Perhaps the most resounding example of that came in the Hornets’ Wednesday game against the Bulls. Zeller caught the ball on a fast break and obliterated the Bulls’ Pau Gasol on a powerful two-hand dunk. 

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Zeller took a bounce pass from Lance Stephenson and jumped so quickly that Gasol never had the option of jumping. All he could do was duck his head and run for cover.