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

"Zhou, the outside world thinks that your rebounding level is on the same level as Dwight Howard. What do you think about this?" the reporter asked.

"Looking at the current average rebounding rankings, I'm first and he's second."

"But I want to remind everyone that there may not seem to be much of a difference between someone scoring 100 and someone scoring 99 on a test. But in fact, a big reason for this is that the full score is only 100."

Zhou Ze smiled faintly.

The media reporter immediately grasped the key point and continued to ask, "So, according to you, Dwight is not a rebounder on the same level as you, even though he is the second-best rebounder in the league."

"Zhou, do you think Dwight's rebounding ability is a level lower than yours?"

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Media reporters love to stir up gossip, especially before a game starts.

At this time, the Lakers' public relations manager next to him saw this and wanted to remind Zhou Ze to be careful with his words and actions. If he was slapped in the face after the game, the power of public opinion would distract Zhou Ze from the game.

"Sorry, that's not what I meant!" Zhou Ze said with a smile.

The Lakers public relations manager next to him breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the Lakers' public relations department is very confident in Zhou Ze's ability to deal with the media.

The reporter was immediately disappointed and kept emphasizing, "Zhou, you said you got 100 points on the test because the full score is 100. Howard, who came in second, got 99 points because he could only get 99 points."

"You two are not even on the same level."

Zhou Ze said again with a serious face: "I didn't say the full score is 100 points. Dwight can get 99 points."

The Lakers' public relations manager saw the reporters chattering and tried to get Zhou Ze to make some "dangerous" remarks.

The PR manager tried to separate the media reporters from Zhou Ze.

However, at this moment, Zhou Ze continued, "In my opinion, although Dwight is second, he can only score 58 points."

As soon as these words came out.

The Lakers' public relations manager collapsed on the spot, as if petrified.

The media reporters around him also smiled.

Wait!

The big topic is coming!

Zhou Ze said he could score 100 points, while Howard could only score 58 points.

OMG!

What a huge gap!

If Zhou Ze is not as good as Dwight Howard in rebounding in tonight's game, it will be a fun show.

Zhou Ze has rarely belittled his opponents since last season, and basically focuses on praising his opponents.

Praise your opponent to the sky and then beat him up to prove your own strength.

But Howard is different...

Firstly, there is a personal grudge.

Secondly, many media outlets really believe that Howard can be on par with them in terms of rebounding, which forces Zhou Ze to be more low-key.

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Tonight's starting lineups for both teams:

Magic: Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, Hedo Turkoglu, Rashard Lewis and Dwight Howard.

Lakers: Rajon Rondo, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Zhou Ze and Marc Gasol.

Howard and Zhou Ze were responsible for the jump ball for both teams.

Howard is known as the "Happy Beast" and always has a smiling expression during the game; but in his duel with Zhou Ze, his face was full of bitterness and hatred, like a "Depressed Beast".

"Snapped!"

Zhou Ze won the jump ball with a faster bounce speed and higher jumping height.

"Rajon, pass the ball to me, I want to sit back and play soft!" Zhou Ze first shouted at Rondo.

As Zhou Ze ran to the low post to ask for the ball, he didn't forget to say to Lewis: "Man, he can't defend me at all, remember to help defend!"

"Fuck!" Howard gritted his teeth.

Apparently...

Zhou Ze's "heart attack" worked.

Rashard Lewis couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw that Zhou Ze's simple trash talk made Dwight angry.

Zhou Ze...

You could have defeated Dwight with your strength, yet you had to add some trash talk.

Howard defended desperately, trying to keep Zhou Ze away from the basket as much as possible.

"Strength!"

"Coward!"

"Didn't you eat enough?"

Zhou Ze continued to talk trash while forcing his position.

The next moment, after feeling Howard's center of gravity, Zhou Ze suddenly turned around with a dominant elbow to the right, and directly passed Howard for most of his body length. The moment he faced the basket, Zhou Ze jumped up from the ground, without any fake moves, and just rushed forward.

"Snapped!"

Howard leaned sideways and slapped Zhou Ze's arm with his long arm, which greatly affected his jumping height and finally ended the shot with a layup.

The referee didn't blow the whistle and the basketball bounced out of the basket.

Howard was delighted.

But in the next moment, he found himself as if being pressed by a heavy tank, and with his slender legs, he stumbled backwards.

Zhou Ze used [Positioning Monster (Gold)] to seize a favorable rebounding position, jumped a second time, caught the ball with both hands in the air, and then slammed it down.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

The basketball hoop was shaking because of Zhou Ze's dunk.

After landing, Zhou Ze used the "King's Contempt" he learned from WWE on Howard.

The mocking look immediately broke Howard's defense.

Before the game, he had planned to play pick-and-roll with Turkoglu, but he also imitated Zhou Ze and asked for the ball in the low post.

Zhou Ze pushed him to a high position.

Although Howard received the ball and tried hard to push Zhou Ze back, his strength was too average.

Howard had no choice but to pass the ball back to Turkoglu. After washing the ball, he continued to hold the ball, this time switching to a face-to-face attack.

This season, Howard has mastered his three tricks, including the face-to-face shoulder charge.

Howard rushed forward with explosive power, and the force was so strong that he directly pushed Zhou Ze back half a step.

He charged towards the basket with his shoulders lowered. The first impact was full of power, but the second impact seemed limp as the initial speed was exhausted.

While Zhou Ze withstood the second blow, he cut the ball.

"Snapped!"

Basketball dropped!

Zhou Ze rushed forward and secured the ball.

Howard, who was furious, broke through the defense and rushed to grab the ball.

In response to this behavior of rushing towards the person instead of the ball, Zhou Ze, while protecting the ball, did not forget to give him an imperceptible elbow.