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

Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer continued with the high pick-and-roll, and PJ Tucker came over to assist in defense. This time the assist was a bit excessive, and Deron Williams passed the ball to AK47 on the outside. With a "bang", the latter received the ball and missed the three-pointer.

The rebound went to Carlos Boozer.

Boozer, a 206cm tall, 120kg, broad-shouldered, thick-set athlete with sturdy arms and legs, was unable to fully leap after being pushed by Zhou Ze. Zhou Ze, on the other hand, leaped up again, grabbing the board with one hand.

Zhou Ze quickly passed the ball to Kobe, and he and Derek Fisher immediately formed a three-line fast break. Kobe slowed down to observe, and after distracting AK47's defense, he sent a high pass. Zhou Ze jumped up, and with a "boom!", he completed an alley-oop slam dunk.

"drop!"

The referee whistle sounded.

This made Zhou Ze a little confused. Could it be that he had committed a foul? But when he turned around, he saw that the referee had given a foul to the Jazz's starting shooting guard "Ronnie Brewer".

"Did he foul?" Zhou Ze asked Kobe in a low voice.

Kobe rolled his eyes and pointed to the big screen above the court, which was replaying Zhou Ze's alley-oop. When Zhou Ze jumped, Ronnie Brewer, who was half a step late, pushed him from behind.

Zhou Ze finally understood. No wonder he felt a force pushing him when he jumped, although it did not affect his jump.

But I didn't expect it to be Ronnie Brewer.

After Zhou Ze made the free throw.

42 to 43, the Lakers completed the reversal, and the game was 3 minutes and 11 seconds into the second quarter.

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With a "bang", AK47 missed the three-pointer again.

The Lakers counterattacked again, but this time it did not form a full transition. AK47 defended Zhou Ze in a mismatched position, and Zhou Ze quickly fell to the low post.

"Wow... Is Xiao Zhou preparing to play singles with AK47?" Coach Zhang from the Tianchao Sports Studio said in surprise.

"Although this AK47 only weighs 100kg, he is 206cm tall and has a 220cm arm span. It may not be easy for Xiao Zhou to beat him," said Su Qun.

"Well, it's indeed a bit unreasonable to play AK47 in a mismatched position." Coach Zhang nodded.

The AK47 is labeled as "all-round" and "high-quality defense".

Be reasonable!

Kirilenko's defense is pretty good, but his defense is more biased towards the outside. He can't stand up to a "super strong inside player" like Zhou Ze.

Putting aside his character, Peak Green Teacher's defense is much stronger than AK47.

"Bang!", "Bang!"...

Zhou Ze pushed the ball with his back twice in a row, almost crushing AK47. With no other choice, he could only commit a tactical foul and pull Zhou Ze down.

"Wow..."

"Xiao Zhou is really strong."

"Yeah, Kirilenko is totally overwhelmed."

The two commentators in the Tianchao Sports Studio were so excited that their saliva was flying everywhere.

After Zhou Ze scored the first free throw, the iron-blooded coach Jerry Sloan requested a timeout.

Sloan roared at AK47 after he left the court, blaming him for not cutting into the basket in time and instead choosing to shoot three-pointers from the outside.

Although AK47 is regarded as an "all-around warrior" by many fans, in fact, his three-point shooting throughout his career was not very good. He averaged 1.5 three-point shots per game, made 0.5 of them, and had a three-point shooting percentage of 31%.

Whether in terms of output or hit rate, it is not as good as LeBron James in the 1.0 era. This season, AK47's three-point shooting average is only 21.3%.

His career-best season was the 07-08 season, with an average of 37.9% three-point shooting percentage, but his average three-point shooting was only 0.6 per game, which was extremely low.

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On the other hand, on the Lakers bench.

Zen Master Phil Jackson praised Zhou Ze and at the same time, PUA Zhou Ze to focus more on defending Carlos Boozer.

Zhou Ze smiled and nodded.

