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

Chapter 89 Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die!

After being stunned, the Hawks quickly requested a timeout and substituted their star player Joe Johnson.

At this time, the Lakers remained silent and Kobe was still sitting on the bench.

His eyes, like an eagle's, looked at Zhou Ze on the court.

After returning to the court, Joe Johnson, with his size and strength advantages, directly broke through Sasha Vujacic. Zhou Ze wanted to go over to help defend, but the opponent dribbled the ball behind his back, got past the defense, and made a layup.

Joe Johnson stopped the bleeding for the Hawks.

But Zhou Ze's actual back-to-the-basket attack training continues.

Facing Josh Smith again, Zhou Ze still wanted to use brute force to defeat his opponent, but Josh Smith was prepared this time. After being pushed back for the first time, he immediately tried to grab Zhou Ze's ball-protecting hand.

The basketball was touched and slipped out of his hand, but Zhou Ze immediately hugged it.

Pass back to Lamar Odom.

Zhou Ze continued to position himself. After receiving the ball, he didn't directly dribble down to Josh Smith. His mind flashed back to his one-on-one match with Kobe Bryant, who used shoulder sway and footwork to confuse his defense. Zhou Ze also "learned" from him.

However, this trick didn't work very well. Zhou Ze's fake move was too clumsy and Josh Smith didn't fall for it. Seeing this, Kobe on the bench couldn't help but shook his head.

But the next moment, Zhou Ze suddenly hit a shot, followed by a right back turn, a fake move of bending his knees and lowering his body. Josh Smith moved and immediately jumped. However, Zhou Ze used his left foot as a pivot foot, rotated his body again, and after misaligning himself with Josh Smith, he jumped up with a "swoosh!" and the referee's whistle sounded.

Josh Smith committed a defensive foul.

Zhou Ze walked to the free throw line.

A smile appeared on Kobe's lips, but it didn't last for 3 seconds before the smile disappeared.

Zhou Ze made 2 of 1 free throws. Although he is the player with the highest three-point production in the league, his free throws are the worst.

...

In the first half of the second quarter and the second half of the third quarter, the Lakers sent out the death lineup.

Zhou Ze's low-post offensive efficiency gradually declined.

Well...

no way.

Zhou Ze only has three tricks in the low post. Once the opponent figures out your routine, knows that your close-to-the-rim finish is not smooth, and also knows when you will exert force, it will be relatively easy to defend against him.

But even though the lead was constantly being eroded, the Zen Master still let Zhou Ze continue to play one-on-one in the low post.

Although Zhou Ze's ball control ability is not good, his ability to protect the ball with his back to the basket is good.

This is thanks to the daily one-on-one duels between Zhou Ze and Kobe, who has been selected in the best defensive lineup for many times.

Zhou Ze, in his constant low-post singles, realized that he couldn't just imitate Kobe. He was a perimeter player, while he was an inside player...

Apart from Zaza Pachulia, no one on the Hawks can match Zhou Ze in terms of strength and weight.

Zhou Ze punched them hard, pressing his body as close as possible, like a piece of meat on a rolling pin. There was no need to be as fancy as Kobe.

But on the basis of melee confrontation, he cleverly used his footwork to stagger the defense.

It was as if Kobe was playing tricks on him in the low post during his daily one-on-one match.

In today's actual post-up training, Zhou Ze deeply experienced what it means to "learn from me and live, imitate me and die."

When facing smaller players, you still stick your butt out and play with your back, or do some fancy fake moves. All of this is nonsense. If the referee doesn't blow the whistle, you will only be able to wipe the floor as shiny as a boiled egg's head.

...

Throughout the game, Zhou Ze broke with his usual routine and conducted 13 low-post singles, succeeding 7 times, including a second attack after grabbing an offensive rebound.

Due to the huge physical exertion, Zhou Ze only played for 30 minutes tonight. He was like a dead dog, lying on the bench.

The Hawks launched a huge scoring momentum in the fourth quarter. Al Harrington and Joe Johnson hit magical three-pointers. Zhou Ze, who was limited by his physical strength, could only watch Kobe stabilize the situation on his own.

competition is over.

103 is better than 111!

The Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks at home with an 8-point advantage.

The Death Five bought Kobe enough rest time. He played with full firepower and had a very high hit rate, 19 of 14 shots, 9 of 7 three-pointers, and 7 of 6 free throws, scoring 39 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.

出场30分钟高的周泽，只是拿到了25分14篮板3助攻3抢断2盖帽的数据。

...

At the end of the game, Al Harrington remained on the court, hands on his hips, looking at the scoreboard.

The mood is very complicated.

After the last match, Zhou Ze told himself that the key was to practice three-point shooting.

I did practice three-pointers after the game. In tonight's game, I made 9 of 4 three-pointers, which was very efficient.

but...

This rookie who was asked to practice his three-point shooting skills was secretly "getting tougher".

Good guy...

Your soft three-point diversion has affected many big players in the league.

The alliance is getting softer!

And you...

But it's getting harder little by little!

...

After the game.

When Zhou Ze was interviewed by the media, he was asked about tonight's opponent "Josh Smith".

"Zhou, can you comment on Josh Smith's low-post defense on you?"

The reporter who asked the question was from the Atlanta Hawks media.

This media outlet is very optimistic about Josh Smith, and they asked the question at this time in the hope that Zhou Ze could praise Josh Smith's low-post defense.

Be reasonable!

Although Josh Smith was dunked over by Zhou Ze and had some forced possessions, overall, his defense was very good, especially after he adapted to Zhou Ze's back-to-the-basket rhythm in the third quarter.

"If I remember correctly..."

"Josh Smith once said something about my low-post game. You know what he said?"

Zhou Ze asked the media reporter beside him with a smile.

"Pfft!"

"Bully the weak and fear the strong!"

"Haha."

A reporter answered.

"That's right. Judging from today's game, I think Josh Smith is right. I really can only bully the weak and fear the strong..." Zhou Ze grinned.

This humorous irony made the Atlanta media who asked the question very embarrassed, but the media next to him laughed out loud.

By-the-way, Josh Smith had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks tonight, with a shooting percentage of only a pitiful 20%.

Except for the blocked shots, he was surrounded by Zhou Ze in all aspects.

[Post-match reward: 204 peak points]