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

Facing the Lakers' small lineup, Hawks coach Mike Woodson first let Pachulia force Zhou Ze under the basket to attract help defense and pass the ball to other Hawks players.

What he didn't expect was that the effect was extremely poor.

Pachulia, who is 211cm tall and weighs 125kg, can hardly beat Zhou Ze in the interior.

3 consecutive singles.

He was intercepted once, missed the shot once, and was blocked by Zhou Ze once.

slow!

Pachulia is too slow!

In addition, after successfully defending, Zhou Ze used a second jump to protect the rebound.

The Hawks had to change their style of play.

The Hawks were on offense. Zaza Pachulia set a screen for Al Harrington, trapping Luke Walton. Zhou Ze immediately switched defense. Harrington, noticing Zhou Ze half a body length behind him, immediately connected with the ball and went for a layup...

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

The moment the basketball left his fingertips, Al Harrington seemed to hear the roar of an airplane engine in his ears. Looking up, he found a big hand rushing out from the side. With a "bang", it covered the sky and the sun, and blocked the shot.

Al Harrington was stunned.

It was as if a thousand waves were stirred in his heart.

How come this guy's bullet speed is so much faster?

"boom!"

Immediately afterwards, the sound of a dunk rang in Al Harrington's ears.

Josh Smith, wearing the No. 5 Hawks jersey, picked up the basketball that was blocked by Zhou Ze, stepped in and completed a slam dunk.

"Rookie, luckily you were far away, otherwise you would have tasted the taste of my crotch..." After the successful dunk, Josh Smith did not forget to provoke Zhou Ze.

Well...

Logically, NBA players are not fools, and no one deliberately wants to make enemies with others.

But Zhou Ze's situation is a little different...

As a rookie, Zhou Ze has already secured a spot as the starting forward for this season's Western Conference All-Stars.

But Zhou Ze does not yet have the influence of an All-Star starter on the court.

To put it bluntly, his virtue is unworthy of his position!!!

This not only makes many famous and powerful stars dissatisfied, such as Amar'e Stoudemire and Elton Brand.

He has also been envied by many young players with outstanding talent and potential, such as Josh Smith.

Zhou Ze, who was provoked by Josh Smith, stared at him with a sharp gaze, as if to say, you are ready to die.

Josh Smith was not to be outdone.

Just as the two were about to confront each other, players from both sides pulled their teammates apart.

"Lamar!" Zhou Ze set a pick-and-roll for Odom on the upper line. Josh Smith couldn't squeeze through the pick-and-roll and was delayed. Odom immediately lowered his body and accelerated to break through, but at the moment of the layup, he was hit by Josh Smith who was trying hard to defend behind him, and his layup missed.

Zhou Ze followed up and jumped up, caught the ball with both hands in the air, and completed a dunk over Josh Smith who was falling with his back to him.

With a loud "bang", the huge impact force directly knocked Josh Smith to the ground.

Zhou Ze, who was hanging high up the basket, looked at Josh Smith below and said, "Man, how does my crotch taste?"

Josh Smith had a cold face and was holding back his anger.

In the next round, he actively asked for the ball outside the three-point line. After receiving the ball, he forced his way past Lamar Odom. However, he had no advantage in strength and physique. When he reached the elbow area, he was almost stopped. Zhou Ze, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, chose to double-team him.

"Here, you!" Zhou Ze snatched the ball directly from Josh Smith's hand.

The strength of 122 is the standard for a strong No. 5 position.

Atlanta's potential rising star "Josh Smith" is like a fragile little chicken in front of Zhou Ze's absolute strength.

Josh Smith was thrown aside by Zhou Ze. At the same time, Zhou Ze chose to pass the ball to Smush Parker, who made a fast break layup.

"Referee, he just committed a foul..."

"Look at my arms!"

Josh Smith, who was robbed, complained to the referee and showed the finger marks on his arm.

When Zhou Ze grabbed the ball just now, he did hit his arm...

But the referee will not blow the whistle on such small rules.

Seeing Josh Smith's complaint go unanswered, Zhou Ze smiled and said, "Man, do you know why I was selected as an All-Star starter, as a freshman?"

Josh Smith wanted to say, it’s because you have more compatriots.

But Zhou Ze answered his own question and said, "That's because I won't complain to the referee like a bitch."

The Lakers' death five gave the Hawks a headache. Zaza Pachulia couldn't punish Zhou Ze who swung up to the 5th position.

As for rim-breaking...

It was also because Josh Smith was broken by Zhou Ze's defense that he got excited.

Josh Smith took three consecutive three-pointers, but his shooting timing was very bad. Although he had a size advantage and his shooting point was high, he still made a goal.

But the remaining two times were both turned into fast breaks by the Lakers.

When the Lakers used the death lineup, the opponent's forwards blocked Zhou Ze's offense.

In this round, the Lakers formed a semi-conversion on the court. Al Harrington faced Zhou Ze. At this time, Zhou Ze did not smoke in the bottom corner like in the first quarter, but chose to ask for the ball in the low post.

Al Harrington, at 206cm tall and 104kg, couldn't stop Zhou Ze's aggressive positioning. He got to Zhou Ze deep in the post, caught the ball, and then used a low step to break him open. The subsequent layup wasn't smooth, but without the help of the opposing center, Zaza Pachulia had been pulled to the corner by Luke Walton. And just like that, Zhou Ze easily put the ball in.

The same thing happened against Josh Smith, though it was a bit more difficult. While Smith wasn't as heavy as Al Harrington, he was much stronger, and Zhou Ze, with his clumsy footwork, couldn't completely break him open. He could only force his way into space, and his subsequent attack wasn't smooth enough. Josh Smith, having adjusted his center of gravity, leaped up to interfere, causing Zhou Ze to miss the shot.

This made the Eagles fans in front of the TV brighten up and feel happy.

But then, they felt like they had something stuck in their throats, like thorns in their backs, and they were on pins and needles...

Zhou Ze jumped twice, knocked Josh Smith away in the air, and grabbed the rebound with a "pop!". After landing, he blew the ball with both hands, stepped forward and pushed Josh Smith, whose center of gravity was unbalanced, back half a step. Then, he pulled the onion out of the dry land with a "bang!" and completed a one-handed dunk.

In an instant...

Cheers rang out in the Lakers' home court.

Some fans even shouted Zhou Ze's name.

But Zhou Ze himself was not particularly satisfied...

No fans called him "MVP".

If it comes to rushing for offensive rebounds, Zhou Ze may not be Josh Smith's opponent, but when it comes to jumping from a standpoint to grab rebounds, Zhou Ze has absolute dominance in terms of tonnage and strength. After the confrontation, the opponent can't jump at all.

5 minutes later...

The death five led by Zhou Ze extended the Lakers' lead to 21 points.

47 to 26! ! !

"The Death Five is working really well. Kobe can even rest a little longer off the court."

"Coach Zhang, did you notice that tonight's game was more like Xiao Zhou's low-post offensive training..."

"Yeah, they just let Xiao Zhou attack the basket, and the other players didn't even bother to come over and help defend."

That's right.

Zhou Ze of the Death Five seemed to be practicing back-to-the-basket attacking tactics.