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

Zhou Ze's opponent is Kenyon Martin.

The No. 2000 pick in , he is a beast-like inside player with excellent athletic ability and top-notch defensive awareness, but he is slightly smaller in size.

"Hey, rookie, don't even think about scoring a point against me." Kenyon Martin raised his biceps and said to Zhou Ze who came on the court.

This is a common tactic used by NBA veterans to viciously intimidate inexperienced rookies and affect their game state.

"Brother, it seems that you are even more stubborn than Kobe." Zhou Ze said with a faint smile.

Kenyon Martin looked at Kobe with a Band-Aid on the corner of his eye and couldn't help but shudder.

"WTF!"

"I forgot, this rookie even dared to elbow his own team leader."

Of course, Kenyon Martin's change of heart didn't show on his face. Instead, he continued shouting at Zhou Ze, "I'll smack you away with every attack!"

Zhou Ze ignored the bluffing Kenyon Martin and devoted himself to the game.

As a soft-shell center, Zhou Ze's offensive position is outside the three-point line.

In the 05-06 season, there were only a handful of inside players who stood so far out.

After several rounds, Zhou Ze ran back and forth with the team, but he didn't get a chance to shoot, let alone even touch the ball.

"Rookie, Kobe will not pass the ball to you." Kenyon Martin once again started trash talking to Zhou Ze.

Failure to gain the trust of teammates will undoubtedly undermine the players' self-confidence.

But Zhou Ze just looked at Kenyon Martin with contempt.

On the court, Kobe ran to the right wing without the ball. After receiving the pass from Lakers point guard Parker, he made a face-to-face fake move to induce a start, directly broke away from the defense and broke through to the basket.

Kenyon Martin, who was defending Zhou Ze in the right corner, quickly made up for the defense.

Zhou Ze was in a wide-open position and was ready to reach out and catch the ball. Kobe twisted his body and passed the ball to Zhou Ze under the double block of Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby.

After receiving the ball, Zhou Ze shot with a sharp move and made a three-pointer with a "swish".

"Nice pass!" Zhou Ze pointed at Kobe and said after scoring the goal.

Kobe smiled faintly and asked Zhou Ze to return to defense quickly.

Kobe, who has the label of "The Dubious", is actually not bad in passing ability, not to mention that he is in such a wide-open space.

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Less than 2 minutes after Zhou Ze made the first three-pointer, he made the second three-pointer.

This time it was not Kobe's pass assist, but Kobe used an off-ball cut to take away Kenyon Martin's defense, and Smush Parker found an opportunity to assist Zhou Ze and hit a three-pointer.

The Lakers bench was jubilant, but Sasha Vujacic, the team's shooting guard, was the only one who remained indifferent.

In the rest of the first quarter, Zhou Ze shot three more three-pointers, but all of them missed.

"Shit, rookie, you wasted two of my wonderful passes." Kobe on the bench couldn't help but complain.

"Dude, is there a possibility that the quality of your pass is too poor?" Zhou Ze was stubborn and did not admit that he was iron.

The teammates next to him were all stunned when they saw this.

But at this time, Kobe just frowned and said seriously: "Indeed, the pass I gave you should be closer to the chest."

Well...

For a moment, Zhou Ze felt a little embarrassed.

I just said it casually, but Kobe took it seriously.

For most inside players, they usually receive the ball in front of their chest, so they don't need to bend down to receive the ball and waste time adjusting their shooting posture.

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At the end of the first quarter, the score was 27 to 25, with the Lakers leading by 2 points.

Not long after the start of the second quarter, Zhou Ze came on the court again, partnering with Kobe to face the opponent's starting lineup.

"Rookie, even though you look muscular, you're a complete wimp who only dares to float outside the three-point line." Kenyon Martin taunted.

Zhou Ze smiled nonchalantly and said, "Yeah, I'm a wimp, but now I've already scored 6 points, while you only have a pitiful 4."

Kenyon Martin was slightly stunned.

This rookie is so stubborn. Even though you scored 2 more points than me, I only made 3 of 2 shots.

Kobe Bryant broke through from the right wing with the help of a pick-and-roll. Kenyon Martin, who was guarding Zhou Ze near the corner, moved two steps toward the basket, successfully completed the assist defense, and forced Kobe to pass the ball to Odom who cut in from the left.

The left-handed magician, Kardashian's mount, rushed directly towards Anthony after receiving the ball, but the process was not smooth. When he saw that he could only force a shot, the left-handed magician saw a strong figure rising into the air.

Odom shook his hand, and a flight attendant passed the ball to Zhou Ze in the air.

Kenyon Martin was horrified. He didn't quite understand when Zhou Ze left from behind him!!!

With a "bang", Zhou Ze caught the ball in the air and slammed it into the basket with both hands.

After landing with a successful alley-oop dunk, Zhou Ze said to Kenyon Martin with a serious face, "Man, as a man, you are usually soft most of the time. If you are always hard, you need to go to the hospital for a thorough check-up."

After saying that, Zhou Ze went back to defend without even looking back.

"Nice button, Zhou."

"The cooperation we just played was definitely one of the top ten plays of the day."

While returning to defense, Lamar Odom did not forget to praise Zhou Ze.

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Facing Zhou Ze, Kenyon Martin felt very frustrated, as if his fist was hitting cotton.

Zhou Ze spent most of his time like a wimp, wandering outside the three-point line, looking for opportunities to shoot.

But this damn rookie would suddenly cut to the basket when he wasn't paying attention. Although Zhou Ze's explosiveness and jumping speed were average, his off-ball speed was comparable to that of a guard, and his tonnage and body shape were also acceptable.

When he reaches the basket, if there is no frontal defense in the interior, he will deliver an explosive beast dunk.

Zhou Ze's sometimes soft and sometimes hard playing style is undoubtedly a torture for a serious blue-collar inside player.