The Los Angeles Lakers pushed the fast break. Zhou Ze ran under the basket, where Jeff Green, his assigned matchup, immediately tied him up. Kevin Durant, who had pulled P. J. Tucker out to the corner, saw Rajon Rondo about to pass to Zhou Ze. Without the slightest hesitation, he decisively abandoned P. J. Tucker, a 45% Corner Three shooter in the regular season, and quickly ran toward Zhou Ze.
Having gone to college, Durant understood very well that threes were more efficient than twos. He also knew that his childhood friend was especially accurate from the corner. But he understood Zhou Ze's dominance under the basket even better. If Zhou Ze caught the ball in the paint with only Jeff Green defending him one-on-one, it was practically free points.
A 45% three-point shooter could still miss more than half the time, but Zhou Ze with the ball in this spot could score with 100% certainty.
Durant rushed over to help Jeff Green.
With a thud, Zhou Ze caught the pass with his back to the basket and violently slammed both hands downward. Jeff Green, behind him, was sent flying straight toward the baseline.
With a smack, Kevin Durant transformed into the Death God's cloak and latched onto Zhou Ze.
After briefly stumbling off balance in midair, Zhou Ze still slammed the basketball into the hoop with both hands with a boom.
"Wow..."
"Wow..."
"Wow..."
"MVP! Zhou!"
"MVP! Zhou!"
The Lakers fans immediately erupted into waves of MVP cheers and shouts.
Beep!
The referee was so stunned by Zhou Ze's "dunking through a defender" that his whistle came two seconds late.
"Oh my god! That's way too outrageous!"
"Yeah..."
"Kevin Durant may be thin, but he's still a 208-centimeter big man... He was practically hanging off Zhou, yet he still