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

The results of Game 1 of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals.

Detroit Pistons (1) vs. Chicago Bulls (0)

Cleveland Cavaliers (1) vs. Miami Heat (0)

Los Angeles Lakers (1) vs. Phoenix Suns (0)

San Antonio Spurs (1) vs. Golden State Warriors (0)

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The G2 battle, on the eve of the start.

通过【篮下终结特训】，突破上篮+1，提升到89（107）；原地近距离投篮+2，提升到74（111）。

The Lakers' starting lineup for Game 2 was the Death Five.

The Suns put Dio in the starting lineup and played as the team's No. 5 on defense.

Well, that's what's called standing at position 4 on offense to create space for teammates.

On the defensive end, he stands at position 5 and is responsible for defending Zhou Ze.

Dio, known as the French magician, has a very high basketball IQ and has also watched a lot of Zhou Ze's game videos.

After the start of the game, facing Zhou Ze's domineering elbow turn after the low-post attack, Dio was always able to accurately judge the direction of Zhou Ze's turn, which delayed Zhou Ze's turning speed. Many times, even after turning around, Dio was still in front of him, effectively interfering with him. In addition, there was also Shawn Marion's assisting defense interference.

第一节比赛结束，周泽的篮下进攻被防的只有8中3，罚球2中1，三分球更是3投0中，只拿到7分4篮板。

Amar'e Stoudemire did not have to face Zhou Ze on the defensive end, saving a lot of energy; in addition, the Lakers' defensive strategy against the Suns was to strangle Nash. Zhou Ze was too good at defending pick-and-rolls. Nash's extremely lethal passes, combined with Stoudemire's explosive athleticism and excellent awareness of catching rebounds, allowed him to make 7 of 5 shots and score 10 points and 3 rebounds.

34 to 29, the Lakers trailed by 5 points.

Shortly after the start of the second quarter, Zhou Ze opened his three-pointer. He received the ball at the top of the arc, faked a shot, forced Dio to retreat, and immediately made a three-point jump shot.

However, in the following time, Zhou Ze's three-pointers kept missing.

At halftime, he made 7 of 1 three-pointers.

The most important reason was that Dio did not leave Zhou Ze. He was like a pendant, constantly leaning against Zhou Ze to disrupt his three-point shooting rhythm.

To be honest, even if a three-year-old child is close to an adult, the latter will feel extremely uncomfortable when shooting.

That's right.

Dio's defensive strategy against Zhou Ze is "preventing the breakthrough", which allows you to break through to the basket. It is very difficult for Zhou Ze to get past the agile Dio in one step. Dio can lead Zhou Ze to the defensive area where Stoudemire is.

Although Stoudemire's defense is poor, Zhou Ze's finishing ability at the basket is also mediocre.

64 to 50, the Lakers trailed by 14 points at halftime.

If Kobe hadn't scored 21 points in the first half, the score difference would have been even greater.

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During the half-time break, both teams returned to the locker rooms.

The Suns coaching staff praised Dio highly, saying that he did a pretty good job of limiting Zhou Ze.

Although Zhou Ze scored 13 points in the first half, his efficiency was extremely low.

The only flaw was Zhou Ze's rebounding, as he only grabbed 10 in the first half.

13 points and 10 rebounds!

Dio only had 1 rebound, and his inside partner Stoudemire had 5. However, Shawn Marion got 5 in the first half tonight, including 2 offensive rebounds.

Despite the praise from the coaching staff and teammates, Dio kept breathing heavily and was not happy at all.

Facing Zhou Ze was like dueling with a prehistoric mammoth in an octagonal cage.

Every minute and every second is suffering.

on the other hand.

In the Lakers locker room.

Kobe continued to teach Zhou Ze the techniques of post-up footwork tirelessly.

"Zhou, don't get carried away, calm down!"

"Use your back to sense the opponent's center of gravity. If you see a side that's open, just turn around!"

Kobe said seriously.

Zhou Ze was indeed too excited in the first half. After all, he is still a young man under 21 years old.

The first round of the playoffs turned DPOY into an ATM.

But when facing the fat man Dio, he felt a little embarrassed. To be honest, this really made Zhou Ze feel uncomfortable.

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In the second half, in addition to Zhou Ze regaining his composure, the Lakers also made strategic adjustments in tactics.

Strengthen retreat defense!

At 3 minutes and 11 seconds in the third quarter, Odom received a pass from Old Fisher and missed an open three-pointer. Everyone except Zhou Ze retreated to defense. The basketball bounced a little far and was caught by Shawn Marion in the long rebound, who passed the ball to Nash in the midfield.

After receiving the ball, Nash was surprised to find that, except for Zhou Ze, the Lakers not only completed a quick retreat, but also had already taken up their positions.

But while retreating, the Suns also took advantage of the mismatch.

Stoudemire faced PJ Tucker in the low post.

Seeing such an obvious mismatch, Nash decisively passed the ball. Stoudemire wanted to dig into PJ Tucker in the low post, but found that it was difficult to move.

PJ Tucker, who has a chubby figure, has enough strength to push against Stoudemire. Stoudemire needs a certain amount of space to let his athletic talent play out. He is not good at posting up.

At the same time, Zhou Ze, the last one to return to defense, suddenly double-teamed Stadler from the blind spot of his vision.

Unlike ordinary cutting and stealing, Zhou Ze uses both hands to steal the ball in a robbery-style manner.

The moment he grabbed the ball with both hands, he pulled it out of Stoudemire's hands with a fierce pull; then, the Lakers launched a counterattack, and Kobe turned into a lone wolf, bravely stepped forward, broke through alone, and made a layup.

69 is better than 56!

This goal narrowed the gap to 13 points.

Strengthen the defense and don't give the Suns a chance to launch a fast break.

The Suns fell into positional warfare and their efficiency dropped significantly. After all, they really lacked a super singles player.

In response to Stoudemire's high-post face-to-face attack, PJ Tucker assisted Zhou Ze in defense, preventing Stoudemire from running at full speed.

Once Stoudemire does not have enough impact, his height and arm span are not inferior to his, and his athletic ability is also on par, but his strength, tonnage and confrontation are a dimensionality reduction attack.

After PJ Tucker's assist defense, Stoudemire passed the ball in advance, held the ball to his chest, and leaned his head against Zhou Ze's shoulder. Because he was not fast enough, he did not squeeze past Zhou Ze, and when he shot, he was blocked by Zhou Ze who was on the same level.

The Lakers' defensive strategy in the second half worked well. At 7 minutes and 19 seconds into the third quarter, the score difference was narrowed to only 8 points.

81 is better than 73!

The Lakers had another offense-defense transition. Odom grabbed a long rebound. Zhou Ze quickly ran down the court and came to the free throw line under the Suns' basket. He suddenly turned around and trapped Dioka, the tarsal bug, behind him.

Of course, Dio can only stay behind him. If he goes around to the front, Zhou Ze can just follow him down and complete an alley-oop.

After Zhou Ze leaned his back against Dio, Kobe's instructions echoed in his mind.

"Feel the other person's center of gravity with your back?"