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

2010 5 Month 12 Day.

The Celtics defeated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in their home arena.

After the game, James looked frustrated, and Garnett approached him and whispered again, "Don't let loyalty get you down, man."

This time, James did not show any abnormality on his face.

After all, he now has a clear plan for the future.

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on the other hand.

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks on the road.

Steve Nash also sent sincere blessings to his former teammate Dirk Nowitzki, who shed tears on the court.

As for Mark Cuban, who let go of one-time MVP Steve Nash in order to save money, he subconsciously avoided Nash when he saw his gaze.

The matchup details for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals of the NBA 2009-2010 playoffs have also been officially released.

Eastern Conference: Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics.

Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns.

Well...

What a coincidence!

After going around in circles, it turned out to be exactly the same as in my previous life.

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On May 2010, 05, the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off.

The Boston Celtics, playing away, took the lead, with Tracy McGrady standing for his former team.

The person defending McGrady was his cousin "Vince Carter".

Although the two brothers were at odds with each other for a while after the "breakup", their relationship has long been restored with age and experience. However, the confrontation between the two on the court is very fierce, like a tit-for-tat.

However, McGrady, who is in relatively better physical condition and has higher basketball talent, still has the upper hand.

Facing Dwight Howard, the top center in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics restricted him very well.

Perkins defended first, while Garnett assisted. It's worth noting that Garnett in this life didn't suffer a major injury like in his previous life. He's now healthy and strong...

The Celtics in his previous life had restricted Howard severely. In this life, the Celtics, with stronger overall strength, suppressed Howard almost as well as Zhou Ze's one-on-one defense against him.

霍华德G1的数据是14分7篮板，命中率更是只有可怜的40%，对比常规赛期间的61.2%，足足下降了21.2%。

In the end, the Celtics won the Game 92 with a score of 81 to 11, a difference of 1 points.

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The next day, May 2010, 05, the Western Conference Finals kicked off.

Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers.

In Game 1, the Suns' starting lineup:

Steve Nash, Jason Richardson, Grant Hill, Amar'e Stoudemire and Channing Frye.

In order to consider the team's space, the Suns did not use their young center, Robin Lopez, in the first game.

The Lakers' starting lineup surprised the fans tonight.

Rajon Rondo, Kobe Bryant, PJ Tucker, Jermaine O'Neal and Zhou Ze.

That's right.

The Lakers made veteran Jermaine O'Neal, who joined the team on a minimum salary, the starting No. 4 position.

In the season since joining the Lakers, O'Neal's playing time and average points per game are both career lows.

In the regular season, he played in 58 games, averaging 4.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.

The playoffs were slightly better, but he only averaged 5.2 points, 3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.

Many black fans turned their attention to O'Neal Jr. because they couldn't deal with Zhou Ze and Kobe.

They said O'Neal Jr. just came here to get the championship ring.

For O'Neal Jr., this kind of criticism is barely acceptable. After all, he really just wants to get the championship ring.

But the haters kept saying that O'Neal was a burden to the Lakers, and that the Lakers would be stronger without him and would have a greater chance of winning a championship ring. This was really a bit insulting to O'Neal.

After the Lakers learned about this, they directly let O'Neal Jr. start in the Western Conference Finals.

This heartwarming decision also caused cheers from Lakers fans.

"The Lakers' decision is so heartwarming."

"Yeah, no wonder so many veterans want to join the Lakers..."

"It's not without reason."

The two commentators from the Tianchao Sports Studio couldn't help but laugh.

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In tonight's game, Zhou Ze moved up to the team's No. 5 position, but on the defensive end he was defending Amar'e Stoudemire at the No. 4 position.

O'Neal Jr.'s defensive task was relatively easy, he only had to keep an eye on the spot shooter Channing Frye.

The Suns did the opposite, with Channing Frye defending Zhou Ze and Stoudemire defending O'Neal Jr.

But...

The Lakers not only let O'Neal Jr. be a "fake starter", but also really gave him the ball.

After the opening, the Lakers specifically looked for O'Neal Jr. and asked him to play one-on-one against Stoudemire.

At his peak, O'Neal finished third in MVP awards, behind only Garnett and Duncan. His face-up game was a masterful one, but injuries and aging had eroded his explosiveness. Even with Stoudemire's poor defense, O'Neal struggled to break him down, as he was a similar height and weight player, and even faster. His left-wing drive was blocked, and after a half-turn, he forced his way past Stoudemire, only to miss his hook shot.

Zhou Ze on the other side of the basket immediately rushed to grab the offensive rebound. Channing Frye even pulled Zhou Ze's jersey, but the latter acted as if nothing had happened. After grabbing the offensive rebound, he attracted the help defense of Stoudemire and Channing Frye, and with a "whoosh", he passed the ball to O'Neal Jr., who received the ball and made a steady jump shot.

"Brother, dunk it!" Zhou Ze continued to encourage O'Neal to challenge Stoudemire.

O'Neal, who started the game 4 for 2, all scored via jump shots, waved his hand to refuse. But Zhou Ze persisted and asked O'Neal to take another shot.

It's hard to refuse such kindness...

Uh...Little O'Neal, who was also restless deep down inside, couldn't help it at this moment.

At this time, Stoudemire was Alexander, and he accepted being bullied by Zhou Ze, after all, the other party was the new Goat in the basketball world. However, if he was bullied by the current O'Neal, it would be somewhat unreasonable.

Zhou Ze, who possesses [Court Commander (Purple Gold)], can assist his teammates into the ZONE state.

O'Neal, who had the ball with his back to the basket in the low and mid-post, suddenly turned right and back very quickly, catching Stoudemire off guard. After passing the defense, he jumped on one foot and slammed a slam dunk towards the basket with a "boom".