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

"Shit, Zhou, others may be afraid of you, but I am not." Beasley, the troublemaker, immediately retorted.

After seeing Beasley's reaction, Zhou Ze's eyes lit up as if he had seen Xi Shi's treasure.

lonely.

During this winning streak, Zhou Ze felt a little lonely.

In the previous game, during their 22nd consecutive win streak, the Lakers faced the Milwaukee Bucks. Zhou Ze had expected to test the arrogance of "55-Point Man" Brandon Jennings, but to his surprise, Jennings was remarkably humble. Even after he blocked five of his shots, Jennings didn't even show a hint of dissatisfaction. Zhou Ze felt both delight and frustration at this. As he grew stronger, fewer and fewer people in the league dared to openly challenge him.

This made Zhou Ze lose some of his fun without him realizing it.

But the Michael Beasley in front of him is different. He has a ruffian face and does look a bit like a gangster.

Michael Beasley quickly settled into the left low block, and Zhou Ze was slightly startled. This guy was actually trying to post him up. Beasley didn't sit down to get the ball, but instead roamed off the ball to the left low block. Uh... after all, no one in the league today would be so foolish as to drop down low and attack Zhou Ze. Even Andrew Byram, the Eastern Conference's second-best center, had nearly been pushed into the high post by Zhou Ze after getting the ball in the low post, let alone Michael Beasley, who stood 206cm tall and weighed 108kg.

Beasley reacted immediately after receiving the ball, feinting a half-turn to the left. He lowered his left shoulder and tapped the ball toward the baseline with his left hand, tricking Zhou Ze into lateral blocking. It must be said that Beasley's man-ball connection and the deceptive nature of his fake moves were truly remarkable. The moment Zhou Ze's center of gravity shifted, Beasley swiftly pivoted on his left foot, spinning his body back toward the center. With a "bang!", he connected with a powerful blast, swishing past Zhou Ze's defense and heading straight for the basket.

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

The Heat's home court was immediately filled with exclamations of surprise. This set of smooth and flowing offense was hard to believe that a 206cm tall player could pull it off.

"This guy with the shoe-horn face is really good. No wonder he can beat James and Durant in a one-on-one match." Zhou Ze, who was passed by Beasley, felt emotional in his heart, but did not forget to jump from behind and with a "snap", he directly caught Beasley's layup.

"Good!" After blocking the shot, Zhou Ze did not forget to praise Beasley.

Beasley was completely stunned. He couldn't believe that Zhou Ze, who had clearly dribbled past him, could actually block his shot. It felt like Zhou Ze had deliberately let him go, like a cat catching a mouse.

In reality, this wasn't the case. Zhou Ze was indeed passed by Beasley, but because of his terrifying speed and explosive power, he was able to block the shot from behind.

"Your dribbling is really clever!" After Zhou Ze passed the ball to Kobe in the frontcourt, he praised Beasley again.

However, Zhou Ze's heartfelt praise sounded extremely harsh to Beasley.

He was holding back his energy, wanting to teach Zhou Ze a lesson on the defensive end.

Zhou Ze dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, starting with a series of casual cross-leg dribbling, but Beasley did not dare to be careless. He could feel Zhou Ze's dagger-like eyes staring at his ankles.

With a thud, Zhou Ze suddenly launched a powerful shot, swishing it to the right. He leaned forward, seemingly preparing for a breakout. Beasley, known for his offensive prowess and defensive prowess, lacked solid defensive footwork. His sideways slide to block the breakout, feeling like he was treading on garlic, was awkward. Half of Zhou Ze's shoulder was exposed. With Zhou Ze's current strength and dribbling skills, he could easily have driven the ball directly, and Beasley would have been unable to stop him. But Zhou Ze refused...

"Bang!" Zhou Ze quickly slapped the basketball, executing his signature change of direction—a massive front-to-back change of direction. The massive crossover sent his opponent careening into the splits. With a "thump!" Michael Beasley stumbled to the ground.

The next moment, Zhou Ze continued to accelerate, charging towards the basket. The Heat's 206cm-tall inside player, Joel Anthony, was about to pounce, but seeing Zhou Ze's full speed, he didn't know if it was because he was afraid of being dunked on or because he thought it would be an "and-one," but he chose to give up.

However, Joel Anthony's move immediately made Pat Riley, the fortune teller who came to the scene to supervise the game, furious.

"Fuck!"

"You wimp!"

"What are you doing? Why don't you foul him? Are you that scared of him?"

"You piece of shit, what on earth were you thinking?"

Pat Riley, the calculating master on the bench, did not just yell at Joel Anthony on the court. In less than a minute, Joel Anthony was replaced in a dead ball round.

The one who replaced him was the soul of the Heat - Udonis Haslem, the tough-looking Haslem.

Haslem showed his toughness and determination after entering the court, proving the saying "appearance reflects the heart". Facing Zhou Ze's strong and domineering offense, Haslem picked up 3 fouls in just 4 minutes, including 2 and-ones.

Pat Riley on the sidelines fell silent after seeing the result.

This tough attitude towards Zhou Ze not only did not have any effect, but on the contrary, it aroused Zhou Ze's fighting spirit.

With 7 minutes and 10 seconds left in the third quarter, the Lakers led the Heat by 18 points and were about to finish the third quarter.

As the team leader and absolute core, Wade stood up.

Through pick-and-roll, combined with the fastest first step among active players, he brushed past Kobe's defense, broke through to the basket, faced with Zhou Ze's backup defense, used the phantom step, as if playing a rock-paper-scissors game with Zhou Ze, and either scored with a jump shot or a rebound.

Wade scored 6 points in a row, successfully preventing the gap from being further widened.

Of course, Haslem also contributed in part to this. At 203cm tall and 107kg, Haslem was able to contain Wade without the ball during his drive. He even went so far as to pull on his jersey, but because the move was so subtle and Zhou Ze's physical advantage was so great, the referee didn't blow the whistle.

But the Lakers don't just have Zhou Ze...

Kobe only scored 6 points in the first half. In the second half, he noticed that the penalty standards had become more relaxed, allowing for higher-intensity confrontations, and began his "Kobe-time".

With the help of Zhou Ze's pick-and-roll, Kobe roamed to the half-waist position on the right without the ball. Rondo passed the ball in time. Wade, who rushed over, was misled by Kobe's back-to-back half-turn and shot, and he took half a step back. Kobe took advantage of the situation to reset his steps and turned around to shoot a jump shot.

Unlike other guards, the time it takes for Kobe to "reset his steps" and "turn around and shoot a fadeaway jump shot" is very short, almost in an instant.