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

Before the game even started, the number of fans watching had reached a staggering 2000 million.

Even most of the NBA Finals had ratings less than half of this.

In the NBA 2023-24 season finals, the Celtics faced the Mavericks, but the number of viewers did not even reach 500 million.

As the competition officially begins.

The ratings are still rising, and judging by the growth momentum, it is very likely to reach the 3000 million mark.

Tonight's starting lineups for both teams:

[Los Angeles Lakers]: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, P.J. Tucker, Luke Walton and Zhou Ze.

The Lakers' starting lineup tonight surprised the fans in front of the TV and the live broadcast room.

The Lakers actually started the game tonight by using the death five outside the box and letting Luke Walton play at the team's No. 4 position.

Luke Walton has the build of a swingman, with a height of 203cm and a weight of 107kg. Although it is difficult for him to play the No. 4 position, he can still hold on.

PJ Tucker plays the No. 3 position to lock up the Magic's core, Turkish agent Turkoglu, the organizing forward.

Darko Milicic, one of the parallel brothers, came on as a substitute.

Orlando Magic: Jameer Nelson, Keith Bogans, Hedo Turkoglu, Rashard Lewis and Dwight Howard.

This is the Magic's regular lineup.

Howard's ability to perform brilliantly in the game has a lot to do with the Turkish agent - Turkoglu.

"drop!"

The referee's whistle sounded, and the two big men with the best jumping ability in the league jumped at almost the same time.

The speed of the bullet was so fast that the commentator on the scene exclaimed that the two had escaped gravity and even Newton's coffin could not cover it.

But Zhou Ze narrowly won and passed the ball to the Lakers' lineup first. The quick-eyed and quick-handed Old Fish caught the ball in the first time.

"Hey, Crawford's throw tonight was a little off..." The Magic's home commentator criticized tonight's referee, Bald Crawford. His throw seemed to be disadvantageous to Howard and was more inclined towards Zhou Ze.

"From my point of view, there is a little bit. But even so, Dwight was just a little bit away from hitting the basketball." Another commentator nodded in agreement.

"Yes, even though their average rebounds per game differ by three or four, judging from the jump ball just now, Howard is no worse than Zhou Ze at this point."

"Who is the stronger rebounding champion between the East and the West? It will be clear after tonight."

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The speed and bounce that Howard showed during the jump ball made not only the on-site commentators, but also the Magic's home fans full of anticipation for his rebounding.

Grab all the rebounds from Zhou Ze and label him a data-grubber.

On the court, the Magic double-teamed Kobe right from the start.

Double-teaming at the start of the game is a rare scene.

Kobe passed the ball to PJ Tucker in the left corner. After receiving the ball, although he shot without any hesitation, his accuracy was really poor. With a "bang", the shot missed and the basketball bounced out of the rim.

In the fight for the rebound, Zhou Ze and Howard pushed each other under the basket.

Turkoglu, who was involved in double-teaming PJ Tucker a second ago, showed his excellent basketball IQ and immediately came to the basket to help Howard protect the defensive rebounds.

Suddenly, Zhou Ze had Howard behind him and Turkoglu in front of him.

The height of the two people is 208cm barefoot and 208cm with shoes.

Zhou Ze's barefoot height is also 208cm.

The three men seemed to have entered the octagonal cage, pushing and pulling each other's jerseys.

In a 1-for-1 situation, Zhou Ze is not afraid of anyone, even Yao Ming is no match for him.

But in this 2-for-1 fight for the offensive rebound, Zhou Ze was obviously struggling, but he managed to make the shot with continuous bounces.

1 times!

2 times!

Finally, the rebound was completely protected.

"Swoosh!" Zhou Ze suddenly swung the ball at high speed from his waist, and with a flick of his wrist, the basketball seemed to turn into an orange beam of light and returned to PJ Tucker in the bottom corner.

The Magic's No. 2 position player Keith Bogans quickly rotated to P.J. Tucker on defense. Tucker, who had no chance to shoot, passed the ball to Kobe who was running, and Turkoglu switched defense.

With a "bang", Kobe first faked a shot without the ball to induce the opponent to attack, and then, after receiving the ball, he accelerated and broke through with the first step. Kobe rushed to the basket and looked at Howard who wanted to defend him. He just gave him a look, and Howard immediately turned his head. The next moment, Kobe had completed the layup.

The players' eyes and sight can also be used to make fake moves.

The look Kobe gave Zhou Ze was to deceive Howard's defensive attention and make him mistakenly think that he would give the shot to Zhou Ze.

2-0, Kobe got the first blood for the Lakers at the start of the game.

The Magic also plans to respond.

Howard, who learned from Olajuwon during the holidays, wanted to ask for the ball in the low post, but his slender calves made it difficult for him to stand steadily.

Zhou Ze held his arm horizontally and hit Howard's waist twice.

Howard was almost pushed to the free throw line.

When catching the ball, the whole person cannot move much and must lean against the opponent with his back, otherwise he will lose his position.

Turkoglu passed the ball to Howard. In an instant, Zhou Ze gave enough strength and resistance. Howard's upper body fell forward directly. Uh, the whole person seemed to be broken into two pieces.

Fortunately, Howard received the pass without any danger and just moved forward half a step.

"Softie, didn't you learn low-post footwork during your vacation?"

"Why did you launch an attack from a high position?"

Zhou Ze, the contemporary trash talk master, directly attacks the opponent's face.

The sarcasm in the words made Howard's chest heave.

But he did not refute it.

Apart from holding his breath to forcefully attack Zhou Ze, he also had nothing else worth refuting.

This damn bastard should be taken for a urine test.

What a domineering power this is!

WTF, I can’t even stand still.

Howard gritted his teeth and used all his strength to perform a back-to-the-basket attack!

Zhou Ze was defending with a look of satisfaction on his face, and he did not forget to take some time out to point out Jiang Shan and said, "Softie, there's someone behind you..."

Howard, who was only focused on attacking Zhou Ze at this time, actually believed it.

Just as he turned his head to look, Zhou Ze suddenly made a half-circle forward and completed the steal with a "click".

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Howard, who was not convinced after being intercepted, attacked Zhou Ze from the low post six times in the first quarter, oh no, he attacked Zhou Ze from the high post.

Although none of them were successful, it still added 1 steals to Zhou Ze's stats.

"Softie, didn't you learn the Dream Step?"

"Let me play with it."

After forcing Howard to drop the ball in a high-post single play for the last time, Zhou Ze said seriously.