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

"Brother, my defense is pretty good, right?" Rudy Gay, who once again made Zhou Ze miss his shot through defense, said excitedly.

This is not deliberate ridicule or showing off, but a manifestation of the young players' desire to gain recognition from their "predecessors".

1986年8月17日出生的鲁迪-盖伊，20岁零3个月，比起周泽要小2个月。

Whether based on his "years of service" in the NBA or his real age, Rudy Gay really has to call Zhou Ze "brother".

There was nothing wrong with what Rudy Gay said, but Zhou Ze on the court had a "biased" way of thinking. He seemed to have deliberately heard it as "Zhou, your defense is so bad, I can easily beat you!"

"Rookie, do you really think you can defend against me?" Zhou Ze snorted coldly.

In the next three rounds, he asked for the ball directly in the low post.

Facing Rudy Gay, who is a size smaller than him, he doesn't need to use the "Princeton" offensive system, he can just crush him with his body.

Zhou Ze's back-to-the-basket attack was like a bulldozer, pushing Rudy Gay, who had just entered the league, back continuously until the opponent completely lost his defensive position. Zhou Ze then made a strong turnaround.

However, Zhou Ze did not grasp the opportunity when the opponent completely lost his position and turned around to attack, and his connection movements after back-to-back shots were not smooth enough.

In the first back-to-the-basket round, Zhou Ze made a powerful slam dunk after a strong back-to-the-basket attack.

In the second back-to-the-basket round, Zhou Ze also pushed the helpless Rudy Gay to the basket, but at the moment of his strong move, Rudy Gay adjusted his center of gravity and rushed over. The two confronted each other in the air, and Rudy Gay's long arms interfered with Zhou Ze's shot.

After seeing Zhou Ze miss the shot, Rudy Gay felt relieved, but the next moment, Zhou Ze jumped a second time, grabbed the offensive rebound, and jumped again to complete a two-handed layup.

After scoring the goal, Zhou Ze said, "Rookie, welcome to the NBA!"

The third time, Rudy Gay was knocked away when he was defending Zhou Ze's first back-to-the-basket shot, but unfortunately, Zhou Ze was fouled early by the Grizzlies and pulled down.

"Hey, man, are you planning to apply for a cleaning job?" Zhou Ze said to Rudy Gay, who had just been helped up by his teammates.

Rudy Gay laughed dumbly, feeling helpless: "I didn't provoke him, but why did he want to kill me?"

This is also Zhou Ze's basketball philosophy.

He doesn't want to be called a "brother" or "friend" by other NBA teams.

What he wanted was these guys' "respect" and "awe" for him.

I will defeat you first and then make friends with you.

This is also Zhou Ze's way of basketball!!!

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After Zhou Ze stepped onto the free throw line, Grizzlies fans cheered "Cheers" for the MVP.

But Zhou Ze made both free throws.

"It's too cruel. Gay is just a kid who just entered the league. He's only in his early 20s." Kenny Smith in the TNT live broadcast room couldn't help but say with some heartache.

"What? Man, Zhou, he's only two months older than Rudy Gay."

"Who isn't a child?"

Barkley immediately retorted.

"But Zhou has already played in the NBA for a year, and his strength advantage is too great," said Kenny Smith.

Most of the rookies who entered the NBA after the millennium did not undergo heavy strength training or scientific muscle building. Most of them were sturdy and capable, and even looked a little "skinny" on camera.

"It's not Zhou's fault he's strong, man!" Barkley said.

Kenny Smith did not continue the topic, but said: "Memphis let Gay defend Zhou Ze alone. It's so stupid. It will give him nightmares at night."

Soon, Memphis also realized this problem.

Rudy Gay, who was hit three times by Zhou Ze in the low post, had a strange expression on his face. At the same time, his reaction on the court was visibly slow.

During an off-ball defense against Zhou Ze, Rudy Gay failed to keep up in time. After Zhou Ze received the ball, he made a three-pointer with a "swish".

"Hey, rookie, are you the one who said I can't make a three-pointer?" Zhou Ze shouted at Rudy Gay.

Rudy Gay, whose mentality was a little broken, was speechless for a moment, his face full of grievance, as if saying, when did I say such a thing?

Memphis requested a timeout and substituted Gay.

After leaving the court, Guy's eyes lost their former luster. He sat on the bench sweating profusely, not saying a word.

The assistant coach who discovered the clues kept trying to persuade Rudy Gay.

The past three minutes were the darkest moment in Gay's life.

I feel like a little loli being ravaged by a strong man...

Guy subconsciously looked at Zhou Ze on the opposite bench, and at this moment Zhou Ze happened to meet his eyes.

Guy immediately lowered his head like a little boy who had made a mistake.

That kind of fearless youthfulness was completely wiped out by Zhou Ze's absolute power.

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The Grizzlies, without Pau Gasol, are no match for the Lakers.

Even though the Grizzlies' backup point guards Kyle Lowry and Damon Stoudamire combined for 29 points.

The Grizzlies' bench scored 33 points.

The Lakers' bench scored 17 points.

But in the end, it failed.

102 to 92, the Lakers, playing away, won the game by a margin of 10.

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After the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies, they easily defeated the Chicago Bulls.

Bulls (88) over Lakers (112).

There was almost no suspense in this game. From the 3rd minute of the first quarter, the Lakers had been leading the pace.

Ben Wallace, who transferred to the Bulls this season, did effectively limit Zhou Ze's performance on the offensive end with his one-on-one defense, but this was also the main reason for the Bulls' rapid defeat.

That's right!

Zhou Ze directly pulled him out of the three-point line, and then the Bulls were broken through by the Lakers under the basket.

In the second half, the Bulls adjusted their defensive strategy.

They sent out their rookie, Tyrus Thomas.

Height 206cm, weight 98kg.

The fourth pick in the first round of 06.

Absolutely high draft pick.

But not only was he beaten by Zhou Ze, he was also forcibly labeled as a "parallel import".

What's worse is that Tyrus Thomas was questioned by the media about his height fraud after the game.

"Tyrus, are you really 206cm tall?" After the game, reporters interviewed Tyrus Thomas, who played for 20 minutes tonight, with 0 points and 1 rebound.