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

Although Kobe only scored 77 points in the game against the Toronto Raptors, it set a new low in away games against the Raptors in the past five years.

But the good news is...

In the latest MVP list.

Kobe Bryant once again topped the list. In addition, Kobe has also increased his average points per game from 30.2 points to 32.3 points in the past half month.

The top three on the list are still those three familiar figures.

NO.1: Kobe.

NO.2: Zhou Ze.

NO.3: LeBron James.

James' average points per game is 32.1 points, which is 29.7 points more than 2.4 points in the same period of his previous life.

A strong opponent can force you to become stronger.

Although James has led the Cleveland Cavaliers to great success this season, with a record of 20 wins and 5 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference; his average assists and rebounds per game are 9 assists and 8 rebounds, which are close to a triple-double.

But even so, James can only rank third on the MVP list.

This is also what makes many Cleveland local media and Cavaliers fans feel distressed. James is already so good, but there are people who are better than him, and what's even more frustrating is that there are two of them.

The once-popular 96 golden generation is gradually fading out of the league, but Kobe is still as prosperous as ever.

Even more terrifying is Zhou Ze...

The best active player in the NBA!

Goat King!

Currently averaging 40.2 points and 23.4 rebounds per game.

Average 40+20 per game!!!

However, Zhou Ze, who has won two consecutive MVPs, is still only ranked second.

For Cavaliers fans, this season is James' window to win the MVP.

I have already won MVP for 2 consecutive times. It is very difficult to win MVP for 3 consecutive times.

James' real competitor is not Zhou Ze, but Kobe Bryant.

If he doesn't win the MVP this year, he will almost certainly win it next year if he doesn't get injured.

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Two days later.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers are Jermaine O'Neal's former club and where he rose to prominence.

After returning to the Pacers' home court, the team officials also played a documentary short for O'Neal.

The Phil Jackson also took good care of O'Neal, giving him a lot of playing time, allowing him to prove to the Pacers fans that he is not old yet and there is still gas in his tank.

With Zhou Ze's offensive distraction, O'Neal Jr. got many open half-court shot opportunities and made 5 of 4 shots in the first quarter.

This also caused the Pacers' starting center Hei Yuanyuan to be severely scolded by the coaching staff.

Hei Yuanyuan was also feeling very aggrieved at this time. Although Jermaine O'Neal was on the verge of retirement, he was still faster and more agile than me. What's more, his inside partner was Zhou Ze.

In the last three quarters, although the Pacers' star player Danny Granger stood out and used his extremely non-standard shooting posture to repeatedly hit magical shots, he still could not change the situation of the entire game.

However, what the Pacers players should be proud of is that they did not allow the Lakers to clock out in the third quarter again when playing at home, and they dragged the game into the last 4 minutes.

Zhou Ze and Kobe took turns swinging, which secured the victory of the game.

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[The Lakers' winning streak continues. Who can stop them? LeBron in Game 27? Dwight Howard in Game 30? Or Dirk Nowitzki in Game 33?] - Sports Illustrated.

Unknowingly, the Lakers have been on a winning streak for over two months. They didn't lose a single game in October and November, and now, as December draws to a close, they still haven't lost a single game. The insane duo of Zhou Ze and Kobe Bryant are constantly breaking records. — ESPN report.

[Pacers starting center Hibbert said that Zhou Ze is the strongest inside player he has ever faced, no doubt about it.] - Washington Daily report

NBA 2K09 has updated player stats once again. Zhou Ze's stat is a whopping 99, making him the highest active player and the only one to reach max stat. Kobe Bryant is second with a stat of 97, and LeBron James is third with a stat of 95. Dwight Howard is very unhappy with his stat being only 91.

NBA2K09!

This is a masterpiece in the hearts of many 2K players, and it is also a competitive sports game with epoch-making significance.

This game introduces "Career Mode" and "Legend Mode".

By the way, the cover character of 2k09 is none other than Zhou Ze.

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The time came to October 2009, 12.

The Los Angeles Lakers' 27th regular season game.

The opponent is the Cavaliers, who are ranked first in the Eastern Conference and second in the league.

The Cleveland management attaches as much importance to this game as to the finals.

Just the day before, in the Cavaliers vs. Wizards game, the Cavaliers rested three starters - LeBron James, Mo Williams and Shaquille O'Neal.

The purpose is to conserve energy for the battle at Staples Center.

Tonight there is a head-to-head confrontation between the top teams in the East and West.

It is also a direct matchup of MVP candidates - 23 vs 24.

Also, if Zhou Ze can score 30+ points tonight, he'll become the youngest "11000-point man" in NBA history. Of course, if Zhou Ze doesn't score 30 points tonight, he'll also be the youngest in the NBA if he scores in the next game, or the one after that...

Before the game.

Inside the Cavaliers locker room.

James, wearing a headband, repeatedly confirmed with his teammate Delonte West: "Man, my magnesium powder, are you ready?"

"LBJ, you've asked me three times." West said with a wry smile.

"Delonte, don't blame LBJ for being nagging. It's because these guys in Los Angeles never play by the rules. They often hide the magnesium powder on the technical table." Mo Buchuan said.

Delonte finally understood. He couldn't help but glance at James, but was surprised to find that James had his eyes closed and seemed to be in meditation.

"Disaster!"

"too difficult!"

James felt that it was too difficult for him to overcome the huge mountain of the Lakers.

He needs to adjust his condition to 100%.

In addition to James, there was another person in the Cavaliers locker room who also started warming up in advance.

That is Shaquille O'Neal, who chooses Zhou in any week, Joe in any week, and no Joe in any week, and the Shark is the king.

At the end of his career, O'Neal knew that he could not be Zhou Ze's opponent, but he needed to defend the honor of being a center!!!