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

The G1 battle begins.

Kwame Brown, one of the "Parallel Brothers," was ruled out for the season in the series against the Mavericks, and Darko Milicic replaced him as the starting center. The other four positions remained unchanged.

The Suns' starting lineup: Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Shawn Marion, Amar'e Stoudemire and Tim Thomas.

Stoudemire won the jump ball against Darko Milicic.

Nash advanced with the ball, changed direction on the move, and started without warning, passing Smush Parker who was defending him, and continued to rush to the basket. Darko Milicic assisted in protecting the frame. Nash made a no-look pass to Tim Thomas in the corner, who made a three-pointer.

Tim Thomas shot 44.4% from three-point range during the playoffs, averaging 5.4 hits on 2.4 attempts per game. He shot 42.9% from three-point range during the regular season, averaging 4.0 hits on 1.7 attempts per game.

After entering the playoffs, Tim Thomas' three-point shooting percentage and output have improved. In addition to his personal factors, there is also the buff increase in Nash's passing ability.

You know, in the two seasons before Tim Thomas joined the Suns, his three-point shooting percentages were 2% and 37.6% respectively.

Nash fed the ball so comfortably that it hit Tim Thomas' heartstrings. After receiving the ball, he didn't need to make too many adjustments and could just shoot.

This is also an important reason why the Suns defeated the Spurs and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

When playing against the Suns, the Lakers generally adopted an offensive bombardment mode. The person defending Zhou Ze was Tim Thomas. Zhou Ze made a counter-run, rubbed his body a few times, broke through his restraints, and ran to the basket.

When Zhou Ze was about to reach the basket, Smush Parker also passed the ball to him. With a "snap", a long arm suddenly stretched out and completed the steal.

"Wow, it's a hacker!"

"The Hacker completed this steal. It seems the Suns have studied the Lakers' style of play and set up ambushes on the passing lanes."

Kenny Smith from the TNT broadcast studio said.

Charles Barkley on the side did not say anything. The Suns were his old team and he won his MVP while playing for Phoenix. Of course, this did not affect his support for Zhou Ze at all.

It's just that Shawn Marion, the striker, is used to assist in defense and then appropriately release Lamar Odom or Smush Parker to limit Zhou Ze's receiving the ball.

With the help of Stoudemire's pick-and-roll, Nash broke through with the ball and found a mismatch with Zhou Ze. At this time, Nash did not continue to rush to the basket, but retreated, moved Zhou Ze away from the three-point line, and after a series of crotch dribbles, he directly took a three-pointer.

Zhou Ze, who is fast, has amazing jumping speed and long arms, is okay when defending against breakthrough guards in mismatches, but when he encounters a player who can shoot three-pointers or has master-level control and rhythm, you can only bet that he will miss the three-pointer.

After all, Nash is not Chris Paul, and Zhou Ze is not his inner demon.

The Suns sent Tim Thomas to defend Zhou Ze, and this move had an immediate effect.

Zhou Ze can't play in the low post.

As for cutting inside without the ball, although Tim Thomas finds it difficult to keep up with Zhou Ze's pace, the wing forward defensive gate Shawn Marion will come to double-team at any time.

Occasionally, if the double team attack fails, Zhou Ze will steal the ball and score.

But this loss is something the Suns can afford.

Shawn Marion's assist in Zhou Ze's transition from offense to defense also played a big role. The hacker can really run, and he is a gibbon, so his defensive coverage area is large.

The standards for refereeing in the playoffs are relatively relaxed, and the referee will not blow the whistle for some minor hits, physical contact, etc.

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The Suns' defensive thinking is that if we can't defend Kobe, then we should try our best to limit him. Of course, if Kobe can kill us alone, then we can only accept it.

And, Zhou Ze, who plays without the ball, must be strangled!!!

As for the other Lakers players, it's okay to let them make a few outside shots.

The Lakers committed 15 turnovers, 5 of which were committed by Smush Parker. These turnovers were effectively free points against the run-and-gun Suns. However, Kobe Bryant's 41-point performance was enough to keep the Lakers from losing.

111 to 115, the Lakers won the game with a 1-point advantage in Game 4.

It is worth mentioning that although Zhou Ze's off-ball play was restricted due to the lack of a high-quality point guard, he still scored 14 points, 15 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks. In addition, he suppressed the Suns' starting power forward Amar'e Stoudemire, who only scored 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.

Zhou Ze, who was very frustrated on the offensive end, fought hard against Stoudemire on the defensive end.

After Game 1, Amar'e Stoudemire, known as the league's new generation of violent dunker, did not make a single dunk, while Zhou Ze contributed 2 times, one of which was a shooting star dunk!

The Lakers sent out the Death Five outside in Game 2, but unlike the Suns and Mavericks, Nash dismembered the Lakers' defense through pick-and-rolls, and Shawn Marion and Tim Thomas constantly penetrated the inside.

Zhou Ze couldn't protect the rim at all. After all, most of his defensive attention was diverted by Amar'e Stoudemire.

Shawn Marion easily scored 25 points.

114 to 97, the Lakers lost Game 2.

The direction of Game 3 was basically the same as that of Game 2, but the only difference was that the Suns' rotation lineup, Leonard Barbosa and Boris Diaw, scored a combined 31 points.

The bench scored 35 points.

The Lakers' bench scored only a pitiful 11 ​​points.

The final score of Game 3 was 101 to 110, and they lost again.

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In Game 4, Lamar Odom finally got his sister-in-law's help and was in great form, beating the Phoenix Suns 120-90 by 30 points.

In Game 5, Kobe, who averaged 31 points in the first four games, played poorly, and Zhou Ze was blocked by the Suns again, losing again with a score of 117 to 92.

In Game 6, at the Suns' home court, the Lakers trailed by 25 points in the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter, Zhou Ze and Kobe made all kinds of unreasonable three-pointers and successfully reversed the score difference. However, in the last 2 minutes, Steve Nash made two pick-and-roll three-pointers and shot Smush Parker in the face.

Both sides entered overtime.

In the first overtime, the Lakers continued their firepower and maintained a 3-point lead at one point.

But Lamar Odom was accidentally injured during a defense and was forced to leave the court.

The Suns tied the score again with a three-pointer from substitute player Diaw in the last 2 seconds.

The game entered the second overtime.

But at this time, the Lakers players were exhausted, and only Kobe and Zhou Ze were barely holding on.

In the end, the Zerby combination went through 2 overtimes, scored a total of 82 points, and lost Game 6.

周泽，40分17篮板2助攻4抢断2盖帽。

Kobe, 42 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals.

128 is better than 131!

They were defeated and eventually eliminated by the Phoenix Suns.

Lost in the Western Conference Finals.

The Suns defeated the Lakers 4-2 and successfully entered the finals.

Even though the Lakers lost...

But Zhou Ze did not lose the duel with Amar'e Stoudemire.

The two players' player data and game performance evaluation are as follows: