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

As the faint sound of an airplane engine rang in his ears, the next moment, Howard saw a big hand, and with a "bang", the basketball was pressed directly onto the backboard.

The pie that was about to reach Howard's mouth was snatched away by Zhou Ze.

This also made the Lakers fans at the scene boil with excitement.

"Wow!"

"My goodness!"

"This is definitely the block of the year!"

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Howard's basic scoring method is to get the ball in the basket.

But this doesn't work in front of Zhou Ze.

As for his other basic base - the second offense under the basket.

3.5 offensive rebounds per game...

Ranked second in the league.

However, until the end of the first half, Howard's offensive rebounding data was still a "duck egg"; not only that, Howard's defensive rebounds were only a pitiful 3.

So where do the rebounds go?

Apparently...

They were all taken in by Zhou Ze.

Although Howard's positioning was relatively solid, with a tonnage of 120kg, Zhou Ze's position grabbing was too aggressive.

With a "ding!", Old Fish, who came on as a substitute, missed a three-pointer. Howard immediately positioned himself, trying to stop Zhou Ze behind him.

But Zhou Ze easily pushed Howard behind him, and with a "pop", he grabbed the rebound with one hand.

"Referee, didn't you see it just now? This guy committed a foul!"

"He grabbed me."

Howard spread his hands and kept complaining to the referee.

"I saw it, but that was normal physical contact. I don't think Zhou committed a foul." After a simple explanation, the referee ignored Howard.

After the referee left for a bit, Zhou Ze, a master of trash talk, immediately added: "Softie, you're the only one who still has the nerve to complain about your low 2k rating. I think you're actually overrated."

Zhou Ze's disdainful expression and contemptuous tone made Howard clench his fists.

But even so...

Howard never threw a punch.

Well...

Is Howard kind-hearted?

Obviously not!

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At the end of the first half, the Lakers had established a 37-point lead.

69 is better than 32!

The Magic is a typical "one star, four shining stars" team. When the most important "star" fades, the team's offensive system collapses directly.

And tonight, Howard was abused like a "dog" in front of Zhou Ze.

What kind of Warcraft is this? It’s just Zhou Ze’s mount.

If the Magic can't find a way to get Howard out of trouble in the second half, the score will continue to widen tonight.

For Zhou Ze...

Tonight is the Christmas game. Every year in the Christmas game, Zhou Ze will break the record.

The result...

There aren't many Christmas battle records left for Zhou Ze.

Even Wilt Chamberlain's Christmas Day game record of 36 rebounds was broken tonight.

Hehe, at the end of the first half, Zhou Ze's rebound data had reached a terrifying 19.

19 rebounds in the first half!

This is because the teammates are not strong enough, the overall hit rate is as low as "61%".

If his teammates had been more “helpful”, Zhou Ze would have definitely grabbed more than 20 rebounds in the first half!!!

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The game entered the second half.

Zen Master Phil Jackson boldly uses new players.

Directly let Beverley and Danny Green start in the second half.

Although they are both rookies who were drafted relatively late, their playing time in the Lakers is not small. Beverley averages 11 minutes per game, and Danny Green reaches as much as 15 minutes. For a championship team, this is very unreasonable. After all, championship teams don't give rookies many opportunities.

But the Lakers are different, well, they often clock out in three quarters.

After the start of the third quarter, Zhou Ze was still the main defender of Howard.

Although Howard felt very aggrieved and wanted to eat Zhou Ze alive, reality told him that it was impossible to do so.

Howard had no choice but to do the pick-and-roll.

At this time, the Magic's veteran, Vince Carter, suddenly stood up.

Vince Carter constantly challenged the Lakers' backup forward-guard swingman, Danny Green, on the weak side of the offense.

Compared with his time with the Nets, Carter's explosiveness has further deteriorated. In his prime, Carter's first step was not fast, and his breakthrough ability was the worst among the four major shooting guards. Of course, in terms of physical fitness and athletic talent, Carter is the best and closest to Jordan.

He has the best physical fitness, but his first step is the slowest among the four shooting guards, similar to Wigan.

However, facing the rookie Danny Green, Carter still had his way.

Although Danny Green's defensive experience has improved with each passing day since joining the Lakers, Carter's physical talent is there. He used his rhythm and strength advantage to hit two mid-range shots and one three-pointer in a row.

"Rookie, let me do it!" Kobe, who couldn't stand it anymore, asked for a switch in defense.

This is also the common point of the current era's super giants.

Beware of your best fighter!

Attack what you are best able to defend!

In the small ball era, people like to "hide" the team's offensive strengths.

When Kobe switched defense, Carter's offense was visibly struggling. As a former rival, Carter was not to be outdone and also gave Kobe the intensity on the defensive end.

After the first two successful defenses, the Magic bench was filled with jubilation.

But as a paranoid Kobe, instead of being discouraged, he became even more excited.

After running without the ball, Kobe received the ball in the elbow area. Facing Carter who had just arrived in front of him and was unstable, Kobe did not put the ball down, but chose to pull up directly.

With a "Swish!", two points were scored.

Still running without the ball, this time Kobe noticed Carter's defensive positioning was off. After receiving the ball, he lowered his center of gravity, crouched, and accelerated, rushing towards the basket. Zhou Ze, transformed into "Carter," silently blocked Howard, preventing him from reaching Kobe's breakthrough route.

By the time Howard finally broke free and rushed out, Kobe had already jumped high. With a "boom!", Kobe, who was over 31 years old and about to turn 32, completed a dunk on Howard.

After the dunk, Kobe Bryant raised his eyebrows at Zhou Ze, as if to say, "Kid, stop thinking about my retirement!!!"

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Kobe entered Kobe-time and started a wave of momentum, which not only extinguished the Magic's counterattack, but also widened the gap to 40 points.

As for Zhou Ze...

In the third quarter, we didn't put too much effort on the offensive end, just grabbing offensive rebounds and second-chance offense.

As the game entered the fourth quarter, Zhou Zecai started the "Seven Inches of the Sky" attack.

Four consecutive three-pointers widened the gap to 4 points.

At 10:05 in the fourth quarter, he grabbed his 37th rebound of the game, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain and setting a new record for single-game rebounding in the NBA Christmas game.

At the same time, with 5 seconds left in the game, Danny Green hit a three-pointer, extending the lead to 61 points.

140 is better than 79!

Set a new record for the biggest point difference in the NBA Christmas game!

The previous record was set in 1960 when the Syracuse Nationals defeated the New York Knicks 173-113.

And the record-setting Syracuse Nationals team is long gone.