LeBron's Psychological Shadow, New Year's Day Dinner!

After dealing with Evan Turner, Zhou Ze did not sit idle. He also gave Bynum, with his salon-fresh haircut, a thorough beating.

This season, Bynum had entered the peak of his career. Even under Howard's defense, he could still put up 20+, yet he simply could not get anything going against Zhou Ze. At 213 cm and 129 kg, Bynum's strength and bulk ranked among the league's elite, but Zhou Ze's defense left him utterly miserable, making every step a struggle.

There was no way around it...

Zhou Ze's strength was simply monstrous. Every time Bynum moved after putting the ball on the floor, he felt as if a mountain were crushing down on him. The slightest lapse, and his body would collapse.

Bynum was one of only two former Los Angeles Lakers teammates to trash-talk Zhou Ze after leaving the team. Yes, the other was Vujacic. Zhou Ze had not heard any news of him for two and a half years; the last time they met was in 2007, when he was guarding the water cooler for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Aside from being brutally abused by Zhou Ze, Bynum also got taught a lesson by his former big brother—Kobe.

Kobe's technique had become increasingly refined...

Even Zhou Ze clicked his tongue in amazement. Kobe's every move had become simpler and cleaner, without a single unnecessary motion.

After catching the ball, he feinted with his shoulder. Once he fooled his defender out of position, he initiated contact, then used the force against him before turning for a fadeaway jumper.

Then there was his ball-handling drives, using a teammate's pick-and-roll screen. After taking one step past the screen, he would suddenly pull up for a jumper without any warning, leaving defenders with no time to react.

Yet Andrew Bynum seemed unable