tough body to crush his opponent and push him to the basket to complete a layup.

18 is better than 16!

This is completely different from his next generation Celtics leader, Tatum, who missed the "Iguodala Award". If it were Tatum, facing Parker, whose size is completely different from his, he would most likely take a mid-range jump shot.

"drop!"

Zhou Ze used his speed to get rid of Ryan Gomes, cut to the basket, received a pass from Kobe, and knocked over LaFrentz who came to help defend him in the air, completing a dunk. The referee blew the whistle, and the goal was valid, and-one.

LaFrentz, a weak three-point shooter in the interior, was a little slow in facing the charging Zhou Ze and could only be dunked over.

Zhou Ze completed a powerful dunk in the previous second, but was still hanging on the basket in the next moment, waiting for his teammate Milicic to come and help him.

"when!"

2+0!

The score is still 18 to 18, and we missed the chance to take the lead.

The two sides were evenly matched in the first quarter of the game.

But in the second quarter, Zhou Ze returned to the court and noticed that Ryan Gomez, who was defending him, did not come close to him. To be honest, he was scared by Zhou Ze's cut-in in the first quarter.

Zhou Ze quickly waved at Kobe to ask for the ball.

Kobe, who played without the ball, has only scored 9 points so far, but he was extremely efficient, making 4 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws.

Kobe saw that the defensive player had left Zhou Ze, and without any hesitation, he passed the ball directly. After receiving the ball, Zhou Ze quickly hit a three-pointer, making the score 36 to 34, overtaking the Celtics by 2 points.

Paul Pierce wanted to respond, facing Odom's defense, with the help of a screen, he took a three-pointer from the top of the arc and made it.

Didn’t cross the line!

36 is better than 37!

Zhou Ze received the ball at the top of the arc, faked a shot, and tipped Ryan Gomes, who mistakenly thought he was going to shoot a three-pointer, and then he ducked and accelerated to break through.

"I come!"

"I come!"

"I'll hold him down!"

Paul Pierce yelled and switched to Zhou Ze. Paul Pierce's switch was very smart. He did not confront Zhou Ze with brute force, but took small steps back. At the same time, he seized the opportunity and reached out to cut the ball.

Zhou Ze slowed down to protect the ball, and Paul Pierce came close. In Pierce's opinion, Zhou Ze, who had lost his impact, was not difficult to defend.

Pierce signaled his teammates not to come over, saying he wanted to defend him alone. At the same time, he trash-talked Zhou Ze, "Rookie, let me tell you, your luck is up."

Zhou Ze used a back-to-the-basket attack, while Pierce bent his legs, his back like a bow, and took a lunge stance, attacking with an iron-blooded and hard head-on attack.

"Boom!"

The first hard chisel, Pierce took a big step back.

"Boom!"

The second time he was hit hard, Pierce only took a small step back.

Even though Zhou Ze's current strength is as high as 132, surpassing peak O'Neal and Chamberlain, he only weighs 120kg. Furthermore, and most importantly, Zhou Ze's back-hardening technique still has problems.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Ze couldn't convert all his strength into a back-to-the-basket push...

On the third hard shot, Zhou Ze chose to half-turn, lean away from Pierce, and then make a hook shot.

Pierce held on with his iron-blooded defensive attitude, but when Zhou Ze shot, his jumping ability seemed to be sealed. This was mainly because the force Zhou Ze gave him before the hook shot destroyed his center of gravity and prevented him from accumulating strength to jump in the first place.

It’s a pity that Zhou Ze didn’t hook the ball in this time, but it’s okay, Zhou Ze grabbed the offensive rebound and made a shot off the backboard.

Uncomfortable!

As a tough guy, Pierce felt that Zhou Ze was a bigger tough guy.

Even if the hook shot misses, it will not bounce too far, which makes it very easy for Zhou Ze, who has height, arm span, weight, speed, strength and jumping height, to grab offensive rebounds.

After scoring the goal, Zhou Ze left without looking back.

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Zhou Ze and Pierce fought for five consecutive rounds. Although Pierce made 5 of 3 shots and Zhou Ze made 7 of 3 shots, Zhou Ze made up for his two missed shots by grabbing the offensive rebound and then making a second attack.

Pierce, feeling a bit tired, signaled his teammates to continue firing, but then Kobe Bryant showed his strength...