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

"Our players played an extraordinary performance tonight, but seemed to lack a little luck, although I don't like to use luck as an excuse for losing," the Heat coach said in an interview with the media.

"Mr. Pat Riley, what do you think of Zhou's buzzer-beater tonight? You know, he was 3 for 7 before he made this three-pointer," the reporter asked again.

"Obviously, he's a big-hearted player, but what surprised me even more was how his ball-handling skills have transformed this season," Pat Riley said solemnly.

Ball-handling ability?

These words startled the reporters around.

Zhou Ze plays a typical off-ball style. Although he has strengthened his low-post offense and face-to-face offense in this season's games, in essence, Zhou Ze still mainly plays off the ball.

In addition, his low-post offense has a bit of a bullying flavor.

Although he is good at punishing small-bodied inside players like Haslem, he is still a little stretched when facing serious full-sized inside players.

"You can take a good look at how Zhou Ze hits the final buzzer-beater." Pat Riley said with a smile.

The final three-pointer seemed simple, just a three-pointer after a fake shot.

But if you look closely, you will see that Zhou Ze not only took a tentative step, but also dived with his body, which deceived Wade into thinking that Zhou Ze would break through.

Also...

While Wade was retreating, Zhou Ze immediately jumped up and his grasp of the timing was quite good.

What really surprised Pat Riley was Zhou Ze's ability to read the game.

"It's rare to find a rookie with such explosive physical abilities who can calm down and hone his skills."

"This kid's future is hard to predict."

Pat Riley thought to himself.

On the other hand, Shaquille O'Neal, the league's top center, although he did not play, said after watching Zhou Ze's game: "Even though he can't catch me, he is definitely the best rookie in the past three years, bar none."

Before the game, O'Neal was very dissatisfied with Zhou Ze, who had the title of "Shark Hunter"; but after the game, it was a disguised acknowledgement of his strength.

The best rookie in the past four years.

This covers a large area, including 06, 05 and 04.

But then again, among the rookies in the past three years, there is indeed no player who can truly match Zhou Ze.

The point guard twin stars of 05, Paul and Deron, were both defeated by Zhou Ze.

In 04, Dwight Howard and Emeka Okafor were also bullied by Zhou Ze.

As for 06, except for LaMarcus Aldridge, all the rookies he played against were bullied by Zhou Ze.

The top pick, Bargnani, and the third pick, Adams, were both labeled as counterfeit goods by Zhou Ze himself.

As for Josh Smith, who is at this level, the gap between him and Zhou Ze has widened.

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[Post-match reward: 225 peak points]

[Special Reward (NBA Christmas Day Player Single-Game Block Record): 800 Peak Points]

Peak Value: 1889/48,705

The next ten consecutive draws only require a peak value of just over 100.

There are still 50 points to reach the peak value of the new player template (000).

After the Christmas game, the Lakers rested for a day and then went to the Philadelphia 76ers.

This is the Lakers' last game of the week.

Before the game started, the Philadelphia 76ers announced a game trade.

Former All-Star center Chris Webber was traded to the Detroit Pistons.

The Philadelphia 76ers have completely announced a rebuild.

The core player of the reconstruction is Andre Iguodala.

After Iguodala entered the league, he was hailed as "Little AI", but with the departure of Iverson, this player who seemed to be an all-rounder in offense and defense was left with only defense and organization.

The outside media often say that Iguodala doesn't like to attack.

Well...

In Zhou Ze's opinion, this is just like someone not wanting to go to Peking University or Tsinghua University.

The Philadelphia 76ers, who lost Iverson and Chris Webber in succession this season, have completely become a bottom-ranked team.

However, teams without superstars tend to play particularly united in the regular season and achieve good results.

The Lakers also secured the victory in the last 4 minutes.

In this game, Kobe performed the best, scoring 36 points.

As for Zhou Ze, who was in good form in the previous few games, his performance tonight was both praised and criticized.

Facing the Philadelphia 76ers' starting center, Dalembert, Zhou Ze successfully broke through with the ball four times.

However, when facing Iguodala's one-on-one defense on the outside, he was intercepted twice and forced into dead balls three times.

In addition to objective reasons, Zhou Ze's barefoot height is 208cm, and his dribbling center of gravity seems a bit high when facing Iguodala, who is 198cm tall and at the defensive level; in addition, there are the proficiency in ball control, dribbling rhythm, and the single offensive weapon.

Um...

That's right.

It was precisely because of Zhou Ze's superiors that it was quite difficult for the Lakers to win.

只是周泽的数据还挺好看的，29分11篮板3助攻2盖帽1抢断。

The block had a lot to do with luck, and also because the Philadelphia 76ers tonight focused on transitions and outside shooting, and didn't challenge the Lakers' basket too much.

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The next day.

Zhou Ze wins Western Conference Player of the Week award for the second consecutive year!

LeBron James wins Eastern Conference Player of the Week award!

《The Lakers' record rises to second in the Western Conference! 》

Sports Illustrated releases team power rankings, with the Spurs first and the Lakers fourth.

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Zhou Ze once again won the Western Conference Player of the Week.

In addition to good records and statistics, there is also the buzzer-beater against the Heat.

[Special Reward (Western Conference Player of the Week): 500 Peak Points]

Peak Value: 2/498

You are less than 700 peak points away from getting a new player template.

According to the current progress, the new player template will definitely be available by the end of this month, that is, before 2007.

This time...

Zhou Ze hopes that the system can be more reliable. Isn’t it good to give it to basketball players?

Zhou Ze performed ten consecutive draws.

8点随机属性，传球视野+3，提升到80（86）；精准传球+5，提升到75（86）。

【Arm Span Enhancer】x1. After taking it, the total arm span will increase by 2cm within one week. The current arm span is 225cm.

[Dribble Action Pack: Durant's Change of Direction Dribble Pack]

With 4 free attributes, Zhou Ze chose to strengthen "explosive power" and increase it to 100 (110).

Among these generous rewards, the one that made Zhou Ze most happy was the Durant change of direction dribble bag.

Zhou Ze and Durant are of similar height and arm span. Although Zhou Ze's pendulum-like change of direction is good, the amplitude is still a bit small. Compared with Durant's change of direction, the difference is like heaven and earth.

Of course, even if he has the same change of direction dribbling bag, it does not mean that Zhou Ze can immediately become an ankle terminator.

First, the proficiency in ball control.

Second, Zhou Ze lacks mid-range shooting threat. Even after passing his opponent outside the three-point line, he has almost only two options: breaking through to the basket or passing the ball.