There was such a person in O'Neill's upbringing, his stepfather Philip Harrison, a professional soldier, O'Neill was called "sergeant", because of this person, O'Neill had a high respect for the strong male figure.

At the same time, O'Neill is also a person who attaches great importance to personal status and likes to pretend to be a man and teach him to behave very much, if you can respect him enough and pretend to be forced with him, then you are friends who can be together with him.

Sun Zhuo knows O'Neill too well, of course he knows how to get along with the "big shark", not to mention, he also said a sentence that O'Neill likes to hear.

MDP, the most dominant player.

O'Neal always knew he couldn't be the "All-Time Player", a title that belonged to Michael Jordan, and he was chasing the "Most Dominant Player of All Time", but unfortunately until the end of his career, he didn't score more points than Chamberlain.

So later when he did a show at T.NT, when mentioning this title, he always had to include Chamberlain, which was also the biggest regret of his career.

As for the German mentioned by O'Neal, it is none other than the big forward from the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, who is the opponent of the Lakers' opener tonight.

It's October 28, 2003, the high-profile season opener was staged at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Lakers have been the NBA's most talked-about team for the past few years, they have won three championships in the past four seasons, they have the most terrifying "OK combination" in the league today, after losing the championship last year, they recruited two veterans Karl Malone and Glove Payton to form the "Big Four", everything is going for the better.

It's a pity that there are unforeseen circumstances, and no one expected that just three months ago, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was charged with strong in Eagle County, Colorado, a small town not far from Will City. Traitor!

That's big news!

Today, Bryant also missed the opener due to a knee injury, which was also the first time that Kobe Bryant missed the opener in his career.

Previously, he had played in the opener for six consecutive seasons and had only lost once.

Soon, the opening game will begin.

O'Neill gathered everyone together and said, "We're starting the new season and we're all here, so it's good. Shout at me, 1-2-3, Lakers! ”

Everyone shouted the slogan of "1-2-3 Lakers", but Sun Zhuo realized a big problem in the team, that is, the relationship between O'Neal and Kobe......

"I remember that O'Neal and Kobe Bryant had a lot of trouble this year, and they were on the same team, and some of them were ......" Sun Zhuo was a little nerve-wracking.

The game started quickly.

Lakers starters: Gary Payton, Derrick Fisher, Devin George, Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal.

Mavericks starters: Steve Nash, Antoine Walker, Michael Finley, Danny Fortson and Dirk Nowitzki.

Sun Zhuo sat on the bench, quietly waiting for the opportunity to play.

Today's opponent is also a strong team, last season, the Mavericks formed a lineup with Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Nash as the core, with 14 consecutive wins, and finally 60 wins, and the playoffs reached the Western Conference Finals, which is better than the Lakers, but unfortunately lost to the Spurs 2-4 in the end.

If Nowitzki hadn't been injured in Game 3, maybe the Mavericks would have won the Western Conference championship or even won the championship.

Like the Mavericks, the Lakers lost 4-2 to the Spurs in the playoffs last season.

Even worse than them, the Lakers' championship streak was ended.

The Lakers are aiming to reclaim their own dynasty, and the Mavericks, who are just one step away from a championship, are also dreaming of winning the championship this season.

"Rush on, we're going to win the championship this season!" Mavericks coach Don Nelson yelled at his players from the sidelines.

On the other hand, Lakers coach "Zen Master" Phil Jackson looked calm and calm, as if this was not a high-profile season opener, just a preseason game.

Will Phil's desire to win the championship be inferior to Don Nelson's?

Apparently not.

Rick Fox, who was the hero of the Lakers' three consecutive championships and then fell to filming "*****", once commented on Phil Jackson's coaching characteristics: he compared the Zen master's coaching method to a three-act drama, the first act is the first 20-30 games of the season, at this time, the Zen master will let the players play freely and fully show their personality, unlike other team coaches, at this time will force the players to do something, in this time period, he never panics, does not overreact to anything.

Sun Zhuo squinted at the Zen master, he was sitting on the left side of the Zen master, seeing the Zen master's calm appearance, Sun Zhuo really thought that this old guy was a little cool.

Although the Mavericks seem to be taking this game more seriously, from the beginning of the game, it has been the Lakers who have led the score.

O'Neal's threat is too great, Gary Payton has a wonderful hand on the field, how to shoot and how to score, and Karl Malone, the most classic power forward, but he averaged 20+ per game last season!

Sun Zhuo's bench players are cheering for his teammates, but Sun Zhuo has not fully integrated into the Lakers as a whole, and he is now thinking about another question: When will he play?

"I'm in the same class as James, he's been a starter since his rookie season, but I don't even know when he's playing, I want to compete with him for the best rookie, I'm going to compete with him from this season!"

Sun Zhuo is from 2017, he knows too well that James will be strong in the future, this is a monster who can enter the finals for 7 consecutive years!

Sun Zhuo wants to compete with such an opponent!

Bang!

only heard a loud bang on the field, O'Neill got the opportunity, his hands were violently buckled, and it was Nowitzki who buckled, and the scene immediately resounded with roaring cheers!

"It's so strong, the hoops are shaking violently!" Sun Zhuo finally saw O'Neal's domineering with his own eyes, although O'Neal has begun to decline, but his dominance is still there, with such a strong teammate, coupled with the booming Kobe, coupled with his own growth this season, Sun Zhuo may win the championship in his first season!

O'Neal looked very cool to dunk Nowitzki, and after the dunk, he didn't forget to spew trash talk at Nowitzki, and said with a smile: "Tell your coach, don't think about winning the championship this season, the luckiest thing for you last season was that you didn't meet me in the playoffs!" ”

Nowitzki, who was only 25 years old and still had a very young face, did not dare to say a word in the face of O'Neill, who had three rings.

Two minutes later, with three and a half minutes left in the first quarter, Phil Jackson looked at Sun Zhuo: "Sun, let's play." ”

Sun Zhuo was completely stunned, is he going to play? So fast?

Phil smiled: "I found that you have endless strength today, the bench is not suitable for you, go to the field and gallop." ”

The Zen master is worthy of being a Zen master, and he has long seen his thoughts from Sun Zhuo's body movements, Sun Zhuo's legs were disabled in his previous life, and he didn't want to sit at all, even if he was sitting, his legs were moving.

"It's finally time for me to play! James, Wade, Anthony, Bosh, I'll be your strongest contender! ”

Sun Zhuo, who wore the No. 24 jersey of the Lakers, made a shining debut!

"wow, that Chinese rookie is on the court, even if it's that big man Yao Ming, his NBA debut is all zero, I guess he won't score points."

"I just hope he doesn't get shaken like Yao."

The audience at home gave Sun Zhuo applause and encouragement, but did not give him expectations.

O'Neal was still on the court at this time, and he was also curious that Sun Zhuo would be able to play in the first quarter, just now he did tell Phil Jackson that he would arrange playing time for Sun Zhuo today, but O'Neal thought that Phil would do it at least in the second quarter.

Obviously, it was Phil's own idea to arrange Sun Zhuo to play in the first quarter.

"You see, I said you're going to get a chance to play today, it's my team, everybody has to listen to me." O'Neill was startled for a moment, and then immediately showed off in front of Sun Zhuo.

Sun Zhuo didn't bother to pay attention to O'Neal, this was his NBA debut, and he had to perform well.

"James' debut is 25 points, I'm going to overtake him!" Sun Zhuo clenched his fists.