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

The Celtics are at rock bottom this season, with their record ranking last in the Eastern Conference.

But in the battle between yellow and green, and the feud between giants, the Celtics are ready to go tonight. Even if they can't beat the Los Angeles Lakers, they will do their best to prevent Zhou Ze from completing the 4000-point milestone on their home turf.

The starting lineup of both parties:

[Lakers (away)]: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, PJ Tucker, Zhou Ze and Kwame Brown.

[Celtics (home)]: Delonte West, Paul Pierce, Ryan Gomes, Brian Scalabrine and Al Jefferson.

The one defending Zhou Ze is Brian Scalabrine, nicknamed the White Mamba.

Unlike other Mambas, he is a complete noob.

A nickname given to him by Chinese football fans as a joke.

After the game started, Brian Scalabrine tried to use a dog-skin plaster-like defense on Zhou Ze, using his 206cm height to limit Zhou Ze's shooting and receiving.

However, the ideal is full, the reality is skinny.

Zhou Ze's speed was not something he could keep up with.

You know, Zhou Ze's current burst acceleration ability has reached 100, which is an excellent level even among the No. 3 position.

Zhou Ze used his speed to create three wide-open shooting opportunities.

He made three consecutive three-pointers in less than three minutes.

At 3 minutes and 08 seconds in the first quarter, Zhou Ze once again used his speed to get rid of the White Mamba "Brian Scalabrine". However, Paul Pierce moved towards Zhou Ze at this time, his eyes fixed on the passing route between Zhou Ze and Fisher. Zhou Ze quickly cut to the basket, and Pierce had no choice but to follow him. Not only did he tie down the Celtics' defense, but he also caused the White Mamba to switch to defend the Black Mamba. The Black Mamba received the ball from the outside for a three-pointer, and facing the White Mamba's defense, "Swish!", he hit a three-pointer, 14 to 6.

This is the off-ball restraint power that disrupts the opponent's defense.

This is also an ability that ordinary shooters do not possess.

The Celtics wanted to respond. After receiving the ball in the low post, Al Jefferson used his left foot as the axis and kept swaying his body left and right, directly knocking Kwame Brown away. Finally, he connected the upper and lower steps, and the ball protector leaned sideways against Kwame Brown. With a "swish", he made a layup with his right hand, 14 to 8.

As a low-post offensive artist, Al Jefferson is indeed difficult to defend.

In an offensive round not long after, Al Jefferson received the pass from Delonte West again. After receiving the ball with his back to the basket, he suddenly changed to face the basket, seemingly walking to the right of Kwame Brown, but as soon as his right foot touched the floor, "swoosh!", his body turned around like a rotating washing tub, sticking to Kwame Brown, and with a "bang!", he raised his knees with strength and completed a slam dunk, 20 to 12.

"drop!"

Phil Jackson called a timeout.

Al Jefferson, who is 208cm tall, has a wingspan of 229cm and weighs 131kg, has smooth footwork and a soft touch. There are even rumors that he is Yao Ming's nemesis.

Al Jefferson and Yao Ming played against each other 8 times in the regular season, with Yao Ming having a record of 6 wins and 2 losses. The two never met in the playoffs.

Al Jefferson averaged 18.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, shooting 47.4%.

Yao Ming averaged 16.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of 59.8%.

Judging from the data and winning rate of the match, Zhou Ze really couldn't tell that Al Jefferson beat Yao Ming.

It's so hard to upload pictures...

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Al Jefferson's low-post offense is as delicate as an embroidery needle, but his weaknesses are also obvious.

First, Al Jefferson's ability to pass the ball is poor. To put it bluntly, he can't break the double-team.

Second, Al Jefferson's left-handed offense is unbalanced. His right hand is indeed at the level of Olajuwon, but his left hand is not much stronger than Eric Dampier.

Third, his athletic ability is not very good, making it difficult for him to effectively protect the rim.

"Kwame, defend his right hand and try to force him to control the ball and finish with his left hand."

"Zhou, you can boldly help defend him, or even double-team him."

"PJ, pay attention to the defensive rotation."

"After he misses the shot, Zhou, don't rush the fast break. Pay attention to protecting the defensive rebounds. He has a huge body and good positioning."

"Also, Zhou, if there's a good opportunity, you can speed up the fast break."

Phil Jackson concisely arranged a corresponding defensive strategy.

Al Jefferson's offensive rebounding is indeed good. When playing against Yao Ming, he averaged 3.3 offensive rebounds per game.

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After returning from pause.

Zhou Ze set a screen for Kobe, Paul Pierce was caught by Zhou Ze, and the moment the White Mamba switched defense in front of Kobe, Kobe dived and accelerated, and passed directly by him. Kobe forced his way to the basket, faced Al Jefferson's long arms, and made a layup.

Kobe took advantage of Al Jefferson's poor rim protection and slow footwork and made a breakthrough.

Al Jefferson also planned to return the favor, relying on his size and large frame to get into position and turn around the moment he received the ball, but Kwame Brown, who was defending him, had been on guard and quickly moved in front of him, holding up his hands.

Al Jefferson spun back suddenly, pretending to hook with his left hand. The action was too realistic, which made Kwame Brown jump. After shaking the defense, Al Jefferson turned again. During the whole process, Al Jefferson's pivot foot never left the floor.

Al Jefferson turned to the other side, jumped with both feet at the same time, and made a layup with his right hand. The moment the basketball slipped from his fingers, the Celtics home fans exclaimed.

The fans were all impressed by Jefferson's superb footwork and exquisite low-post skills.

"wow..."

"Oh! no!"

The next moment, the Celtics home fans screamed in panic.

Zhou Ze, who was defending the weak side, jumped out with extremely fast speed, as ethereal as a yellow crane, and with a "bang", he swatted Al Jefferson's layup directly out of bounds.

However, the referee's whistle sounded.

"drop!"

Offensive goal interference!

Ok!

Zhou Ze's volleyball block was caused by the basketball hitting the backboard and sending it flying, so it was indeed an interference shot.

But this also left Paul Pierce and Al Jefferson stunned.

Why did that scene just now make me feel like a "muscle version" of Kevin Garnett?

Paul Pierce thought to himself.

"Well done." Kobe on the court pointed at Zhou Ze to encourage him.

Even though he failed to defend Al Jefferson just now, it would not be so easy for Jefferson to score next time.

"You say it!" Zhou Ze didn't say anything, but gave Kobe a lip signal.

This made Kobe roll his eyes.