"Brother, long time no see." O'Neill and Hardaway met on the field and hugged each other.

"Shaq, you've been really good lately! Lead the league, double kill Houston, happy for you. Hardaway was genuinely happy for O'Neal that he had finally defeated his demons, Olajuwon.

"You're also very good, it's not easy to lead a team with a single core!"

"Come on, Shaq, the team management asked me yesterday why the team's record is not as good as last year." Penny Hardaway shook his head, he also couldn't understand the team's circle of management at all,

"Are they serious?"

"Seriously, they told me I should average 27 points per game and lead the team to 60 wins, and that's what Jordan did."

"Don't take the opinions of these stupid x's people to heart, they're just a bunch of Shet." O'Neill was speechless.

Anfernee Hardaway said secretly, you are not in the team, of course you can ignore them, but I can't help myself.

Are you going to give up your basketball philosophy? Hardaway struggled, especially after the team's management saw Kobe's performance, and they were even more red-eyed and pressed themselves to get better stats.

In the eyes of the leadership, an 18-year-old high school rookie can play so well, and you, the Jordan successor, must be paddling with an average of just 20 points per game.

Laymen guide insiders, and the harvest is often tragedy.

Kobe Bryant knew that pennies in his previous life were forced to play games that were not his own style under this pressure, resulting in cartilage damage in his left knee and the need for surgery.

After the surgery, Hardaway needs at least four weeks of recuperation after surgery. However, 20 days later, Hardaway was forced to play early due to the team's poor results, and Hardaway suffered another injury to his left knee after only one game after his return, and had to recuperate for another three weeks.

As a result, he played a game after his return and then suffered another injury to his left knee, and then he returned and then suffered another injury, and the pain of tendinitis in his left knee stayed with him for the rest of the season, and he played in 59 games with such an injury and still led the team to the playoffs.

It can be said that this year is a turning point in Hardaway's career, and if he hadn't been so competitive, if he hadn't listened to the management's injury, Hardaway would have achieved even more legendary achievements.

Bryant couldn't help but use the system's query function on Hardaway.

"System, check out Anfernee Hardaway's abilities."

"The host uses the ability to view the function of Anfernee Hardaway, and the use is successful."

"Anfernee Hardaway, basketball player, position match PG100%, SG100%, SF90%, PF50%, C50%."

"Physical Fitness S-, Layup Skill A+, Dunk Skill A-, Mid-range Shot Skill A, Three-point Skill B-, Ball Control Skill S, Playmaking Skill S-, Defensive Skill A."

"Current physical condition, frailty, extremely high risk of injury, serious injury risk in the left knee."

"When the ability is used, the cooldown time is 7 days."

Three all-time abilities, like Grant Hill, are worthy of being a man who can beat Jordan, and there are almost no weaknesses except for three points. Number 123 fits perfectly, showing the versatility of pennies.

Kobe Bryant ignited his fighting spirit, and such an opponent is interesting.

With a height of 2.01 meters and a weight of 88 kilograms, excellent reach, fast movement speed, excellent jumping ability, extremely high core control, the only weaker thing is his strength.

The thin body lacks the protection of muscles, and some joints are inevitably injured under continuous high-intensity confrontation.

Hardaway is already on the verge of injury and if he doesn't take a break to recuperate, every game he has the potential to lead to serious injuries.

The game was broadcast live on a local TV station in Orlando, not across the United States, and the guest speakers were not very famous. The Magic team lacks historical precipitation, and they are also mainly agricultural, and there are also some local celebrities.

As the game was about to begin, boos erupted in the Orlando arena and fans held up insulting signs.

"Shaq Goes Back to Los Angeles"

"Soft Egg Shaq"

"He doesn't deserve 120 million"

O'Neal's face was a little dark, and he couldn't accept that the fans who had been so fond of him a few months ago had been speaking ill of him after only one summer.

Bryant patted O'Neal on the back.

"Plug their mouths with performance and make them cheer for you again."

"I will."

The Lakers' starting lineup remains the same, and although Horry had a very impressive performance in the last game, at least Harris hasn't changed his mind about starting now.

It's too much luxury to put a big forward with a salary of 7 million off the court.

And the starting lineup of the Magic team is PG Anfernee Hardaway, SG Nick Anderson, SF Dennis Scott, PF Hoth Grant, Cronnie Secali.

Nick Anderson is 1.98 meters tall, weighs 93 kilograms, and is a standard shooting guard build. In both the '91-'92 and '92-'93 seasons, he averaged 19.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. With the addition of Hardaway, he has surrendered some of the ball and his stats have dropped, but his shooting has been the team's outside protection, and he has averaged 5.7, 5.6, 6.4 three-point attempts per game in three seasons, making him a very prolific three-point shooter.

Dennis Scott, 2.03 meters, 104 kilograms, scored 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists last season, averaging 7.7 three-point attempts per game and hitting 3.3 shots, leading the league. However, with O'Neal's departure, he lost his inside grip, and his three-point shooting and shooting percentage plummeted, from 42.5% shooting 3.3 to 39.4% shooting 2.2 this season.

Hoss Grant 2.08 meters, the starting power forward of the Bulls' first dynasty, an All-Star bench in '94, and a 2-team All-Defensive Team in 4 consecutive seasons from '92-'96. He is a very well-rounded defensive power forward. In order to prove to Jordan and Pippen that he could win the championship without them, he resolutely left the Bulls in '94 and joined Orlando. Then in his first season, he defeated the Bulls to reach the Finals.

Ronnie Sekari, a 2.11-meter Lebanese power center, has served as the core of O'Neal's interior play after O'Neal's departure this season, playing a career-best performance of 17.3 points and 9.5 rebounds under Hardaway's feed. It was the second leading point for this Magic team. The Magic signed him for only two years and $7.75 million, which can be described as a good price.

On the Magic's bench, they also signed Gerard Wilkins this year, with the 1.98-meter swingman acting as the sixth man. He averaged 10.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

On paper, this is indeed a luxurious lineup, but they have never achieved great results and performances.

Leaving O'Neal's inside involvement, all the pitchers struggled a bit.

And at critical moments, Hardaway rarely stepped up to lead the team to victory.

This has led to a decline in the cohesion of the team, and there may be only a thin line between the whole team and the individual soldiers.