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

Zhou Ze sprinted to the basket, and Carmelo Anthony immediately switched defense. Zhou Ze asked for the ball in the low post and pulled the calf-like Anthony behind him.

Anthony was not willing to be outdone and once again went around in front of Zhou Ze, trying to block the pass between Kobe and Zhou Ze.

He was really scared of Zhou Ze.

But Anthony seemed to have forgotten that he was not Yao Ming. Zhou Ze leaned his right arm on Anthony's back and pointed at the basket with his left hand. Kobe understood what he meant and immediately made a high pass. Anthony jumped at a high height under Zhou Ze's push, while Zhou Ze jumped more fully, with his head almost level with the basket. After catching the ball in the air, he smashed it towards the basket. With a "boom", the whole basketball hoop shook.

43 is better than 38!

The Lakers narrowed the gap to 5 points.

"Melo, I'm not a floor-striking inside player." Zhou Ze said to Anthony with a smile after making an alley-oop dunk.

At the same time, Zhou Ze did not forget to pua Kobe while returning to defense, saying: "Nice pass!"

Kobe, who saw through Zhou Ze's thoughts, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

But then again, Kobe felt quite comfortable playing with the Death Five lineup.

With a "bang", Zhou Ze once again turned into "King of Cards", allowing Kobe to get a defensive rebound.

Including this rebound, Kobe had already grabbed 6 rebounds in the first half, 5 of which were defensive rebounds.

But unfortunately, in this fast break, Odom was left open and missed the three-pointer again.

Although Odom has some three-point shooting ability, he is often left open in the playoffs.

After the Nuggets got the defensive rebound, they wanted to push a fast break. Zhou Ze sank directly to the basket to protect the rim. The two inside players of the Nuggets almost had no chance to shoot. After Zhou Ze stood under the basket, the outside players of the Nuggets either rushed to the basket to challenge Zhou Ze under the basket, or could only shoot from the top line.

At this time, the Nuggets chose to slow down, gave up the opportunity for fast break, and fell into positional battle, letting Marcus Camby and Andre Miller play high pick-and-roll. Marcus Camby's speed is considered fast among the inside players, but Zhou Ze is even faster.

After Marcus Camby received the ball, Zhou Ze blocked Camby's downward route. Camby gritted his teeth and tried to back-attack Zhou Ze without success. He then relied on Zhou Ze to get up, but the moment the ball was passed, Zhou Ze completed the cut in a flash and also secured the ball in the first place.

After being intercepted, Marcus Camby was like a little girl whose candy was taken away. He kept pestering Zhou Ze and hit Zhou Ze's arm several times when he tried to cut the ball. In the end, even the referee couldn't stand it anymore and called a defensive foul on Camby without the ball.

Zhou Ze looked at the red palm mark on his arm and said to Marcus Camby unhappily, "Old Bird, do you want to be elbowed?"

Marcus Camby, who has been in the NBA for many years, ignored Zhou Ze.

Less than two minutes later, on a possession, Lamar Odom forced his way past Marcus Camby. As someone with a shaky three-point shooting game, Odom's strength lies in his versatility.

Odom could use his speed to penetrate a post player, but this time he was clearly blocked and was about to be stopped by Marcus Camby. Zhou Ze, sitting in the corner, suddenly took off, slipping along the baseline and instantly escaping Nuggets center Francisco. Lamar Odom quickly threw a bounce pass, and Marcus Camby, sensing something was wrong, immediately turned and rushed to catch Zhou Ze as he was about to take off.

Zhou Ze, who was in the air, faced Camby who was blocking his way. He directly elbowed him, not only pushing him away, but also making Camby grimace in pain. His body fell backwards and "thumped", hitting the ground heavily.

Almost at the same time, with a "boom!", Zhou Ze completed another slam dunk, 43 to 43.

With 12 seconds left in the first half, the Lakers tied the score.

Tying the score was not a difficult task for the Lakers with Kobe and Zhou Ze. However, when the entire team did not shoot three-pointers and Kobe turned into a Los Angeles blacksmith, they were still able to tie the score.

This means that the Lakers now have the ability to "provide a safety net."

The entire team's bottom line has been improved.

At the same time, Marcus Camby, who was elbowed away by Zhou Ze in the air, stood up and argued with the referee in dissatisfaction, but the referee ignored him after a brief explanation.

In the referee's opinion, although Zhou Ze's elbow just now was suspected of being a foul, your previous defense against others was much more severe than this.

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Facing the Lakers' death five outside, the Denver Nuggets, who lack a strong inside player, found it difficult to break through their defense.

If you want to score, you can only rely on the touch of the outside line, but this is the playoffs. Without the coordination between the inside and outside lines, how can you break the trick?

And this is also the scary thing about the Lakers' death five.

The Lakers' speed has been increased, the offense and defense transitions have become stronger, and the space on the court is wider than the traditional 1 inside and 4 outside.

Even if Kobe and Zhou Ze are not allowed tonight...

But do you dare to let these two brothers shoot in open positions?

Also...

Is it possible for these two brothers to tie the whole game?

After the game entered the third quarter, the Lakers sent out the team's rotation lineup. After playing for 4 minutes, they replaced Zhou Ze who was resting on the sidelines and continued to play with five foreign players against the Denver Nuggets.

After the left-handed magician Odom started with a explosive ball, he forced his way past Camby who had left him one step behind. After Camby came up to him, Odom passed the ball and used his speed advantage to attack the basket as if he was holding a bomb, and made a low layup, 59 to 63.

The Lakers led by 4 points, but then Anthony singled out Devin George in the high post and hit a long two-pointer.

To be honest, Devin George's defense on this shot was pretty good, almost blocking Anthony's face, but the opponent still scored.

But this is completely acceptable to the Lakers.

Anthony's efficiency in high-post one-on-one challenges was not high. Even if he scored, it was only 2 points.

The Nuggets also need to clear the defense next to Anthony, which means that it is not easy for Anthony to get a chance to challenge in the high post.

in addition...

If Anthony doesn't score, the Nuggets will have a headache.

After a few rounds, Anthony got another chance to duel. He deceived Devin George with a three-threat and took a big step back. He shot from mid-range with a good posture, but there was still a "ding!" sound, and Zhou Ze blocked the ball for Kobe again.

At this moment, Kobe was like Zhou Ze's "fast break general", which was the job that Westbrook did during his time with the Thunder, but without the procedure of passing the ball to the ball handler in the paint, allowing Kobe to push the fast break directly.

This made the Lakers' fast break rhythm soar!!!