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

Chapter 449 The No. 21 “Swindler” of the 1st Century!!!

O'Neal carries the honors of "the former best center in the league" and "the most dominant center in NBA history". This is a game to defend dignity!!!

Zhou Ze accepted this seemingly irrational challenge in order to prove that he was the man who could become the King of Gota!!!

After the third attack, Zhou Ze could clearly feel that O'Neal used all his strength to defend, with both sides half-covered. With his left foot as the axis, he turned right and back, his body like a violent hurricane, using the advantage of speed and explosive power to pass through O'Neal's right wing.

O'Neal quickly adjusted his center of gravity and tried to provide additional defense, but Zhou Ze had already kicked the ball. Zhou Ze, who had no time to jump, made a powerful cut and swung his big hand like a whip towards Zhou Ze.

"Snapped!"

A crisp voice sounded.

The referee also blew the whistle in time.

But almost at the same time, Zhou Ze jumped up.

Zhou Ze, who had taken a slap from O'Neal on the arm, still jumped up and made a light layup in the air. With a "swish", it hit the target.

and-one!

2+1!

Zhou Ze walked to the free throw line.

O'Neal muttered, "You know what, Zhou? Fouls like this wouldn't be called in our time."

"You're talking nonsense..." Zhou Ze retorted angrily.

If such an obvious foul wasn't called, it would be impossible in any era, unless the referee missed the call. Of course, if such a foul wasn't called, it would be a great thing for a power player like Zhou Ze.

The purpose of O'Neal saying this was to play tricks.

He wanted to make Zhou Ze feel like he had won an unfair victory.

"Zhou, you definitely haven't watched the game videos from our era. Of course, you were still wearing open-crotch pants at that time, so it's not entirely your fault." O'Neal also tried to influence Zhou Ze.

"Shaq, there were a lot of defensive restrictions in your era. If I were in that era, I would average 81 points per game." Zhou Ze did not prove himself, but directly used the secret of trash talk, only attacking and not defending.

O'Neal rolled his eyes.

This little bastard is even more of a bastard than Curly was back then.

However, O'Neal's cut was really fierce, causing Zhou Ze to miss the free throw.

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O'Neal also tried to regain the advantage in the next round.

The person defending him was naturally Zhou Ze, the starting center of the death five.

O'Neal attacked Zhou Ze from behind with his huge body, like a bull in spring. However, except for the first time when Zhou Ze took a small step back, he blocked the other two times.

Because of the 5-second limit on post-up shots, you can only play post-up three times at most.

Seeing that time was almost up, O'Neal pretended to turn around and shoot a hook shot, but in fact, it was a back-to-the-basket hook shot.

Zhou Ze was not fooled, but O'Neal was too wide and heavy enough, and the ball coming towards him affected his jumping height, and he failed to block it. With a "swish", O'Neal hooked the ball in.

"Shaq, did you pray to your God last night? You are so lucky tonight!" Zhou Ze started trash talking to O'Neal with a smile on his face.

"Zhou, you are so stubborn, just like the old guys of our time." O'Neal was not angry, but responded with a smile.

To be honest, O'Neal's hook shot was not only not in his usual rhythm, but also from a particularly long distance.

Besides his touch, his ability to hook it in was indeed due to luck.

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Next, both sides attacked each other for 4 rounds.

In the first round, after Zhou Ze's second hit, he completed a turn with perfect combination of strength and speed. O'Neal, who was passed by him, did not jump or attack easily, but waited behind him for Zhou Ze to jump. However, Zhou Ze squatted continuously and connected with a two-handed dunk, successfully avoiding O'Neal's block.

In the second round, Zhou Ze's third shot was predicted by O'Neal and cut off by O'Neal. Zhou Ze made a mistake, the Suns counterattacked, and Stoudemire dunked over PJ Tucker to score.

In the third round, after Zhou Ze's strong attack, he chose to turn around and jump back when he was about 3 feet away from the basket.

In the fourth round, Zhou Ze played hard, faked a right back turn, deceived O'Neal, quickly passed the ball, connected the upper and lower steps, and completed a layup to score.

4 out of 3, including the previous shot, Zhou Ze made 5 out of 4 shots after the start.

Compared with Zhou Ze, O'Neal's offense is much simpler. He relies on hook shots and somersaults after the shot, making good use of his size advantage and having a soft touch. However, Zhou Ze's top defense is indeed excellent. O'Neal did not reach his sweet spot, and his hook shots and somersaults were too far outside.

From the start to now, 6 out of 3.

Although the hit rate reached 5%.

But the horror of Death's Five Elements...

It’s a fast break!

Once O'Neal misses his hook shot, the Lakers will go on a fast break.

Nash's big defensive loophole was completely exposed during the fast break.

...

This made the commentator on the scene exclaim:

"OMG!"

"This is a showdown between giants in the paint!"

"A collision of absolute power!"

"At this moment, I feel like I've traveled back to the 90s!"

...

However, such a wonderful duel under the basket made Dirk Nowitzki, Zach Randolph, Jermaine O'Neal and others grit their teeth.

"fraud..."

"big liar!"

"Zhou, he is simply a fraud."

"That's right, this damn bastard started the three-point shooting trend himself. We agreed to be softies together, but you turned into a tough guy!!!"

"Yeah..."

"He is the No. 1 fraudster in NBA history!"

Dirk Nowitzki didn't stop shooting three-pointers before Zhou Ze entered the NBA.

Chris Webber also voted.

Rasheed Wallace also voted.

Divac, Okur and so on.

They all shot three-pointers, but the number of three-pointers they took was nothing compared to what it is now.

Especially Dirk Nowitzki.

At that time, the three-pointer was not a conventional offensive weapon until Zhou Ze entered the league...

Everyone thought Zhou Ze could become the "King of Wimps", the Goat of the Wimpy world!

However...

He betrayed all the soft inside players.