Water House Center Arena.

The showdown has begun.

In the jump ball competition, Milicic defeated O'Neill with his increasingly excellent physical qualities.

In terms of speed and reflexes, O'Neill is indeed not as good as before.

When O'Neal was easily defeated by Milicic on the jump ball, Barkley didn't forget to make fun of the sharks.

O'Neal seemed to have a hunch that Barkley's big mouth would talk about him, and after the jump was over, he didn't forget to look in the direction of the TNT commentary table.

Barkley was amused by the scene, and he smiled: "Shaq seems to be unhappy, and he is going to prove it to us in the next game." ”

The basketball fell into Delong's hands, and Wu Di immediately rushed down, while Maddie followed by him.

According to head coach Collins' arrangement, the Raptors' offense should be opened from the inside.

Therefore, in the first round of the game, the basketball was given to Milicic by DeLong.

Although Milicic is now able to play close to 20+10 every season, he is still considered to have a weak style of play.

And when the Raptors' first offense was handed over to Milicic, the arena suddenly burst into heated discussions.

Obviously, no one expected Milicic to do anything on the inside, and no one thought that Milicic would provoke O'Neill in the first round.

Of course, more importantly, the Raptors actually let Milicic play on the first shot, which is really a bit surprising.

Milicic held the ball, and instead of attacking immediately, he tested O'Neal's defense.

From Mirisic's point of view. He was quite familiar with O'Neill. After all, the number of counterpoints has already been counted by two hands.

But. Also as an All-Star, everyone knows that the most difficult thing for Milicic to deal with is O'Neal.

On the contrary, O'Neill will always make Milicic deflated in the Eastern Civil War.

When the two men meet for the first time in the Eastern Conference Finals, Milicic will certainly feel pressure.

"Hey, young man, do you dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head? really ate the gall of the ambitious leopard. The sound of the shark urn sounded.

Milicic was not upset by O'Neill's contempt.

Although he was selected as an All-Star once. But in terms of qualifications and honors, the other party is completely able to throw him off dozens of streets.

Therefore, for Milicic, he also thought about using his actions to earn the respect of the other party.

In the midst of the audience's fiery and slightly surprised gaze, Milicic moved.

Milicic's footwork is still better than O'Neal's at this stage, and he is seen to take a direct forward step, and at this time, the sound of the basketball hitting the ground has already sounded.

Although O'Neal couldn't see Milicic's movements, when he heard the sound of the basketball hitting the ground, he moved his huge body very quickly.

A pair of incomparably thick arms were raised high at this time. Completely blocked Milicic's view.

O'Neill snorted, seemingly satisfied with his defense.

There was a light gasp at the scene. Everyone thinks that with O'Neill's cover, it is quite difficult for Milicic to get space to shoot.

However, at this moment, Milicic directly reversed himself, and the whole person instantly moved back to his original position.

O'Neill was surprised by this scene, and he hurried to follow, wanting to give Milicic a hot pot to make a move.

However, at this moment, Milicic turned his body again, and the whole person jumped up and out of his hand against O'Neill's other arm.

O'Neill's main defender swooped into the air, while under the other arm was Milicic's shoulder.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, Milicic took O'Neill's arm, and with a low roar, jumped up.

The basketball was poured into the basket with great force, and it was shocking.

The referee's whistle blew to make it clear how cunning Milicic was and how brilliant the goal was.

Between the two people, Wu Di has been standing on the outside line and has not moved, and when he saw Milicic score, he immediately applauded and stepped forward to high-five him to celebrate.

Milicic clenched his fists in excitement and roared, apparently happy with the success of the ball.

O'Neill pursed his mouth, and his eyes were suddenly filled with murderous aura.

The young man provoked the shark, and then he was afraid that he was going to eat people. However, I have to say that Milicic did a great job, although his steps just now were a little jerky, but it was different from the previous way of attacking, which made O'Neill careless. Ross Barkley explained when Milicic stepped up to the free-throw line.

Reggie Miller laughed on the side: "He should want to use his footwork and skills to deal with O'Neal, after all, this big guy is too dominant, and it is difficult to find a good way." ”

Barkley smiled at this point: "No, no, no, of course there is a good way." Charles has a good idea. ”

Miller looked at Barkley with interest: "What's the solution?" ”

Barkley smiled: "Give Shaq a flick of your elbow, and then fight with him, and the two of you will come out directly." This should be a good way to do it from a certain point of view. ”

When Miller heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, and he said helplessly: "Charles, I finally know why no one dares to ask you to be the head coach." ”

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While the two were talking, Milicic hit a free throw to give the Raptors a 3-0 lead.

