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

Phoenix, home of the Suns.

The starting lineup of both parties:

[Lakers (away)]: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Zhou Ze and Andrew Byram.

The Lakers management still gave Andrew Byram a chance. After all, he is a center prospect that is rarely seen in five years.

[Suns (home)]: Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Shawn Marion, Amar'e Stoudemire and Kurt Thomas.

The Suns' starting lineup was exactly the same as in the Western Conference Finals.

In addition, the Suns' home fans did the same thing as in the Western Conference Finals, shouting MVP as soon as Zhou Ze came on the court.

But Zhou Ze didn't care too much about it. He was enjoying it and waved his arms, signaling the fans to cheer even louder.

Stadler on the side had a look of disdain on his face. Doesn't this guy know that the fans are trying to alienate them?

"Man, have you ever heard them shout MVP here?" Zhou Ze asked casually, as if he could see through Amar'e Stoudemire's thoughts.

Amar'e Stoudemire's heart seemed to be struck by lightning, and he was stunned for a moment.

No!

In the eyes of Phoenix fans, Steve Nash is the soul of this team.

In the eyes of fans, he is just Steve Nash's helper.

Especially after losing to the Heat in the finals last year, a voice appeared on the Internet that if Zhou Ze and himself were swapped, the Suns might be able to reach the top and win the championship.

"Oh... I forgot, man, you are just a scrimmage tactic. Without Steve, can you average 15 points per game? I don't think you have the ability." Zhou Ze continued his trash talk mode and played a counter-espionage game.

Although this is not true, the essence of counter-espionage is not true.

"Hmph..." Amar'e Stoudemire snorted angrily, then turned his head and ignored Zhou Ze.

Both sides started the jump ball.

Byram won the jump ball with better static talent, and the Lakers took the first attack after the opening.

Fisher and Byram played a pick-and-roll. Although Byram has a good size and strength, he does not understand the position and timing of the pick-and-roll well enough at this stage.

The quality of the pick-and-roll was not good, Nash successfully squeezed through the pick-and-roll, but Nash's defense was really too bad. Fisher ducked and accelerated, and used his strength to crush Nash from the right wing. Shawn Marion came to assist in defense, and Fisher quickly passed the ball to Kobe who fell to the half-waist position on the other side. The latter received the ball and faced the close defense of Raja Bell. After a fake dribble, he connected with a jump shot to score.

Without any unnecessary movements, he scored 2 points for the Lakers cleanly.

The Suns' counterattack was like a storm. Nash received the ball at the baseline and started running with the ball. Fisher wanted to lead the defense throughout the court, but still failed to slow him down.

The flowing hair danced in the wind, accompanied by the scent of shampoo.

Nash, the Son of Wind, quickly passed the ball to Kurt Thomas who was running without the ball.

No way...

The 129kg Andrew Byram did not return to defense immediately, which resulted in Zhou Ze being in a 2v1 situation under the basket.

Kurt Thomas and Amar'e Stoudemire were facing Zhou Ze alone. After a small-scale pass, Zhou Ze fouled Stoudemire who was about to attack.

"Beep!" The referee whistle sounded.

"You are so lucky, I almost made it 2+1." Stoudemire walked to the free throw line and challenged Zhou Ze.

"Shut your anus!" Zhou Ze yelled as if he was scolding a child.

Stoudemire made both free throws.

It can be seen that he did practice mid-range shooting during the offseason.

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Sharing the court with Byram, the Suns thought Zhou Ze would feel particularly uncomfortable on the offensive end.

As a pure center standing under the basket, it is difficult for Zhou Ze to break through to the basket, and he lacks mid-range shots, let alone mid-range shots with the ball.

The mid-range shot is God’s weapon, and it should have a prefix – mid-range shot with the ball.

But Zhou Ze's adaptability once again surprised Suns coach Mike D'Antoni.

Fisher and Byram set a high pick-and-roll, and after encountering help defense from Shawn Marion, they quickly passed the ball to Zhou Ze who was running outside the three-point line. After receiving the ball, the latter first dribbled to the left, deceived Stoudemire's center of gravity, and "dong!", the basketball and the floor made a crisp collision sound, and then changed direction slightly, like a pendulum, and after leaning towards Stoudemire, he swept past and accelerated to the basket. With a "boom!", he completed a powerful one-handed slam dunk, 14 to 10.

Stadler, who was passed, had a dark face. At the same time, he was wondering in his heart, what happened to Zhou Ze's first step?

"Did this guy lose weight?"

"Why so soon?"

Zhou Ze, who was promoted to [First Step Master (Silver)], had a much faster first step, but because his explosive power was only "86", it was still difficult for him to pass Stoudemire, who had good agility, in one step. The main reason was that after taking the second step, his body leaned towards Stoudemire.

It was because of this leaning that Stadler was unable to catch up afterwards.

In an offensive round not long after, Zhou Ze did the same thing, but this time he failed to get past Stoudemire cleanly. He was ahead by more than half a body length, forced his way to the basket, and made a layup under confrontation, but almost missed, 20 to 14.

"shit!"

"Shit luck!"

Stadler couldn't help but mutter.

"Blue-collar center, do you know how to do this?" Zhou Ze, who had sharp ears, counterattacked immediately after hearing it.

Stoudemire gritted his teeth.

In the next round, Stoudemire was positioned in the elbow area, ready to single out Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze was excited when he saw it, and praised with a smile on his face: "Good job, man. You finally don't need Steve to feed you anymore."

After getting the ball, Stoudemire first made a triple threat, then took a strong step forward with his left foot. The moment his body leaned towards Zhou Ze, he suddenly exerted force and his speed increased sharply in an instant.

This is the explosive power that Stoudemire is proud of. After passing Zhou Ze, he shot up and pushed away Byram who was squatting under the basket. With a "plop", Byram was knocked to the ground.

Staedler in the air shot a layup, "bang!", Zhou Ze behind him jumped high, covered the sky with one hand, and blocked the shot.