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

On the court, O'Neal exemplified the sayings "Old soldiers never die, they fade away" and "Never underestimate the heart of a champion." Following a pick-and-roll, as long as he had a lead, he would go all out and force his way to the basket.

On the defensive end, due to the influence of age and injuries, O'Neal's speed in returning to defense is indeed slow, but when he sprints at full speed, he is not much worse than the 129kg Byram.

"drop!"

The referee whistle sounded.

O'Neal's short dunk was blocked by Byram behind him. The shot first hit O'Neal's arm and then hit his head.

O'Neal, who was hit, lay on the ground in pain, his No. 32 jersey soaked with sweat, his chest heaving, and his breathing was very rapid. It was obvious that O'Neal was exhausted, even though it was only 5 minutes and 11 seconds.

Byram, who received his second foul of the game, had a blank expression on his face.

However, to his surprise, Zen Master Phil Jackson did not replace him, but let him stay on the court to defend O'Neal.

Zhou Ze's defensive matchup was against Amar'e Stoudemire.

"Man, it seems like you only took one shot tonight. Have you become a complete blue-collar worker?" Zhou Ze, who was standing on the right side of the free throw line, waiting for O'Neal to miss the shot, did not forget to talk trash to Stoudemire next to him.

But what surprised Zhou Ze was that Stadler remained quite calm and was not moved at all.

O'Neal spent 8 seconds at the free throw line before shooting the ball.

What surprised Zhou Ze was that O'Neal actually made the free throw.

The Lakers wanted to create a semi-conversion offense opportunity through a quick serve. Zhou Ze ran to the basket first and attracted two defenders. Kobe was left open and Rondo passed the ball in time. After receiving the ball, Kobe broke through to the basket. Facing Stoudemire who wanted to make up for the defense and block him, he used the European step to stagger the defense and made a layup.

14 to 12, the Lakers lead by 2 points.

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"OMG!"

"Shaq tonight seemed to remind me of the Lakers' Big Shaq."

"He caught the ball in the post, ready to slam Andrew Byram."

The commentator on the scene saw the old shark attacking the young shark in the low post.

Although O'Neal's static talents such as size and height are still there, as the saying goes, the legs age first, and O'Neal, who tried his best to dig deep, did not make much progress. In simple terms, O'Neal did not squeeze in.

To this end, O'Neal, as a veteran, magnified his offensive moves and made a clear elbow swing, causing the little shark to lose his defensive position in pain. He then took advantage of the situation to turn over and complete a slam dunk.

36 to 38, 2 minutes and 11 seconds into the second quarter, the Suns took a 2-point lead through O'Neal's attack.

Byram, who was dunked on the head by the 36-year-old Shark, complained to the referee with an unconvinced look on his face, and even imitated O'Neal's elbow strike.

But the referee ignored Byram.

Furious, Byram wanted to attack O'Neal in the next round. However, when he was trying hard to attack, he ignored Nash who suddenly came to double-team and steal the ball.

After being intercepted, Byram used his arms to push Nash away, trying to regain the ball, but O'Neal used his long arms and big hands to get the ball first.

"Idiot, you are just an impersonator of mine." O'Neal, who got the ball, couldn't help but spit out some trash talk.

Although Byram has the qualifications of a super center, his brain is not working well and he cannot control his emotions well. He pushed O'Neal hard. As a result, this scene was caught by the referee.

"drop!"

"drop!"

The referee's whistle sounded.

O'Neal, who was pushed, raised his hands with a triumphant look on his face, as if to express his innocence.

"Oh my..."

"Byram is so stupid."

"Yeah, this should be his fourth foul..."

"WTF! You've already got your fourth foul before halftime. How can we play like this?"

The Lakers naturally have to make substitutions.

At this time, the old shark did not forget to add to the attack and said, "Kid, go down and calm down before coming up."

Byram clenched his fists and walked out of the locker room with anger in his heart.

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Kwame Brown replaced Byram.

Although his defensive effect is not as good as Byram, his defensive attitude is impeccable. What's more, O'Neal's physical strength is beginning to fail.

O'Neal played for 8 minutes in the first quarter and started again in the second quarter.

During the timeout, on the Lakers bench.

"Zhou, why are you such a wimp again? You're ten thousand times more wimpy than your rookie season!!!"

"How many shots have you missed?"

"Go to the basket! Shaq is 36 years old, and you're still so scared of him?"

Zhou Ze, who had not yet found his outside shooting touch, began to try to break through to the basket under Kobe's stimulation. Even if he couldn't make it, he could still cause damage.

"Shut up! Kobe!" Zhou Ze said unhappily.

"Well, prove it to me then." Kobe used a very clumsy method of provoking the opponent.

But he knew that this was effective enough for Zhou Ze.

After the timeout, Old Fish replaced Rondo. There was no other way. If Rondo stayed on the court, the space would be limited, which was a disguised bonus for O'Neal.

Fish set a pick-and-roll with Kwame Brown in the high post on the right wing, and O'Neal chose to defend behind him, which can be simply understood as a "half-squat pit." Suddenly, Fish made a diagonal pass to Zhou Ze in the low post on the left wing.

Zhou Ze received the ball, turned right and back, followed up with a dominant elbow, and directly pushed the French magician away.

Dio's face suddenly changed, and the moment he realized he had lost his defensive position, he quickly stopped it with a foul.

"Beep!" The referee whistle sounded.

Dio, transformed into the Grim Reaper Cloak, pulled Zhou Ze down.

"wow..."

"Zhou, you are really too strong. I almost couldn't pull you down."

Dio continued to use dog-licking defense.

But the effect was not good at this time.

Yes, that's right, Dio's "dog-licking defense" was neutralized by Kobe's "provocation".

Not only that, Kobe's excitement continues.

The Suns wanted to launch a 7-second offense, and Kobe was forced to face Diaw. Diaw wanted to back Kobe, but Kobe suddenly went around, completed a steal, and quickly ran down the court to score again.

43 to 42, the Lakers once again took the lead.

He raised his hands high!

The home fans shouted "MVP".

This moment...

Seeing Kobe trying to "turn the tables", Zhou Ze, the new MVP of the regular season, suddenly felt complicated.