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

This timeout officially declared the game entering garbage time.

The Phil Jackson and the coaching staff all gave encouragement to Zhou Ze and Kobe.

"Kobe, you performed really well tonight."

"Thank you."

"Zhou, you're as accurate as if you had an eight-fold scope."

"Dude, you're right, I'm using a CP3 scope."

When the teammates sitting on the bench saw the boss Kobe coming, they quickly stood up and made room for him.

As for Zhou Ze, although he is a super rookie in the league, to be honest, he has not reached the "status" of a star player, at least in the eyes of his teammates.

Vujacic, who has been in poor form recently and still has no playing time in garbage time, did not take the initiative to stand up and give up his position after seeing Zhou Ze being praised by the coaching staff and teammates. On the contrary, he firmly thought in his heart that if he dared to make excessive demands on me, I would fight him.

Even though tonight's game is broadcast live across the United States, Vujacic, who is fed up with Zhou Ze, is ready to go all out.

"Sasha, Zhou is tired, let him sit down." Kobe spoke directly, asking Vujacic to be more self-disciplined.

Vujacic didn't want to agree at first, but when he saw Kobe's stern face, he finally stood up reluctantly.

"Zhou, you played well tonight. It would be even better if your defense and rebounding could be better." Kobe took the wet towel handed to him by the caddy, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in the direction of Zhou Ze.

But the next second, what made Kobe feel both amused and helpless was that the rookie who won the game with him was so tired that he almost stuck out his tongue, and sweat kept flowing down. He was so exhausted both physically and mentally that he didn't even hear Kobe's call.

After a while, Zhou Ze finally recovered and said, "Kobe, do you dare to make a bet?"

"What?" Kobe looked at Zhou Ze suspiciously.

"Paul, he will refuse to shake my hand after the game." Zhou Ze said.

"Not really. Chris shouldn't be that stingy." Kobe shook his head.

Soon, the two of them made a small bet on this.

Not much!

That is the monthly salary of an ordinary worker.

on the other hand.

In the TNT live broadcast room of the shocking bet, Charles Barkley, who was about to avenge his previous defeat, was dancing with joy.

Kenny Smith had a bitter smile on his face. He really couldn't imagine that the Hornets, who had the advantage of time and place, would lose to the shaky Lakers who were on the verge of collapse at any time.

The commentator from the Tianchao Sports studio also summarized the game in advance: "The Lakers showed great resilience in this game, a game where individual heroism reached its peak. Kobe and Zhou Ze were the representatives of this. They gave their all to win this hard-fought victory."

"This victory is of great significance to Zhou, as it gives him a significant advantage in his battle with Chris Paul for Western Conference Rookie of the Month."

The direct matchup of the best rookie winner has a great impact on the selection results.

Although Chris Paul scored 23 points, 11 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds tonight, which are All-Star point guard-level statistics, he lost the game.

In addition, Zhou Ze's statistics are not much worse than Paul's. He scored 30 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist. Among them, the number of three-pointers he made set a season high, making 16 of 7 shots.

Of course, even so, he was not selected as the best player of the game.

Nothing.

嗜血的黑曼巴，在今晚狂41分6篮板3抢断1盖帽4助攻！！！

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111:102, the Lakers finally won the game with a 9-point advantage, and at the same time, ended their two-game losing streak.

[Post-match reward: 158 peak points]

Peak Value: 317/4571

Zhou Ze made a random draw and obtained 1 random attribute. This time, the system strengthened [Physical Strength] and increased it to 1 (91).

This is good!

Zhou Ze likes it!

Although physical strength does not seem to directly improve Zhou Ze's strength, it has too many hidden benefits.

Not only can you stay efficient longer on the court, but you can also stay efficient off the court.

After the game, although Paul did not turn around and walk back to the locker room, he did ignore Zhou Ze who was walking towards him with a smile on his face.

Paul refused to shake hands with Zhou Ze.

Obviously Zhou Ze caused 58 tons of psychological trauma to Paul tonight.

"This kid is so ungentlemanly." Kwame Brown frowned slightly when he saw this scene. At the same time, he patted Zhou Ze's shoulder and said comfortingly, "Zhou, you don't have to bother with him."

"Hey, man, the cameraman should have captured my gentlemanly side just now." Zhou Ze asked in a low voice.

"Uh..." Kwame Brown was slightly stunned. Zhou Ze's reaction surprised him.

Zhou Ze thought that Paul would feel a little disappointed when he refused to shake hands with him, but he didn't expect that it didn't affect him at all.

"It should have been filmed, but, Zhou, a true gentleman is not what you think he is. He is gentleman from the inside out..." Kwame Brown explained with a smile.

