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

New Orleans Hornets post-game interview.

"Zhou, he is the most special player I have ever met. He is definitely a future superstar!" David West said, his tone full of admiration for Zhou Ze.

"Oh, David, can you tell me what changes there are compared to last season?" the reporter asked.

"Too much..." David West explained Zhou Ze's growth one by one in front of reporters.

"So what surprised you the most?" the reporter continued.

"Defense!" David West's answer surprised the reporters around him.

After all, in everyone's opinion, Zhou Ze's biggest change should be his ball-holding offense.

From a player who rarely controls the ball and mainly plays without the ball, he now plays ball-blocking.

"Zhou, his defense has improved a lot. Even though I scored 18 points tonight, I only scored 2 points from receiving the ball and attacking the basket and low-post singles." Although David West looks quite rough, he has a delicate mind and is very good at thinking.

It can be said that he is the reverse "Dwight Howard".

He is one of the few players who noticed Zhou Ze's huge improvement on the defensive end, and he is also one of the few NBA players who adopted Zhou Ze's suggestions.

At the end of the interview, David West said with a smile: "Zhou, although he entered the league later than me, he gave me a lot of valuable advice after tonight's game." David West thanked Zhou Ze politely.

David West kept the specific suggestions a secret and did not say them clearly in front of the media.

Ok!

Actually, this is not difficult to guess.

That's three points.

David West's player nickname - 17-foot assassin.

The name is wrong.

But the nickname is rarely called wrong.

Zhou Ze felt that David West, who was good at mid-range and long-range shooting, should expand his shooting range.

The most obvious benefit is that it can extend his career.

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At the same time, many New Orleans media interviewed Zhou Ze and asked him about his feelings about tonight's game.

"It's a pity that I couldn't play against Chris Paul tonight!" Zhou Ze said.

"what!?"

This made the reporters nearby look surprised.

Almost everyone in the league knows about the feud between you and Paul.

"Yes, I hope Chris can get better soon." Zhou Ze said seriously.

Afterwards, when Chris Paul saw the interview video, he was stunned.

He really couldn't imagine that Zhou Ze would actually care about him.

How can this be! ! !

"David, are you sure he's not being sarcastic?" Paul, suspicious, immediately asked his team friend David West.

Before David West could answer, Paul said, "I understand. This bastard must be feeling a little regretful for not being able to bully me during the game!"

"CP3, you have misunderstood Zhou. He is a very generous person. I believe he really cares about you." David West said solemnly.

Paul was speechless.

Not only did his friends on the team not speak up for him, but they also thought he was narrow-minded.

Damn Zhou Ze, it’s all your fault!

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A week passed like this.

Zhou Ze scored 40+20 against the Hawks.

vs. the Hornets' 30+ triple-double.

Zhou Ze finally won the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week honor again and obtained a peak value of 500 points.

new week.

The 2007 NBA All-Star voting has officially begun.

Zhou Ze, who was the starting power forward for the Western Conference last season, is still going strong this season.

On the first day of the first round of voting, Zhou Ze received 21 votes, ranking first in the West and first in the league.

The first in the Eastern Conference is LeBron James.

时间来到2007年1月27日，凌晨0:30。

Zhou Ze, who had already fallen asleep, was woken up by a phone call.

Zhou Ze, who wanted to curse, opened his phone and saw that it was Kobe calling...

This made Zhou Ze not only want to curse, but also want to swear.

But after a few words, Zhou Ze's voice became flattering.

"Really? You really helped me contact Ali?" Zhou Ze said in surprise.

"Of course!" Kobe on the other end of the phone sounded quite proud.

Ali!

Which Ali?

Of course it’s Muhammad Ali!

Zhou Ze asked him to come over because he wanted to work on the connection between his steps.