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

"Hey! What's wrong with this guy's defense?"

"Even when Nene faced Dwight, he wasn't defended this badly."

"How come his footwork, defensive positioning, and reading of the opponent's offense are different from the game film?"

George Karl on the bench did not smile like Melo after seeing Anthony score the goal. Instead, he frowned.

Zhou Ze's monster-level growth rate is George Karl's biggest headache. It is impossible to predict it at all, which leads to information asymmetry between the two sides.

At present, Zhou Ze's defense is not to say that he surpasses Howard in all aspects, but he is more solid in defending the big men's ball-handling offense. He can stop the opponent in the area far away from the basket, thus forcing the opponent to choose difficult shots, passes, or be directly intercepted.

After the Nuggets found that Nene could not beat Zhou Ze in a one-on-one duel, they handed the ball to the golden double guns. Iverson took advantage of the pick-and-roll and faced the chasing Kobe. He received the ball and made a quick stop jump shot. Compared with the breakthrough layup, the jump shot was actually Iverson's main way of scoring. With a "bang", Iverson's shot missed this time. The Lakers grabbed the defensive rebound and quickly launched a counterattack.

"Get back on defense! Get back on defense!" George Karl shouted from the sidelines.

Fish dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Kobe on the left. Iverson, who was mismatched with him, saw Kobe's intention to use his body and strength to force the play, so he took a gamble and stole the ball, leaping towards Kobe's ballhandler. This was Iverson's characteristic on defense: despite his small stature, he had a lofty ambition. Once he secured the steal, he could complete a one-stop fast break, which is how he became the steals champion of the Philadelphia 76ers.

But if the steal fails, the whole person will be completely passed by, just like what is happening on the court. After Kobe dodged Iverson's grab, he continued to accelerate to the basket. Camby, who was defending Zhou Ze, hesitated a little, but finally chose to retreat to the basket. Kobe glanced at Zhou Ze who was in an open position at the top of the arc, and the next moment, he rushed to the basket without looking back. With a "bang", Kobe scored, and Camby's long arm also passed over Kobe's head with a crew cut, 4 to 10.

After the dunk, Kobe looked at Zhou Ze with a smile, his eyes hinting at an explanation, "It's not that I didn't see you were open, it's just that I had a bigger space here."

Zhou Ze, who understood Kobe's eyes, was speechless. You call the DPOY chasing you wide open? Can you please respect the DPOY for a bit?

It is difficult for Zhou Ze to dominate the Nuggets' twin towers in the low post. Kobe's touch was smooth again after the opening. At this stage, Zhou Ze naturally had to pass the ball to Kobe more. Well - logically, that's what it says.

But Zhou Ze was not satisfied with that. In the first 3 minutes, he just broke through the middle with the ball and tried to dunk over DPOY, but failed miserably.

In the Lakers' positional offense, Kobe used extremely aggressive off-ball movement to engage the Denver Nuggets' defense, and he got to the line by continuously passing the ball. Seeing that Odom had a wide open space, Zhou Ze, who had the ball at this time, made a feint, pretended to pass the ball, and then took a three-pointer from the top of the arc. Although this shot deceived the defense through the fake pass, it did not create a particularly good shooting opportunity. It was just a small open space that was barely enough.

But unfortunately, Zhou Ze made the three-pointer, making it 6 to 13.

"Shit, is your pass button broken?" Kobe couldn't help but complain.

"What? Didn't you see that I was in a super open position just now?" Zhou Ze said righteously.

Kobe, with the help of Zhou Ze's off-ball screen, directly escaped Anthony's defense. The Nuggets' primary defender was Anthony, while Iverson's primary defender was Fish. Anthony's one-on-one defense was fine, but after a few passes, cuts, and screens, he became a little confused.

Kobe immediately found himself open, prompting Camby to switch forward and chase him. The problem was that Anthony was also chasing him, and the defense wasn't coordinated well, resulting in two players guarding one. As a result, Zhou Ze was left wide open. He took a step to the opposite side, further separating himself from the defender. He received a pass from Old Fish and launched a three-pointer. With a swish, it went in, 10 to 19.

On the Nuggets bench, the worry on coach George Karl's face became even more serious, and his forehead was almost squeezed into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

trouble!

The continuous fighting under the basket did not seem to affect his three-point shooting touch.

Also, when he scores points now, he seems to have a sense of ease and comfort.

George Karl could visibly see that Zhou Ze had not started to exert force at this moment.

...

...

Denver's golden duo was not to be outdone and wanted to respond. Anthony ran without the ball, and after receiving the ball, facing Odom who was rushing over, he made a triple threat attempt, sliding his right foot and taking a probing step. Odom, who mistakenly thought he was going to break through, took a step back. As a result, Anthony made a quick stop and jump shot, 12 to 19.

"Man, you just need to focus on his shooting. Don't be afraid of him breaking through. I'm here under the basket." Zhou Ze said to Odom.

Although Zhou Ze is a sophomore player, he already has a lot of say in the team. Odom nodded after hearing this.

Although Anthony is an offensive kaleidoscope, his one-on-one efficiency is not high.

Anthony, who scored two goals in a row, once again faced Odom's single defense and completed the breakthrough to the basket. When he was one step away from the basket, he jumped up and wanted to dunk over Kwame Brown under the basket.

Although Anthony is strong and has a soft touch, Melo, who has the potential to be an "elite blocker", likes to force himself on him.

Melo jumped into the air and faced the oncoming Kwame Brown. He first looked for confrontation in the air, and with the help of the impact, he won the aerial wrestling and created a "shooting space". But when the basketball was shot, a big hand came out from the side and with a "pop", Anthony looked at the basketball in astonishment that had slipped away from his fingertips a second ago and disappeared in the air.

At the same time, exclamations were heard at the scene.

"OMG!"

"Catch the hat!"

"Zhou, he blocked a shot on Melo."

The Lakers' home commentator was already incoherent at this point.

This block not only hindered the opponent's offense and gained the ball, but also boosted the Lakers' morale and dealt a blow to the Denver Nuggets players on the court.

But at this time, the other one of the golden duo - Allen Iverson stood up, facing the one-on-one defense of Old Fisher, he completely passed him with a signature cross-over, and then rushed to the basket, made a flying high shot, and at the same time, caused Kwame Brown to commit a defensive foul.

and-one!

2+1!

After making the free throw, Iverson narrowed the score to 4 points, 17 to 21!

This shot restored a lot of momentum for the Nuggets.