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

For this game.

The Dallas Mavericks also value him highly.

There are probably two reasons. Dirk Nowitzki is also in the top 5 of the MVP prediction list, and Kobe is his strong competitor.

Also, regarding the upcoming Western Conference All-Star Game, Zhou Ze is currently ranked first among the Western Conference forwards.

In second place is Tracy McGrady.

Third: Tim Duncan.

Fourth: Kevin Garnett.

Fifth: Amar'e Stoudemire.

Sixth: Dirk Nowitzki.

As things stand, Dirk Nowitzki is likely to miss the All-Star Game.

The Mavericks' starting lineup for this game: Jason Terry, Adrian Griffin, Josh Howard, Dirk Nowitzki and Eric Dampier.

In order to limit Zhou Ze's three-pointers, the Mavericks plan to let Josh Howard be the main defender.

The Lakers' starting lineup was adjusted to Parker, Kobe, Odom, Zhou Ze and Darko Milicic.

Kwame Brown, who performed well in the last game against the Hornets, was diagnosed with hip muscle tightness after the game. Although he will attend tonight's game, the team will strictly control his playing time.

There is also the Lakers' backup center Andrew Byram. During yesterday's post-up offensive training, he did not warm up sufficiently, resulting in a slight knee sprain. It is estimated that he will have to wait until early March to return.

Of course, whether Andrew Byram plays or not will not affect the game.

目前的他场均出场6分钟，场均1.6分1.7篮板0.1抢断0.5盖帽，以及0.4失误1.2犯规，和前世新秀时期的数据基本上一模一样。

The Lakers' inside players are too fragile, so the team naturally has to use them sparingly.

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After the game started, Lakers starting center Darko Milicic showed his vitality and won the jump ball by jumping half a palm higher than Dampier.

After Death God Parker took control of the ball, the Mavericks quickly took their position and waited for the Lakers' first attack.

Josh Howard, who was defending Zhou Ze, bent over and waited near the three-point line.

At this time, Zhou Ze ran lazily across half the court and stopped when he came to the Mavericks logo.

"What does this guy want to do?"

"Haha...his idea is really naive. He probably hopes to let Josh Howard step forward to defend him, thus creating a wide space for Kobe to break through."

"Has this rookie gotten too cocky after breaking the NBA's three-point record? Standing so far away, who's going to defend you? Besides, you don't even have the ability to dribble through."

The Mavericks at the scene sneered at Zhou Ze's random positioning.

But then, something unexpected happened. The Lakers' starting point guard, Death God Parker, actually passed the ball to Zhou Ze at the logo. After receiving the ball, the latter raised his hand and shot an ultra-long three-pointer.

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

The moment the basketball was thrown, Mavericks fans burst into surprise.

This is too crazy!

With a "Shua!" sound...

Basketball hollow hit.

Cuban, the team owner who came to Dallas to watch the game, almost popped his eyes out.

"So-easy!" After scoring the goal, Zhou Ze couldn't help but say with a smile as he passed by Cuban while returning to defense.

Zhou Ze scored the first goal for the Lakers with a "Logo-shoot!" at the start of the game, but this did not change the Mavericks' defensive strategy.

Mavericks coach Avery Johnson signaled to Josh Howard on the sidelines to leave him alone!!!

to this end...

In the next 3 minutes, Zhou Ze made 4 consecutive Logo-shoots and scored 2 of them.

At the same time, Zhou Ze also performed well on the defensive end.

He was facing Eric Dampier, uh... Dirk Nowitzki's shooting point was too high and his touch was too soft, so it was very difficult for Zhou Zelian to limit him. Such a task was better left to the 213cm tall Darko Milicic.

The Mavericks tried to let Dampier force Zhou Ze in the interior. In three single plays, Zhou Ze defended two of them and one of them was put in by Josh Howard's tip-in.

The Dallas Mavericks were on offense, with Jason Terry and Dampier setting a high-post pick-and-roll. Smush Parker didn't grab the ball immediately, forcing Zhou Ze to switch defense. Terry made a powerful pass, then made a quick change of direction to get rid of Zhou Ze and accelerated to break through to the basket. Odom came from the wing to assist in the defense and delayed the defense, allowing Terry to take the ball and start.

Zhou Ze who was following behind him jumped up with a "whoosh". At this time, Terry did not choose to layup, but passed the ball back to Eric Dampier who was following up. After receiving the ball, the latter pushed Parker beside him away and made a strong layup.

Just as the basketball appeared above the basket, "Snap!" a crisp sound was heard.

The Mavericks home fans were shocked again. They really didn't expect that Zhou Ze, who had just been tricked by Jason Terry, could quickly jump again after landing and complete the block.

However, "Beep!", the referee's whistle sounded at this moment.

Offensive goal interference!

13 to 8, the Lakers lead by 5 points.

Eric Dampier, who had thought he was blocked a second ago and looked very unhappy, suddenly felt that he was doing well again and shouted at Zhou Ze: "Rookie, see, this is how a man scores!"

"Only wimps like to float outside and shoot!"

Dampier, who had been defended by Zhou Ze in the previous three singles, was filled with anger and wanted to burst out all at once after scoring the goal.

Regarding this...

Zhou Ze didn't care. On the contrary, he shouted at Dirk Nowitzki: "Dirk, some people say you are a wimp!"

Eric Dampier's expression suddenly became stiff, and he even dared not look at Nowitzki.

Although Dampier is a bit arrogant and has a low IQ, he is not particularly stupid.

He is particularly aware of Mark Cuban's unique love for Dirk Nowitzki.

Dirk Nowitzki frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "Eric, I believe in you. Don't be influenced by the outside world."