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

At 4 minutes and 12 seconds in the second quarter, Old Fisher was organizing the game at the top of the key, Kobe was running without the ball, and Kwame Brown gave him a back screen, but Raja Bell squeezed through the defense like a piece of paper and appeared on Kobe's receiving side.

The tactic given to Kobe did not work out, but Zhou Ze quickly dropped to the low post and tried to back down Boris Diaw.

To prevent Kobe from attacking the basket directly after receiving the ball, O'Neal took a step up, but this made it difficult to switch with Boris Diaw immediately. Once Diaw left, Zhou Ze could complete the dunk before O'Neal could reach him.

But the Suns made a very bold decision. After Zhou Ze received the ball, O'Neal chose to double-team him.

O'Neal and Dio double-teamed Zhou Ze, two fat guys, one big and one small, intending to put extreme pressure on Zhou Ze.

At this time, Kwame Brown in the high position appeared in an open position, but he was not lethal in the mid-range, which was the strategic goal of the Suns.

That's right.

The Suns plan to test Kwame Brown's shooting.

If you miss the mid-range shot, with O'Neal and Dio under the basket, the defensive rebounds will be secure. In addition, the Suns' run-and-gun tactics can be implemented.

However, the Lakers seemed to have anticipated this. Kwame Brown continued to set an off-ball screen for Kobe in the high post. This time, Raja Bell did not come up to him immediately. Zhou Ze, who was double-teamed under the basket, "whoosh!" and passed the ball to Kobe.

"Swish!" Kobe took the ball and shot it into the net.

50 to 52, the Lakers lead by 2 points.

"Wow..."

"This shot was too difficult. Kobe barely had time to adjust. He just took the ball and shot it."

"Well, Kobe's mid-range shot is indeed stable."

The Lakers' home commentator couldn't help but praise Kobe.

Zhou Ze frowned slightly at this, thinking to himself, "My master of shifting the blame (master of adaptability) also deserves great credit, okay..."

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...

After falling into the low post, Zhou Ze can change the opponent's defensive formation through his huge offensive restraint, and with Kobe's scoring spearhead, he can easily tear a hole in their defensive system.

Kwame Brown's mid-range shot can't kill people, but Kobe's can.

While maintaining a high shooting percentage in positional warfare, the Suns found it difficult to launch a fast break.

In addition, O'Neal's physical fitness gradually became a problem.

At 7 minutes and 19 seconds in the second quarter, Zhou Ze forced his way in and fell into the low post again.

This time, O'Neal's reaction was obviously much slower, and he did not rush to double-team him immediately. "Bang!", Zhou Ze made a hard shot with his back to the basket, pushing Dio away from behind.

"Boom!"

The first powerful hit pushed Dio back 4 feet, with both feet already in the paint.

"Boom!"

The second powerful blow also pushed Dio back 3 feet.

Zhou Ze did not fight for the third time.

First: O'Neal is coming soon;

Secondly: This distance is already the "super sweet spot" for Zhou Ze now. Zhou Ze uses his right foot as the axis and turns over to force himself up. The terrifying power pushes Boris Diaw away, forcing out space and completing a quick layup to score.

Zhou Ze did not end the game with a dunk, mainly to complete the shot before O'Neal arrived.

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The Lakers saw O'Neal's physical weakness and continued to let Zhou Ze play this position.

That's how the playoffs are. As long as I find your weakness, I will keep attacking that breakthrough point.

The second time, after Zhou Ze's consecutive attacks, he turned over and faced Boris Dio who was coming towards him quickly with his hands raised. With a "bang", his strong arms and torso knocked Dio to the ground and completed a quick hook shot.

The third time, Zhou Ze did the same thing, but unlike the previous two times, this time he was pulled down by O'Neal behind him.

"drop!"

The referee's whistle sounded.

The huge O'Neal almost fell to the ground with Zhou Ze.

"call!"

"call!"

"call!"

Although both of them were breathing heavily, O'Neal's breathing was more rapid.

The sweat from his forehead fell into his eyes, causing a slight stinging sensation, but O'Neal was unwilling to raise his hand to wipe it away.

tired!

It’s really tiring!

O'Neal played for 8 minutes in the first quarter and another 8 minutes in the second quarter, and he felt as if his whole body was hollowed out.

Kobe and Kwame Brown worked together to help Zhou Ze, who was lying on the ground, up.

At this time, O'Neal was still lying on the ground gasping for breath. The Suns players, Nash and Raja Bell also tried to pull him up, but O'Neal, who was exhausted, stood up and pulled the two of them to the ground.

"Pfft!"

"Hahaha!"

The audience in the audience was also amused by this scene and laughed out loud.

But as a former close teammate, he felt mixed emotions when he saw O'Neal lying on the ground, refusing to surrender to time.

At this time, Kobe, his opponent, also extended his right hand to O'Neal.

O'Neal was stunned at first, then he smiled.

Kobe and Nash worked together to pull O'Neal up. Of course, the most important thing was that Zhou Ze lent a hand.

Zhou Ze stood at the free throw line.

After missing the first free throw, O'Neal was substituted.

Substitute Sean Marcos came on as a substitute. He is a veteran who entered the NBA in 208 and is 113cm tall and weighs 98kg.

O'Neal staggered off the court.

"Boss, the power this week is simply too exaggerated."

"Yeah, Boris's defense is not weak. Even Tim Duncan would find it difficult to advance to the basket in such a short time."

The Suns' assistant coach sighed.

"Yeah, it's a real monster." Mike D'Antoni couldn't help but admire it.

"Indeed." At this time, O'Neal, who had just taken his seat, nodded noncommittally: "This little bastard's ability to attack the basket is as good as mine in the Orlando Finals."

Well, that was the finals when O'Neal was playing for the Magic and had his head shaved by Dream.

But to be fair...

Despite his shaved head, O'Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon are 46-4. In terms of individual statistics, O'Neal is not inferior to Hakeem Olajuwon, but the Rockets' shooters are more accurate, and Hakeem Olajuwon is more capable of passing the ball.

During that period, O'Neal's teammates were not as good as those of Dream. Also, he had not developed top-level passing ability.

Today's Zhou Ze's ability to attack the basket is similar to that of O'Neal during the Magic Finals, or it can be said that it is a little bit worse. After all, his static talent and finishing touch at the basket are a little worse.

"What a scary little monster, he can even shoot three-pointers and attack with the ball from the outside..." O'Neal continued.

This addition immediately silenced the Suns' assistant coach.

Zhou Ze's current ability to attack the basket is comparable to that of the Magic's Shark in the finals.

He also has a three-point shooting ability that is even better than Larry Bird.

On the court, Zhou Ze forced his way inside several times in a row, causing Dio to focus his defensive attention on his cut-in.

As a result, Zhou Ze made a three-pointer after receiving the pass from the outside and facing Dio who did not rush to him immediately.

54 is better than 61!

The Lakers' lead has reached 7 points.

There is 1 minute and 03 seconds left until the end of the first half.