NFL Player Template, Breaking the Single-Quarter Three-Point Record!

"Damn system, you're the Basketball Peak System, not the Football Peak System." Zhou Ze could not help but curse furiously.

The system retorted, "Aren't football players still players?"

Myles Garrett, the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, had a standing vertical of 102 cm and a running vertical of 114 cm.

LeBron James, known in the NBA for his athleticism, had a standing vertical of 99 cm and a maximum running vertical of 118 cm.

Their jumping ability was more or less on par.

In terms of speed:

Garrett ran the 100 meters in 11.8 seconds.

James ran the 100 meters in 10.6 seconds.

In terms of strength:

James had a max bench press of 180 kg, could bench 102 kg for 12 reps, and deadlifted 200 kg.

Garrett had a max bench press of 220 kg, could bench 102 kg for 33 reps, and deadlifted 260 kg.

Uh...

When it came to strength, Myles Garrett of the NFL completely crushed James.

[Load Player Template (Myles Garrett)?]

The system prompt sounded again, accompanied by a cold warning that if he did not make a choice within three minutes, it would be treated as an automatic forfeiture.

Zhou Ze felt that his physical gifts were already strong. He had been hoping for someone accurate from three-point range, or perhaps someone with great ball-handling.

Instead, the system had given him the player template of an NFL No. 1 pick. Was it trying to make him stop being human?

[Load!!!]

Zhou Ze communicated with the system.

At the same time, a voice echoed in his heart.

"Tremble, little dried fish!"

Five minutes later, the new player template had finished loading.

[Host]: Zhou Ze

[Basic Information]: Barefoot height 206 cm; wingspan 215 cm (standing reach 269 cm); shoulder width 66 cm; weight 115 kg.

[Player Attributes]:

Driving Layup 70 (97); Post Hook 80 (96); Post Fade 80 (97); Standing Close Shot 68 (101); Mid-Range Shot 70 (103); Three-Point Shot 94 (94); Free Throw 60 (94);

Passing Vision 70 (86); Passing Accuracy 70 (86); Ball Handling 60 (91);

Defensive Rebound 76 (112); Offensive Rebound 74 (101); Steal 53 (70); Perimeter Defense 30 (46); Interior Defense 60 (96); Lateral Quickness 96 (96);

Vertical Leap 115 (123); Jump Speed 82 (125); Speed 110 (120); Explosiveness 60 (110); Strength 118 (138+); Stamina 94 (123); Injury Resistance 70 (120)

The new player template did not raise his talent ceiling in basketball awareness or technical skills.

It was mainly focused on physical attributes. ()

The talent ceiling for vertical leap had risen from [115] to [123].

The talent ceiling for jump speed had risen from [115] to [125].

The talent ceiling for speed had risen from [110] to [120].

The talent ceiling for strength had risen from [118] to [138+]. (It exceeded the NBA player cap, hence the +.)

The talent ceiling for stamina had risen from [110] to [123].

The talent ceiling for injury resistance had risen from [80] to [120].

The talent ceilings of these six major attributes had all increased dramatically, especially strength.

Raising talent did not directly increase his base attributes or immediate combat power, but the higher his talent, the more effective his training would be. It was like the bonus period beginners enjoyed when they first started working out.

[Ding, loading the next player template will require 50,000 Peak Points.]

Fifty thousand Peak Points sounded like a long way off, but in reality, it would indeed take quite some time—at the very least, until next season.

"Looks like this damn system wants me to toughen up this weak body during my first season," Zhou Ze thought to himself.

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The Los Angeles Lakers' first game of December was played on December 2.

The Utah Jazz's devilish home court in Salt Lake City.

The high-altitude conditions accelerated the players' physical exhaustion. Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, who had come to watch the game in person, even put on oxygen masks.

Utah Jazz starter Carlos Boozer missed the game with a strained left leg. Boozer's injury was fairly serious; he missed two-thirds of the season and only played the final 36 games.

In addition, the Utah Jazz's defensive anchor, Andrei Kirilenko, missed tonight's game due to a severe cold.

The Utah Jazz under iron-blooded coach Jerry Sloan were unquestionably disciplined.

Even with two undisputed starters absent, the Utah Jazz did not show the slightest bit of fear.

Without Boozer's pick-and-rolls, Deron Williams struggled to perform at one hundred percent, but he could still bully Parker like a little tank rolling over him.

Of course, the Lakers were not about to sit back and wait.

In the first quarter, while his stamina was still relatively full, Zhou Ze went crazy from three against the defense of Yao Ming's nemesis, Mehmet Okur.

At 211 centimeters tall and 113 kilograms, Okur simply could not keep up with Zhou Ze's footwork. A simple cut was enough to create space.

With a crisp swish, the sound of the basketball brushing the net rang out.

Utah's home fans clutched their heads again and again.

This was already Zhou Ze's fourth made three-pointer. Only half of the first quarter had passed, and aside from the three he missed to open the game, he had made all four of his remaining attempts.

The NBA's current single-quarter three-point record was seven, held by John Ross and Steve Smith.

The Utah Jazz were forced to call a timeout. Yet after the timeout, they still had no answer for the red-hot Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze soon knocked down his fifth three-pointer of the quarter from the left corner, even though Matt Harpring's large hand had struck Zhou Ze in the face.

"My God, Zhou looks like he could shoot down the sun right now," Utah's home commentator cried out.

Meanwhile, Kobe, who had started the game well, went 2-for-3 from the field and made both free throws for six points. Seeing Zhou Ze enter an unstoppable "shoot-the-sun-down" state, he loudly told the other players to get the ball into Zhou Ze's hands.

With the team leader speaking up, Zhou Ze got to enjoy the thrill of unlimited green light.

Even after making five in a row, his teammates still eagerly fed him the ball despite his next three clanking off the iron.

At the 10:10 mark of the first quarter, Zhou Ze buried his seventh three-pointer of the game over Deron Williams, tying the NBA record for most threes in a single quarter.

The Lakers also hoped Zhou Ze could break the record!

Although Phil Jackson strictly controlled Zhou Ze's playing time out of concern that excessive physical strain might lead to injury, he still kept Zhou Ze on the court now, with the entire team feeding him the ball.

"Unlimited green light" was every NBA player's dream, but at this moment, Zhou Ze truly understood what it meant to bear the weight of the crown before wearing it.

He was exhausted!

Even the air he exhaled felt scorching hot.

Sweat streamed down his face, forcing Zhou Ze to rub his eyes every so often.

His legs gradually went numb...

Under NBA-level high-intensity defense, an ordinary player could not possibly even get off three or four shots.

At this moment!

Even someone as tenacious as Zhou Ze nearly had the thought of giving up.

But when he saw Kobe still on the court, willingly playing the supporting role for him tonight, Zhou Ze gritted his teeth and kept going.

Two more three-pointers clanged off the rim.

Zhou Ze's stamina was nearly depleted.

With three seconds left in the first quarter, the Lakers had a sideline inbound.

Kwame Brown inbounded the ball.

Kobe received it as a relay, then immediately kicked it out to Zhou Ze after drawing two defenders.

Zhou Ze shook free of Okur by half a step, but Utah Jazz forward Matt Harpring and the chubby Deron Williams both lunged at him.

Zhou Ze, outside the left-wing three-point line, could no longer jump. He chose to fade away, silently chanting, Kobe, but for some reason, he shouted it out loud instead.

"Kobe!"

The basketball flew past both defenders' fingertips, carving an arc through the air.

At the same time, Kobe on the court furrowed his brows and looked at Zhou Ze in confusion. "Why the hell is this bastard calling my name? That tone makes it sound like I'm already gone!"