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

Chapter 504: Yellow vs. Green! Horrifying Ratings! December 2008, 12.

On Christmas night.

Jeanie Buss, the team owner's daughter, and several staff members came to the Lakers locker room and prepared a gift for each player.

Each was given a gold necklace with the Lakers logo.

Even though the thickness and weight of each gold necklace are exactly the same.

But Zhou Ze's gold necklace was put on him by Jenny Si herself.

Although Jeanie Buss is an old aunt, she still has her charm.

"Lakers! Come on!"

"Lakers! Come on!"

"Lakers! Come on!"

Jeanie Buss also gave a mobilization speech before the game.

In addition to being hailed by the outside world as a "finals preview", this Christmas game is also... Judging from the attention before the game, it can be seen that the ratings of tonight's game may set a new record.

Of the 10 most watched NBA games, five are Lakers games, but the first two were created by the old rogue Dan Zi.

NO.1: Game 98 of the 6 NBA Finals between the Bulls and the Jazz had a viewership of 3600 million.

NO.2: Game 93 of the 6 NBA Finals between the Bulls and the Suns had a viewership of 3210 million.

NO.3: Game 07 of the 4 Finals between the Lakers and the Cavaliers had a viewership of 3200 million.

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Tonight's Christmas battle can even be described as "the streets are deserted."

As the avengers, the Boston Celtics have achieved an amazing record this year, with 28 wins and 1 loss, one more win than the Celtics of the same period in their previous life.

The Celtics' tacit understanding and team response have reached the extreme.

In addition, in order to defeat the Lakers, they also plan to continue to strengthen the number one position.

The starting lineup of both parties:

Lakers: Rajon Rondo, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Zhou Ze and Marc Gasol.

Celtics: Tony Allen, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins.

After the game started, Zhou Ze and Garnett competed with each other on their "Eagle Eyes".

After Kobe received the ball at the right wing corner, Garnett came forward to double-team him. The angle of the double-team was particularly good. Ray Allen blocked Kobe's breakthrough route, and Garnett's long arms kept putting pressure on Kobe's pass.

At the same time, the Celtics set a defensive trap.

If Zhou Ze cuts into the basket, he will easily be intercepted by Garnett, because Garnett's defensive position is on the side close to the basket.

In addition, even if Kobe passed the ball, Pierce, who was on the upper line, would rush to catch Kobe's pass as soon as possible.

Honestly...

Although Kobe's passing quality is not bad, it is not at the master level. Under such high-intensity defense, it is difficult for Kobe to pass the ball.

Kobe was double-teamed and was forced to move away from the three-point line. At this time, Zhou Ze moved to the right, forming a good "passing angle". However, after Kobe passed the ball, it was still touched by Ray Allen's hand.

Although the ball was not intercepted, the passing speed dropped sharply and the passing angle also deviated.

The moment Zhou Ze got the ball, Garnett showed his ultimate defensive ability and quickly moved in front of Zhou Ze.

If it were an ordinary inside player near the three-point line, it would be impossible to break through Garnett's defense.

But unfortunately, Zhou Ze is recognized as the best power forward in NBA history.

After Zhou Ze received the ball, he induced Garnett to start, but Garnett was not fooled. Zhou Ze had no choice but to face the basket and force a breakthrough, and Garnett also perfectly controlled the defensive footsteps.

He retreated and defended, trying to avoid physical contact with Zhou Ze as much as possible, and finally used his long arms to interfere with Zhou Ze's layup.

"KG's defense is really experienced!"

"Yeah, Aze was like a tiger coming down the mountain, but was caught in a giant spider web by KG."

"Actually, Aze is still a little anxious. If he changes to a back-to-the-basket position and uses his body strength to crush the opponent, the situation will be..."

When the two commentators in the Tianchao Sports Studio were feeling sorry for Zhou Ze's attack, Zhou Ze suddenly jumped up from the ground and grabbed the missed rebound like a thunderclap.

According to the principles of mechanics, missed layups are almost always due to short rebounds.

Unlike a three-pointer, it can not fly very far.

"Bang!"

The basketball was squeezed hard, making a loud noise.

The moment you get the rebound!

Kevin Garnett became anxious and quickly asked his teammates nearby to come for support.

Zhou Ze exerted force again, using his back to carry Garnett, and after forcibly squeezing out space, he jumped up to attack the basket. However, he was blown away from behind by Kendrick Perkins who came over.

Perkins' speed during his time with the Celtics was not as slow as it was during his time with the Thunder. In addition, the Celtics also intended to allow Marc Gasol to shoot three-pointers.

After completing the block, Perkins was about to raise his biceps to celebrate subconsciously, but after changing his mind, he held back.

Don't try to Zhou Ze, this is the warning the team gave itself.

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The Lakers also showed their tacit understanding on the defensive end, as well as Zhou Ze's "Eagle Eyes".

Artest retreated too much when defending Pierce, and Pierce chose to stop and shoot from mid-range.

A second ago, Zhou Ze, who had his back almost to Pierce, suddenly turned around and pounced on Pierce, and with a "bang", he blocked the shot.

In the first five minutes of the first quarter, both sides fought very fiercely in positional battles, and almost all the points came from the transition between offense and defense.

Compared with the Lakers, the Celtics' defensive transition is much worse.

Zhou Ze took advantage of the mismatch with Pierce in the fast break and forced his way to the low post for the ball. Rajon Rondo quickly made a high lob, and Tony Allen turned around to help Pierce the moment the ball was passed.

However...

Zhou Ze got the ball in less than a second, then he used his hips to clear the way, pushed Pierce aside, and completed a quick layup.

Why not deduct?

Because the jumping point is a bit far from the basket, about 6 feet.

As a result, Tony Allen had no time to help Pierce double-team Zhou Ze.

"Man, you're as soft as chewing gum tonight." After scoring the goal, Zhou Ze did not forget to provoke Pierce.

"Shut up, bastard. If you don't swing your elbow, you can't possibly move me." Pierce directly "slandered" Zhou Ze for swinging his elbow.

Did Zhou Ze swing?

of course not!

But what evidence is needed for slander?

This is just a war of words among the old guys in the NBA.

12 to 16, thanks to Zhou Ze's successful attack on Pierce, the Lakers led by 4 points.

But soon, the Celtics responded with a three-pointer.

With a "Swish", Ray Allen received the ball after two consecutive single blocks, and hit a three-pointer against Kobe's rushing defense.

In this shot, Kobe was already defending Ray Allen's face, but he still managed to make the shot despite the defense.

15 to 16, narrowing the gap to just 1 point, and more than 7 minutes had passed in the first quarter.