With a boom, Zhou Ze caught the ball beyond the three-point line, faked a shot, then drove past the charging Jamaal Magloire. He immediately went straight to the Milwaukee Bucks' basket and finished with a thunderous dunk.
After the dunk, Zhou Ze high-fived Kwame Brown in celebration.
"Man, your screen was like an Iron Wall," Zhou Ze loudly praised Kwame Brown.
Though the praise was somewhat exaggerated, Kwame Brown had indeed done his part. He had drawn Bogut, who had been waiting on the weak side under the basket to help defend, clearing a "green lane" straight to the rim for Zhou Ze.
"Ahhhhhh!"
"How does this guy know how to catch and drive now? That shot fake was so convincing, and his footwork flowing into the drive was so smooth. This is completely different from what the scouting report said."
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Terry Stotts was practically losing his mind.
At the same time, Terry Stotts yelled at Magloire on the court, "Idiot! Why did you rush at him so hard? I told you that you could let him shoot!"
After setting the NBA records for most three-pointers in a single quarter and a single half, no NBA team dared to simply let Zhou Ze shoot threes.
The Milwaukee Bucks were no exception.
But tonight, the Bucks' head coach had a very different approach from the usual strategy of letting Zhou Ze shoot threes.
After the opening tip, the Bucks had first sent their two big men to repeatedly bully Zhou Ze in the post. The goal was not only to drain Zhou Ze's stamina, but also to disrupt his muscle memory.
It was difficult for interior players to shoot threes consistently because of the intense physical contact—fighting for rebounds, posting up, and so on.
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