"Really? But those so-called gentlemen, although they look elegant and charitable, their ancestors were pirates. In a sense, gentleman and pirate are synonyms." Zhou Ze said lightly.

Zhou Ze's words left Kwame Brown, a high school graduate with little education, speechless for a moment.

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on the other hand.

The post-game coverage of this Rookie of the Year competition was overwhelming, with news media covering it extensively.

Los Angeles's second-in-command—Zhou Ze!

Call them Lob City!

《The Lakers won the game, ending their two-game losing streak! 》

My CP3 x scope!

The best big shooter in the league, bar none!

"The future superstar, the dunker Larry Bird!"

Not only did the American media exaggerate the reports, but the Chinese media went even further.

Zhou Ze smiled faintly, having gained the coach's trust!

《Zebby combination will surpass OK combination!》

"I seem to see the rising Lakers dynasty!"

This is the nature of the media, they love to have a discussion.

In the first two games, they were severely restricted, and the media said that their playing style had been figured out by the entire league and they had run out of ideas.

But now he has become a future superstar, a version of Larry Bird with enhanced bounce and dunk skills.

Zhou Ze thought it was bullshit.

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December is here, and with it comes the selection of November's Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month.

First up is the Player of the Month selection:

西部月最佳球员：科比-布莱恩特，场均38.6分5.5篮板3.6助攻2.3抢断，投篮命中率达到51.3%，三分球命中率达到41.3%。

This shooting percentage may seem un-Kobe-like, but in fact, Kobe's historical data in this month was 41.6 points and a shooting percentage of 50.9%. Although Kobe is known as a physical freak, he is still a flesh and blood body after all, and his condition at the beginning of the season is obviously the best.

Zhou Ze's sudden appearance has reduced a lot of pressure on Kobe. The most obvious manifestation is "playing time". Historically, Kobe's playing time this month was 36.6 minutes, but now Kobe's playing time has been reduced to 31 minutes.

In addition, Zhou Ze, who possesses spatial attributes, allows Kobe to unleash his breakthrough ability.

From a long-term perspective, Kobe might have played until he was 40 and personally witnessed his second daughter "Gigi" being selected in the first round of the WNBA lottery, rather than the second round.

Eastern Conference Player of the Month: Dwight Howard, averaging 18.1 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.

Well...

Compared with Kobe's statistics, Dwight Howard seems too "mini".

But who can blame the Magic for having such a good record this month, 10 wins and 3 losses.

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What Chinese fans are most concerned about is naturally the selection of the best rookies of the month in the East and West:

Eastern Conference: Andrew Bogotá, averaging 11.2 points, 7 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game.

West: Zhou Ze, averaging 21 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Zhou Ze only had 1 block in total, so it can be ignored.

Zhou Ze's three-point shooting percentage reached 37.8%.

Matt Bonner, who currently ranks 10th in three-point shooting percentage, is at 42%.

In terms of shooting percentage, Zhou Ze didn't even make it into the top 50.

But Zhou Ze's hit count and output are the highest in the NBA.

Ray Allen ranks second with 3.4 three-pointers made per game.

Raja Bell averaged 2.5 per game.

Zhou Ze averaged 4.6 three-pointers per game, ranking first!!!

In addition, Zhou Ze is different from Matt Bonner, who is a more fixed-point shooter. His three-pointers are more likely to come from catching and shooting after running, as well as various difficult shots.

The American media nicknamed Zhou Ze "Meat Miller".

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At the same time, Zhou Ze, who was at home, heard the system's voice again after being selected as the Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the Western Conference Rookie of the Month award, 800 Peak Value points as a reward.]

Peak Value: 917/5488

Zhou Ze hurriedly started the lottery.

After 4 random draws, I received 3 random attributes. The system strengthened all of them to [Stamina], raising it to 94 (110). I am one step closer to having sex seven times a night.

In the remaining random draw, I got the [Arm Span Enhancer], which will increase my total arm span by 1cm within two weeks.

Zhou Ze’s current arm span is 215cm and his standing reach is 269cm.

In addition, what made Zhou Ze feel most excited and inspired...

Zhou Ze, who has consumed 5000 peak points, has obtained the loading of the new player template.

This means that the upper limit of some of Zhou Ze's talents will be expanded.

"Give me a shooter template, even a gummy bear will do..." Zhou Ze hopes that his three-point talent can be improved. The improvement of basic three-point attributes, coupled with the current shooting badge, will undoubtedly be terrifyingly accurate.

However...

The next moment, Zhou Ze's face turned green after learning about the new player template.

"WTF!"

"What!"

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ps: You will never guess the new player template, hahahaha!!!