Boozer was quite accurate tonight. His trebuchet-like shot diffracted himself twice and he has already scored 2 points.

And I only got 8 points.

After the game was suspended, Zhou Ze continued to shoot free throws, but unfortunately, he missed the shot.

Fisher and Darko Milicic, who came on as a substitute, ran a pick-and-roll. Milicic went down the court and Okur didn't follow. Fisher made a ground pass, but AK47 came out from the wing and made a steal with a "bang".

AK47's one-on-one defense and assist defense are both top-notch. In addition, he can also hold the ball and push fast breaks. This time he scored despite Fisher's layup and Kobe's block.

In the Lakers' semi-transition offense, Zhou Ze took advantage of Ronnie Brewer's mismatch, forced a shot and tried to dunk, but was knocked out of bounds by an AK47 that came out from the side.

"Tomato!" Zhou Ze couldn't help but blurt out a Chinese quintessence.

Facing a team with strong wing forward defense, Zhou Ze's low-post offense was severely hindered. However, Zhou Ze was able to consistently single-handedly take on the AK47.

However, neither Darko Milicic nor Kwame Brown could effectively pull Okur out of the basket, and he was still affected by the help defense.

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The Jazz's two defenders set a pick-and-roll, and AK47 on the weak side chose to go down, but PJ Tucker didn't keep up. Zhou Ze was forced to switch to defend AK47. After AK47 received the ball, he leaned on Zhou Ze to make a layup, but with a "bang", the shot missed.

But Carlos Boozer followed up and made a tip-in, making the Jazz trail the Lakers by 69 points at 71 to 2.

After scoring the goal, Boozer deliberately glared at Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze was not to be outdone. Soon, in an offensive round, he first set a screen for Kobe, and then immediately bounced out to the three-point line. After receiving Rondo's surgical pass, Zhou Ze made a fake shot and then directly drove down the court. Boozer wanted to cut the ball, but Zhou Ze's center of gravity when dribbling was really low, thanks to his 225cm arm span.

Since getting the [Arm Span Enhancer] last time, Zhou Ze's total arm span has increased by 2cm.

Zhou Ze passed Boozer in one step, and after rushing to the basket, he performed a shooting dunk over Mehmet Okur.

In an instant, the entire Lakers home court was boiling.

79 to 81, the Lakers lead by 2 points.

The defensive intensity of both teams was quite high tonight. With only 2 minutes and 05 seconds left in the game, the combined points of both teams did not exceed 170 points.

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The Utah Jazz were on offense, with the two defenders setting a high pick-and-roll. AK47 suddenly made a run, and PJ Tucker didn't react. Zhou Ze was forced to switch defense, and AK47 immediately ran to the corner. Worried about Boozer's descent, Zhou Ze didn't follow him. Deron Williams passed the ball in time, and AK47 caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.

82 to 81, the Jazz took the lead.

The Lakers home fans couldn't help but cry out in worry.

"Hey, Xiao Zhou's defense this time...was actually not wrong."

"Yeah, AK47 wasn't accurate tonight. He missed his first three three-pointers. Who knew he'd actually make this one?"

The two commentators from the Tianchao Sports Studio couldn't help but defend Zhou Ze.

But in fact, no Lakers players, coaching staff, or even Kobe, on or off the court blamed Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze not only helped PJ Tucker clean up his mess, but also faced a local 2v1 situation. He did a very good job.

The Lakers were on offense. Kobe dribbled the ball across half court. He asked Kwame Brown for a full pick-and-roll. AK47 was delayed by the pick-and-roll wall. Kobe accelerated and broke through Okur. After encountering Ronnie Brewer's help defense, Kobe took advantage of the situation to pass the ball and rushed out most of his body. As he watched the basketball being shot and flying towards the basket, a big white hand appeared out of nowhere and blocked the shot with a "pop".

The basketball is out of bounds.

The Lakers requested a timeout.

AK47 celebrated passionately with the Jazz players on the court.

Kobe was chewing gum with an expressionless face.