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

"too difficult!"

"Anthony's shot was too difficult."

"Yeah... the touch was really good tonight... First, he faced the basket, then he changed direction and got past P.J. Tucker. Then, facing Kobe's help defense, he followed up with a turnaround step, used the pause in his rhythm to dodge the rising Birdman to protect the rim, and made a layup."

In the Tianchao Sports studio, two commentators exclaimed.

But the next moment...

The Lakers' offense exploded. Kobe and Zhou Ze set a simple pick-and-roll, connecting with elbows as Zhou Ze raced to the basket. Although Kenyon Martin and Nene Hilario had both sensed Zhou Ze's attacking intent, his acceleration was simply unmatched by any interior player. The Nuggets' two big men could only stare at Zhou Ze's taillights before a bang and an alley-oop dunk.

Zhou Ze's dunk directly widened the score to 18 points, with 49 seconds left until the end of the first half.

50 is better than 68!

Although Anthony was in great offensive form tonight, scoring 32 points in the first half.

But the Lakers' purple and gold elbows, Zhou Ze scored 24 points and Kobe scored 20 points.

Compared to Anthony who tried his best on every shot, the purple and gold elbows seemed to be at ease.

As the game entered the second half, the Nuggets made some adjustments to their lineup...

"JR Smith" replaced "Aron Afflalo". JR Smith during this period was still a bit of a troublemaker and was not honest after coming on the court.

First, he hit a difficult three-pointer after catching the ball.

Immediately afterwards...

Facing Zhou Ze's face-to-face breakthrough, JR Smith actually managed to steal the ball, but unfortunately... when he wanted to go for a fast break, Zhou Ze backhanded him, and his long arm shot out from behind, knocking the basketball out of JR Smith's hand.

"Hey, Zhou, you must be anxious because I stole the ball from you." JR Smith acted like a rebellious teenager and started to show off in front of Zhou Ze.

"What? Do you really think you can steal the ball from me? It was just my mistake just now..." Zhou Ze said.

"Wow, Zhou...I didn't expect you to say that. You are the number one player in basketball today, and you actually found such a lame excuse?" said JR Smith.

"Haha, kid, I hope you can be so tough later." Zhou Ze laughed angrily.

JR Smith had successfully irritated Zhou Ze, but...the interception just now was simply due to Zhou Ze's dribbling and connection issues. This was normal; everyone had those moments. Furthermore, of all Zhou Ze's skills, face-up drives were his weakest, roughly on par with LeBron James.

"Oh, no!" JR Smith exclaimed after being shaken off.

Zhou Ze's massive change of direction, not only with a massive stride but also with a highly deceptive deception, rivaling Kobe Bryant in terms of the realism of his fake moves. JR Smith, realizing he'd been passed over like a wooden fish, quickly turned to intervene, attempting to tug at the hem of Zhou Ze's jersey...

But the moment the hand touched the jersey, the jersey was pulled in the opposite direction by a huge force.

JR Smith surprised everyone again...

This "little defensive violation" of his did not slow down Zhou Ze's speed, and he was not affected at all.

"Man, your defense... is pretty good." After completing a slam dunk, Zhou Ze hung high above the basket, overlooking JR Smith with a smile on his face.

JR Smith pursed his lips but didn't say anything.

JR Smith tried to get back on track. Facing Zhou Ze's switch defense, he dribbled the ball between his legs several times before suddenly diving and accelerating. He wanted to go to Zhou Ze's right, and with one step... "Swish!", he passed Zhou Ze by half a body length. JR Smith couldn't help but smile, but the smile was very short-lived. A long arm came out from behind him and flashed to the basketball.

The next moment, something happened that made JR Smith's eyes tremble. The basketball that bounced from the upper left corner was caught by Zhou Ze's big hand.

this...

Nima!

What kind of body is it?

In an instant, a fear surged from deep within JR Smith's heart, as if he was being stared at by the abyss.

soon...

JR Smith discovered that he was not being stared at by the abyss, but was being locked by the abyss.

Zhou Ze made four shots against JR Smith in the third quarter, until one round when he knocked JR Smith down, and then he stopped.

"Is the mind of today's number one basketball player so narrow?"

"I just stole the ball from you once and said some trash talk..."

"Damn bastard!"

Of course, JR Smith doesn't dare to say these words in front of Zhou Ze now.

At the end of the first three quarters, the score was 72 to 95, and the Lakers' lead reached 23 points. To be honest, the Lakers' defense was actually quite good tonight, but the reason why the opponent scored 72 points in three quarters was mainly due to Anthony's outbreak. Anthony scored 41 points in three quarters.

The game entered the fourth quarter...

JR Smith saw that after Zhou Ze caught his mismatch, he actually wanted to post him up, and he even started the post-up play from the high post. This scared JR Smith so much that he quickly shouted to his teammates beside him: "Quick...quick...come and help me defend!"

Zhou Ze scared JR Smith so much that his voice broke.

But...even if JR Smith shouted at the top of his lungs, he couldn't stop Zhou Ze's back-to-the-basket play.

"Bang!" Zhou Ze simply relied on his first attack to knock JR Smith away. "Wow!" The fans at the scene couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

The next moment, "Wow!", another exclamation sounded... It was louder than the previous one. Many fans even stood up, wanting to see more clearly Kenyon Martin who was knocked over by JR Smith.

That's right, Zhou Ze's back-to-the-basket shot was like shooting a bull from a distance. While sending JR Smith flying, he also knocked down Kenyon Martin who wanted to come over to assist in defense.

However...

This was not the most painful moment of the series for JR Smith.

because...

In the following series of games, he deeply experienced what it means to "overcome tribulation"?

What is the NBA's memory master?

In Game 2, after Zhou Ze dribbled past J.R. Smith, he said, "Boy, aren't you a good stealer? Why are you lying on the ground?"

JR Smith was speechless.

Did you forget it? I didn't steal the ball from you tonight.

The G3 battle, the G4 battle, this almost identical scene is constantly being played out...

Until the Denver Nuggets were swept by the Lakers.