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

"Shaq, give me some face!"

Just as O'Neal was about to attack Byram, Zhou Ze came over, hugged him, and whispered in his ear.

It was Zhou Ze's words that made O'Neal put down his fist and made the little shark Byram feel completely relieved.

The referee later gave O'Neal a level one technical foul, so he was not ejected.

The game continues.

O'Neal, holding his breath, faced the defense of the little shark with all his strength.

Since the game had just started, O'Neal, who was still full of energy, could not push his opponent too deep into the basket like he did in his peak period. However, after squeezing in with his huge body and using his soft front-facing hook shot, Byram was unable to withstand it.

After beating Byram twice in a row, O'Neal grinned and taunted: "Little guy, you are still a little green. Let Zhou guard me."

Not willing to be outdone, Byram also tried to force a hook shot against O'Neal. Facing the basket, he lowered his shoulders and pushed O'Neal back half a step. He then forced a hook shot, but was blocked by O'Neal.

"That's it?" After getting the defensive rebound, O'Neal started mocking again.

Although Byram did not dare to provoke O'Neal after calming down, he relied on Zhou Ze to be beside him and tried to grab the basketball from O'Neal's hand. However, the experienced O'Neal immediately held the ball with both hands against his chest, raised his elbows, and swung them back and forth slightly.

"boom!"

O'Neal's iron elbow hit Byram directly in the chest.

A piercing pain came over him, and Byram fell backward.

The referee's whistle sounded again.

But this time the referee did not call a foul on O'Neal, but on Byram's off-ball defensive foul.

Byram couldn't help but feel angry.

He was clearly elbowed by O'Neal.

Why did the referee call a defensive foul on me?

Andrew Byram kept arguing with the referee and even tried to pull him.

The impatient referee was about to pick up the whistle.

"Andrew!"

"Calm down!"

Zhou Ze quickly walked to Byram's side, put his arm around his neck, and pulled him away from the referee.

The referee then put down the whistle in his hand.

"drop!"

Lakers coach Phil Jackson shook his head and requested a timeout in time.

"Andrew's temper is getting worse and worse." The assistant coach said with a frown.

"Yes." The Zen master nodded.

"But the good thing is that Zhou Ze always has a way to calm these emotionally unstable guys down quickly." The assistant coach couldn't help but say with some relief.

"Uh..." The Zen master laughed.

Ok!

Zhou Ze can indeed cool down these restless guys physically.

On the court, Byram, who was hugged by Zhou Ze's neck, calmed down at this time.

There is just a slight aftereffect - lack of oxygen.

After Zhou Ze released his neck, Byram continued to take deep breaths.

Byram had lost his spirit and staying on the court would only cause harm to the team, so he was replaced.

After the timeout, the Lakers replaced Zhou Ze's old inside partner, Kwame Brown.

However, it was Zhou Ze who defended O'Neal.

O'Neal faced Zhou Ze. In the stage of full physical strength and fiery state, O'Neal faced the strongest inside player of the new generation and showed his gorgeous and swift turns, solid footwork, and soft hook shots.

Coach Zhang from the Tianchao Sports studio couldn't help but sigh after watching this scene: "Many fans think O'Neal has no skills and only relies on his body to play. I believe everyone saw it tonight, all the fake shoulder moves and footwork."

"As a center, O'Neal scores 100 out of 99."

"Yes, the only point deducted was from the free throw!" Su Qun echoed.

Unlike O'Neal's previous games, it was no longer a bold and aggressive attack, but rather an embroidery move like Zhang Fei.

Of course, Zhou Ze also responded on the offensive end.

He first received the ball outside the three-point line. Seeing that it was O'Neal who was defending him, Zhou Zesan made a threatening upward fake shot, then passed O'Neal in one step, rushed to the basket, and slammed it down.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Ze attacked with the ball outside the three-point line. He first took a hesitant step, and suddenly made a Durant-style change of direction, shaking O'Neal directly to the right. Zhou Ze, who was in an open position, jumped up and made a three-point jump shot, which hit the target accurately.

"Shaq, 5 is greater than 4!" Zhou Ze said to O'Neal after scoring the goal.

5 is greater than 4, of course it does not refer to the championship ring, but Zhou Ze scored 2 points in 5 rounds.

O'Neal scored 2 points in 4 rounds.

"Zhou, if I were born in 93, I could definitely defend you," O'Neal responded.

In 93, O'Neal, who had just entered the league, was also known as the "Baby Shark". It was the season with the best speed and agility.

In that state, O'Neal did have a chance to defend Zhou Ze now.

Keyword: There is a chance.

"Oh, brother. You could definitely defend me at that time. After all, I was only 93 years old in 7." Zhou Ze, a master of trash talk, naturally would not suffer any loss in this regard and immediately fought back.

O'Neal was unable to defend Zhou Ze's outside ball-holding offense, but he was still able to limit the inside defense. Relying on the weight confrontation, he withstood Zhou Ze's first attack and waited for Haslem's backup defense.

Facing the big and heavy inside players, Zhou Ze was unable to obtain sufficient space after posting up, and was still subject to certain interference when shooting. His weakness of insufficient touch in finishing near the basket was still exposed.

However, by the second quarter of the game, the old Shark could no longer keep up with Zhou Ze.

"Plop!" With a sound, the 143kg O'Neal jumped up to block Zhou Ze who was rushing in with the ball. Zhou Ze first tried to confront him in the air, and the old shark was directly knocked to the ground.

Not only that, Nate Robinson, the little potato who came off the bench, blocked the old shark's sure-fire dunk from the blind spot in the next round.

Both times, Zhou Ze took the initiative to help the fallen old shark up.

The old shark was also very considerate and cooperated with a smile on his face.

"Zhou, you are truly worthy of being our Mr. Sportsmanship and Ethics!" The Lakers commentator at the scene also gave a thumbs up to Zhou Ze's behavior.

Kobe, who was at his peak, was able to defeat the Heat's outside players in various one-on-one duels.

After the team's rotation lineup came on the court, the Lakers' little shark Andrew Byram also showed his ferocity for the first time, almost crushing the iron-blooded captain Haslem.

finally!

90 is better than 118!

The Lakers defeated the Heat with a 28-point lead.