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

The three referees officiating tonight's game couldn't help but laugh as they heard the phrase "Point Guard God" from time to time, thinking to themselves, "Is being the Point Guard God really that easy? It sounds great, but it's such a cheap title!"

91 is better than 93!

94 is better than 93!

94 is better than 96!

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Both the Suns and the Lakers played extremely aggressive offense, even in the playoffs.

Nash used a pick-and-roll to challenge Zhou Ze. After a series of dribbles, he took a quick step forward and broke through, rushing past Zhou Ze's left shoulder.

This wasn't the first time Nash had used rhythmic dribbling to shift the defense's focus and successfully complete a breakthrough. Zhou Ze had no good solution for this. Despite his impressive defense, the opponent was the Son of Wind.

Nash drove the ball toward the basket, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings. Finally, he unleashed a delicate layup. With a bang, the moment the ball left his fingertips, a massive hand swooped in from behind, pinning it to the backboard. Zhou Ze, clad in a purple and gold jersey, stretched his abdomen and exerted force with his arms. "Hah!" he shouted, instinctively grabbing the ball.

"Wow..."

"Wow..."

"OMG, Zhou finally managed to block a shot after Steve broke through numerous times!"

"The Lakers started to counterattack. Derek Fisher passed the ball to Kobe, who drove to the basket with the ball. He jumped high, faced the double block of Marion and Barbosa, dodged with an aerial pull-up, and then made a reverse layup."

"He's worthy of being Kobe Bryant. He's already played 41 minutes and still has the energy to do these difficult moves."

Kenny Smith in the TNT live broadcast room couldn't help but exclaimed.

With this shot, the Lakers took the lead again.

109 to 110, the Lakers lead by 1 point, with 4 minutes left in the game.

In other words, Kobe, who played 41 minutes, only rested for 3 minutes.

"call!"

"call!"

"call!"

On the other side of the court, Zhou Ze was sweating profusely and gasping for breath.

Like Kobe, Zhou Ze also played for 41 minutes.

Although Zhou Ze's physical strength is now as high as 123, he has too many responsibilities and tasks on the court.

For example, after being passed by Nash just now, he spared no effort to chase and defend him.

Ordinary inside players can't do this and won't do this.

You have to understand that a 125kg big man, after being passed, needs to turn and chase. If he's less agile, the opposing guard will have already leaped up to dunk before he turns. Players with high agility and excellent defensive awareness, such as the 04 second overall pick and ROY Rookie of the Year, Emeka Okafor, can turn quickly, but if they lack the explosive acceleration required, they'll still be out of reach.

"Steve, let me do it!" Amar'e Stoudemire glanced at Nash, who was severely exhausted, and planned to ask for the ball in the high post and challenge Zhou Ze one-on-one.

Nash nodded and passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, Stoudemire kept taking tentative steps.

With a "bang", Stadlermaier suddenly passed the ball and broke through to Zhou Ze's left with his first quick step. His stride was large and his speed was fast. In addition, the direction of the breakthrough was to stay away from Zhou Ze as much as possible without any physical contact.

He instantly closed the distance between himself and Zhou Ze. When his body was on the same horizontal line as Zhou Ze, Stoudemire broke through to the basket again. When Zhou Ze turned around to face the basket, Stoudemire completed the pass, took two steps at a time, and with a "swoosh", he turned over and made a powerful one-handed slam dunk towards the basket. The score was 111 to 110, and the Suns led by 1 point.

After scoring the goal, Stadler punched the air, roared to the sky, and the veins on his neck popped out.

This ball also fully demonstrated Stoudemire's technical and physical talent. His accurate mid-range shot forced Zhou Ze to not let go. He had paid the price for this in some previous rounds. In addition, although Zhou Ze's lateral speed was good, as high as 96 (96); his explosive power reached 100 (100); but Stoudemire's face-to-face technique, control of rhythm, and his game state tonight were indeed unstoppable for Zhou Ze.

But Stadler was not happy for a few seconds, and Zhou Ze hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc. Nash was diffracted and hurriedly moved his feet away when he landed to avoid being stepped on by Zhou Ze.

111:113.

Not only did the Lakers pull ahead once again, but they also dealt a heavy blow to the Suns' morale. Stoudemire's one-handed slam dunk after a tentative step past Zhou Ze was inspiring, but it felt like a painstaking effort for just two points.

However, Zhou Ze's three-pointer seemed to come effortlessly.

It's so easy to make people feel angry...

But what’s even more infuriating is that Zhou Ze’s shot this time was a three-pointer.

"Wow, Zhou, he's really brave. He actually dares to shoot a three-pointer at this time."

"Yeah, we all thought he would get to the basket after catching Nash's mismatch, but he ended up shooting from outside the three-point line. That shows how confident he is in his three-point shooting."

The Lakers' home commentator couldn't help but exclaimed.

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The Suns still wanted to pass the ball to Stoudemire, but this time Zhou Ze barely kept up with Stoudemire's pace. The latter took the initiative to seek physical confrontation and leaned forward on Zhou Ze's shoulder.

Stoudemire was the dominant attacker, and Zhou Ze was in a dynamic situation, so he was directly pushed aside. In fact, even players of the size of O'Neal and Yao Ming would be squeezed out of the way by a breakthrough monster in a dynamic situation.

But the difference was that Zhou Ze's size and strength were truly terrifying. Even if Stoudemire squeezed through the defense, his impact was much less. P.J. Tucker, playing the 3rd position in the small-ball lineup, leaped over and blocked Stoudemire's layup with a loud "bang!"

After landing, he transformed into PJ Rodman and completed a flying save.

The person who caught the ball was Odom. He held the ball tightly in his arms. At this moment, the strength of Odom's arms was even stronger than when he hugged Kardashian.

The Suns quickly returned to defense.

"This guy has advantages over KG in some aspects when defending face-to-face big men!" Mike D'Antoni thought to himself.

Zhou Ze's physical confrontation is not comparable to Garnett's. Bumping into him and bumping into Garnett are two completely different experiences.

The Lakers did not attack quickly, but instead settled down with less than 2 minutes left in the game, and this was a crucial round of the game.

Zhou Ze asked for the ball in the low post on the right wing, the ball handler Fisher was also on the right wing, and Odom was at the top of the arc, forming a strong defensive side.

PJ Tucker squatted in the left corner, while Kobe roamed on the left side, which was the weak side of the defense.

While Zhou Ze was positioning himself, Fisher passed the ball to Kobe on the left. Kobe received the ball and faced Raja Bell's defense. He faked a back-to-the-basket shot and pretended to turn right, but actually turned left. After moving half a body length away, he jumped up and shot, once again using his divine weapon - mid-range shot with the ball.

With a "swish", the basketball went into the net.

The Lakers' home court was suddenly filled with jubilation.

111:115.

This key shot allowed the Lakers to regain the advantage.

The Suns still failed to score in the next round. The Lakers played steadily again. Kobe challenged Raja Bell again and scored again, 111 to 117!

Kobe's consecutive hits directly killed the game.

However, what worries Mike D'Antoni is not just Kobe's superstar ball, but also the role played by Zhou Ze. In last year's playoffs, teams could double-team Kobe at critical moments, but this year they are not so bold because the Lakers have another poison pill - Zhou Ze.

finally!

113 is better than 118!

The Lakers won Game 5 of the semifinals with a narrow advantage of 1 points.