At this time, a comparison of the average number of games played by O'Neill and Milicic in their careers appeared on the big screen.

O'Neal averaged 30.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 56.8% from the field.

Milicic averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field.

When such a comparison appears, anyone can see that in terms of number and hit percentage, the difference between Milicic and O'Neill is not half a star.

"Shaq can be said to have finished Milicic in the past matchups. In terms of past contributions, Milicic only needs to score 13 points and 7 boards in this game to pass. Barkley smirked.

Miller also smiled, saying: "In that case, Milicic completed the 1/4 task of this game in the first goal. ”

Apparently. The words of both men were teasing Milicic. This is a manifestation that no one is optimistic about him.

After all. Judging from the previous matchups, Milicic really didn't have the strength to fight with O'Neal.

In fact, such a number can also be seen that Milicic should be most afraid of O'Neal, you know, in Milicic's first three seasons, his average Jù per game can reach 18.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks, but when it comes to facing O'Neal. There are too many shrinks.

Therefore, even in the first goal, Milicic played 2+1, and not many people are optimistic about his table.

For O'Neill, he will certainly teach Milicic a lesson that broke ground on his head.

In the subsequent game, O'Neal got the Magic's first opportunity to attack, and in this ball, O'Neal ate Milicic and brutally squeezed to the inside line to dunk directly.

This almost crushing attack was a big hit for Milicic and immediately sparked cheers from the fans at the Waterhouse Center.

Apparently. This kind of ball looks really enjoyable.

But. Surprisingly, the Raptors still handed the ball to Milicic on their second offense.

Milicic calmed down after winning the ball.

It was still an extremely solid attacking style, and in this goal, although Milicic did not cause O'Neal's foul, he was lucky to hit the shot.

Milicic, who scored five points in a row, suddenly became the focus of everyone's discussion.

And Barkley and Miller also exclaimed again and again, did this big man burn out his head, and he wanted to fight with O'Neal.

Milicic's toughness made O'Neill feel angry in his heart, and in the ensuing attack, O'Neill was even more relentless.

As a result, on the field, you can see O'Neal frequently attacking the inside line, and Milicic has been knocked out of the field by him many times.

However, this alignment did not make Milicic, who has always been considered a weak style of play, retreat, but stimulated his blood.

In the ensuing matchup, Milicic took on the vast majority of the Raptors' offensive opportunities.

The immediate benefit of this is that O'Neill was on the court for four minutes before being substituted off the court because he had already committed two fouls, all of which were caused by Milicic.

Wu Di looked at O'Neal's anger when he left the court, and Milicic's relieved expression, and he also recognized the All-Star partner next to him in his heart.

Obviously, whoever comes against O'Neill will not be an easy one.

And now Milicic did not fall behind in the first quarter against O'Neal, which is really amazing.

O'Neal hit 4 of 6 shots when he left the game, contributing 9 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block to the Magic.

Milicic, who was opposite him, hit 5 of 8 shots and contributed 14 points and 4 boards to the Raptors.

Such a table fell into the eyes of others, and Milicic was also very optimistic.

Barkley smiled helplessly: "Shaq is deflated, this is really surprising." Milicic was almost done with his task in four minutes. ”

Miller smiled on the side: "It is impossible for him to continue such a performance in the future, after all, fighting like this with O'Neill will really consume him a lot." ”

And this is indeed the case, in just four minutes, although Milicic managed to get O'Neill off the field, he was still quite tired.

Wu Di can also see Milicic's fatigue at this time, after all, this shark is too fierce in the first quarter, and Milicic can do this, which is obviously very good.

"DK, you've done your job well. I'll leave it to me, so you can get some rest. ”

Passing by Milicic's side, Wu Di said.

For Wu Di, Milicic has completed the task assigned by the manager, and as a leader, it is time for him to step up.

When Wu Di was seen holding the ball and signaling the player to pull away, there was a sudden wave of heat on the scene, because it was Maddie standing in front of Wu Di.

"He's going to take on T-MC, it's really exciting. I just like his style. ”

Seeing this, Barkley also giggled. (To be continued......)