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

Unlike LeBron James, Zhou Ze's confidence in shooting is something that even Kobe Bryant finds trouble with.

In Kobe's words, Zhou Ze is the most daring player he has ever seen in taking reckless shots.

Even Zhou Ze missed all three-pointers in the first quarter.

But he still dared to shoot in the second quarter, and after missing a three-pointer, he regained his shooting touch very smoothly.

In a fast break, Zhou Ze first hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, which made James, who chose to retreat to the basket to defend Kobe's open cut, regret it.

In the second fast break, Zhou Ze seized the opportunity of being outnumbered and suddenly accelerated a second time. He first jumped and then worked in the air, completing a 1+2 across Damon Jones.

On the third fast break, Zhou Ze landed in the bottom corner, received the ball, faked a shot, and then hit a three-pointer facing James.

After hitting two consecutive three-pointers and an alley-oop dunk, Zhou Ze felt his hot hand.

In a half-time transition, Zhou Ze, who had crossed half court, saw the Cavaliers players were so bold!!!

He didn't even defend himself closely.

Seeing this, Zhou Ze quickly stepped on the Lakers logo and shot a three-pointer with confidence.

With a "Swish!", a three-pointer was hit, stopping the Cavaliers again.

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The Cavaliers' outside shooting was cold, causing the Lakers to have a death five.

After the first timeout, the Cavaliers wanted to let the outside cut to tear apart the Lakers' defense, but the tall and strong Lakers easily resolved the Cavaliers' offense.

After the second timeout, James played without the ball. James plays as a core player with the ball.

But can he attack without the ball?

Apparently, yes, and pretty good.

He cooperated with Big Z in the wall play several times, received the ball and went straight to the basket.

But the Lakers' four tall players suppressed the Stars.

Although James was still able to score, his offensive efficiency was extremely poor.

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40 is better than 64!

At the end of the first half, the Lakers' lead had reached 24 points.

The Cavaliers scored only 15 points in the second quarter and were dominated by the Lakers on both offense and defense.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers' touch improved. James first gritted his teeth and hit a backboard 3-pointer. Eric Snow also hit a 3-pointer under Odom's missed defense.

The Lakers immediately requested a timeout, "withdrawing" the death five and changing to their regular lineup.

We are already leading by so many points. If we continue to play the death five, we will easily be eroded by the opponent's three-pointers.

Although the situation in the third quarter was much better than the nightmarish second quarter, the rhythm of the game was still in the hands of the Lakers.

Zhou Ze came on the court in the second half of the third quarter.

In the first defensive round after coming on the court, he encountered James who was cutting to the basket. James got rid of Odom, and Zhou Ze chose to switch defense. Zhou Ze successfully pinned him in the low post.

Uh... let alone James 1.0, even the most powerful Heat LeBron James would have difficulty sitting down to beat Zhou Ze. Finding himself unable to push forward, James was forced into an extremely awkward post-up fadeaway.

"Man..."

"When you throw a basketball, at least it has to hit the rim."

Zhou Ze complained with a smile.

James looked at Zhou Ze helplessly, but didn't say anything. However, his resentful eyes seemed to say, "You think you're so strong, don't you have any sense of wit?"

James failed to move Zhou Ze.

Of course, it was also very difficult for Zhou Ze to play against James in the low post. He only succeeded once in three low-post singles against James, even without help defense.

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The whole game is over.

88 is better than 110!

The Lakers easily won this key battle with a difference of 22 points.

The course of the game was completely different from what most fans imagined.

Before the game, fans believed that the league's new generation star, LeBron James, would have a tit-for-tat showdown with Kobe.

But after half the game, the Cavaliers were almost surrendering.

尽管他最终拿到了17分6篮板6助攻2抢断1盖帽的数据，但命中率仅仅只有30%出头，在场胜负值-23。

As for the Los Angeles Lakers.

科比，拿到了全队最高的31分3篮板3助攻3抢断，胜负值+12。

周泽，拿到了21分9篮板3助攻2抢断1盖帽，胜负值+24。

"It will take some time for the Cleveland Cavaliers to truly rise. They can only be considered a pseudo-strong team now," commented Charles Barkley.

"LeBron and his team have obvious strengths and weaknesses, and the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup configuration is very restraining to them."

"Also, what surprised me was that the Lakers not only defeated the Cavaliers tonight, but more importantly, they seemed to have figured out a new lineup," said Kenny Smith.

"Yes, in addition to the Death Five, the Los Angeles Lakers can also use the Death Five."

"When Zhou Ze truly grows up, the alliance will usher in a new era."

Charles Barkley concluded.

on the other hand.

Reporters interviewed LeBron James after the game and asked about Zhou Ze's performance tonight.

"Zhou is a very tough guy with a very high basketball IQ. He can shoot three-pointers and can also finish dunks."

"To be honest, I really want to play with him."

James praised Zhou Ze generously.

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[Post-match reward: 156 peak points]

Peak Value: 707/16,235

It's less than 1300 points away from the peak value, and I can make ten consecutive draws.

Zhou Zeben thought that this would have to wait until at least after the All-Star Game.

But I never expected that...

Things changed when the rosters for the All-Star Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game were officially announced.

NBA 2006 Rising Stars Challenge roster:

First grade: Zhou Ze, Luke Hyde, Danny Granger, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Channing Foran, Nate Robinson and Charlie Villanueva.

Second Year: Dwight Howard, Emeka Okafor, Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, Andres Nocioni, Devin Harris, T.J. Ford, Nenad Krstic, Delonte West and Andre Iguodala.

[Special Reward (Enter the All-Star Rookie Challenge): 200 Peak Value Points.]

NBA 2006 All-Star roster:

Western Conference starting lineup: Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Zhou Ze.

Substitutes: Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Baron Davis, Ray Allen, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Shawn Marion.

Elton Brand, who was highly favored to be selected, was not selected. This was the second time in his career that he would be an All-Star starter, but Zhou Ze's sudden emergence pushed him out.

Eastern Conference starting lineup: Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal.

Reserves: Chauncey Billups, Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, Gilbert Arenas and Ben Wallace.

[Special Reward (Entering the All-Star Starting Team): 1500 Peak Points]

Peak Value: 2/207