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

The next day.

Magic vs. Lakers.

This is a highly anticipated game, the NBA's future No. 1 center vs. the future No. 1 power forward.

Howard vs. Zhou Ze.

"Zhou, if Kobe doesn't play, you have no chance tonight." Before the game started, Howard, who has been in high spirits recently and won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks, began to provoke Zhou Ze.

"Little blue-collar worker, you have to be thankful that Orlando is in the East." Zhou Ze said with disdain.

"Humph." Howard snorted coldly, and said proudly, "I won't let you get any stats in front of me."

The two of them became more and more heated in their argument until the referee reminded them and they stopped.

The starting lineup of both parties:

【Magic】: Jameer Nelson, Grant Hill, Hedo Turkoglu, Tony Battie and Dwight Howard.

[Lakers]: Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown, Lamar Odom, Zhou Ze and Andrew Byram.

The Zen Master put the Lakers' tallest player, Byram, on the court today to limit Howard.

But after the game started, it was Zhou Ze who was responsible for the jump ball.

Zhou Ze, with a barefoot height of 208cm and a wingspan of 227cm, is no less than Dwight Howard.

Although Zhou Ze's shoulders are also broad, they are still a long way behind Howard's.

Howard used black technology, and his shoulders were obviously turned outward.

Zhou Ze is purely natural.

Of course, not everyone can develop Howard's shoulder width by using fitness black technology.

Howard's physical talent is unquestionable.

Unfortunately, the basketball thrown by the referee was more towards Howard.

Howard won the jump ball.

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The Magic's starting point guard Nelson and Howard performed a high pick-and-roll. Although Old Fish squeezed through the pick-and-roll in time and blocked Nelson, Byram did not keep up with Howard. After Howard received the ball, he bounced up. Although Byram next to him reacted, he was still a beat late. With a "bang", Howard dunked and succeeded, and at the same time, caused Byram to commit a defensive foul.

Howard played a familiar 2+0.

"Andrew, focus." Zhou Ze reminded Byram to pay more attention.

Byram nodded.

In the Lakers, there are not many people who can make Byram obedient. Apart from the Phil Jackson and the team management, even Old Fisher can't control him. Rajon Rondo has had many conflicts with Byram on the training ground.

Among the players, only Zhou Ze and Kobe can do this.

The Lakers were on offense, and because Kobe was absent, other teams piled their defensive resources on Zhou Ze. Even though Zhou Ze used his explosive acceleration and absolute speed to shake off his opponent Tony Battie, another player immediately rotated to him.

This not only made Zhou Ze lack shooting space, but also made it difficult for him to even pass the ball.

However, the Lakers made a change tonight that shocked the fans.

"Wow..."

"real or fake?"

"I saw that right."

"The Lakers actually let Zhou Ze play pick-and-roll!!!"

After seeing this scene, Kenny Smith in the TNT live broadcast room turned his mouth into an O shape and his eyeballs almost popped out.

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Can Zhou Ze play offense with the ball?

Theoretically, it is completely possible.

Zhou Ze has many three-point badges, and his ball-handling skills and ability to read the game have also improved visibly.

besides...

What is even more speechless is that Zhou Ze did not ask Byram to screen for him, but asked Old Fish to do so.

Well...

Position 1 acts as a pick-and-roll wall for position 4.

This pick-and-roll pattern was very common in the small ball era. The Greek monster Giannis and James during his time with the Lakers often did this.

Force the small player to switch defense through pick-and-roll.

Nelson is a typical "strong offense, weak defense" type.

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Fish set a screen for Zhou Ze, Tony Battie was delayed, and before Nelson could get to the ball, Zhou Ze launched a three-pointer. With a swish, it went in. 3-2.

This goal also shocked the Magic coach.

This Zhou Ze is really a monster.

You are an inside player, but you are playing pick-and-roll with the ball.

The thing is, he can actually do it.

Within 4 minutes after the start of the game, Zhou Ze passed through the pick-and-roll with Lao Yu 4 times in a row, took 4 three-pointers, hit 2 of them, and also scored 1 point after the offense and defense conversion, scoring a total of 8 points.

On the other hand, Howard made 2 of 2 shots and concentrated all his offensive positions under the basket, but he only scored 4 points.

9 to 12, the Lakers lead by 3 points.

The Magic quickly requested a timeout.

If Zhou Ze's three-pointer with the ball is not interfered with, it will be very troublesome.

He scored too easily.

After the timeout, the Magic made defensive adjustments. If the Lakers still used pick-and-roll, Nelson would switch defense directly and not give him space to shoot.

Zhou Ze held the ball, Nelson switched to defend in front of Zhou Ze, and Old Fish immediately shot out and took away the defender Tony Battie.

Nelson was like a worm on the tarsal bone, sticking to Zhou Ze's body; facing Nelson who was less than 1.9 meters tall, Zhou Ze used his back to protect the ball. After taking a step forward, Nelson stumbled. Zhou Ze took advantage of the situation and half turned around. After pushing Nelson away with his strong body, he broke through to the basket. Facing Howard sitting under the basket, Zhou Ze did not choose to pass the ball, but directly forced his way in.

"Bang!" The two met in the air. Howard, who was known for his physical talent, was knocked away by Zhou Ze, but unfortunately, he still couldn't control the strength when he finished at the basket, and the ball bounced out of the basket.

At this moment, there was a loud explosion behind Zhou Ze.

"boom!"

Shannon Brown, the one who shot the ball, received this "Kobe-style assist" from Zhou Ze.