How could O'Neal, who was completely in a one-to-two situation and still belonged to the juvenile shark stage, lead the Magic team to victory?

The same situation was repeated in the second game of the Eastern Conference finals on May 25.

O'Neal shot 15-of-21 from the field, including 9-of-15 from the free-throw line, and exploded with 39 points and 10 rebounds.

Hardaway was in slightly better shape in this game, scoring 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting, shooting on the line, although the score was slightly lower, but he handed out 15 assists and controlled the turnovers to 5 well.

This kind of play can be regarded as quite good in the face of Wang Feng's defense, at least it helps a little.

However, even this still did not help the Magic team win.

Because they have no way to curb Wang Feng's scoring.

Throughout the game, Wang Feng shot 14 of 22, 7 of 12 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 42 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

This means that Wang Feng's efficiency value is higher than O'Neal's.

An outside player has more efficiency and consistency than an interior player, and only Jordan has ever done it in this '90s, where the defensive intensity was extremely high.

However, since it is Wang Feng, who eliminated Jordan and the Bulls in the last round, it seems that it is not surprising that he can do it to this extent.

But for fans of the Magic team, it is really unacceptable that O'Neal, who is almost invincible in offense, will lose to Wang Feng.

At the end of the two Eastern Conference finals, the score came directly to 2:0, and the Magic team had half a foot on the edge of the cliff, and there was almost no way back.

On May 27, the third game of the Eastern Conference finals, the court came to the home court of the Magic team.

Sitting at home, O'Neal, who should have been stronger, unexpectedly played mediocre in this game.

He shot 8-of-17 from the field and 8-of-14 from the free-throw line, finishing with just 24 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Although the striker in the game is Denis. Scott stepped up and scored 27 points on 6-of-11 shooting from beyond the three-point line, but O'Neal failed to show enough lethality, and Hardaway only scored 15 points in the whole game, and continued to be suppressed by Wang Feng and couldn't hold his head up.

Therefore, the Magic team playing at home still failed to win the game, losing 105-100, which can be regarded as the most critical game.

When the full-time whistle blew, despair was written on the faces of the Magic's home fans.

They never dreamed that after finally reaching the East Finals, this would be the result.

Originally, they were all ready for the Magic's first Finals and championship, but it turned out that the Magic team was not ready, even if they performed extremely well this season, with a super combination of O'Neal + Hardaway, but obviously this is not enough.

With a total score of 3:0, the suspense of the East Finals has been completely lost.

In this case, on May 29, in the G4 game of the Eastern Finals, O'Neal further stretched his hips, although his personal scoring ability was not reduced, he shot 8 of 12, and was still unbeatable under the basket, but the free throw shooting was extremely bad, 0 of 8 shots, a rare 0% free throw shooting rate.

After the Knicks tried to use shark slashing tactics in the first quarter of the game and had a windfall, they couldn't stop at all.

O'Neal, whose mentality seems to have been completely shattered, missed no free throws no matter what, and the margin was already more than double digits in just a few rounds.

The Magic team had to replace O'Neal off the court to avoid the edge temporarily, but without O'Neal, why would the Magic team compete with the Knicks?

16 points and 10 rebounds, this is O'Neal's stats in the G4 East Conference finals.

It's hard to think back to his triumphant appearance of shooting 83% from the field in G1.

It turns out that O'Neill is strong, but the shortcomings are still too deadly.

In the future, some people will compare the big shark to an invincible existence, believing that O'Neill will definitely be invincible in the small-ball era.

The level of people who can think like this is not very high.

No matter how strong O'Neal is, he is still a human being, especially O'Neal at his peak, dragging an unusual weight, just in the small-ball era, the fast-paced offense and defense and frequent switchback runs can toss him enough, after all, even if you are under the basket and then NB, you can't help but defend when the opponent is fast-breaking, right? When the time comes, people will play 4 in the front court, and the scoring efficiency will not be higher than yours?

Then wait until you finally have a chance to play a positional battle, sit under the basket and prepare to pull out the mountains and rivers with both hands, before you can move, I will have a foul trial first, and if you want to score, you can go to the free throw line.

How to play this?

O'Neal must be very strong, in the era of weak small ball on the inside, it is definitely not difficult to average more than 30+ high points per game, but the so-called invincibility and easy domination of the entire league are somewhat taken for granted.

Even in O'Neal's peak years, he didn't dominate the entire league, otherwise why didn't he win the championship in the first three seasons of the Lakers, and waited until Kobe Bryant grew up and became a regular on the All-NBA and All-Defensive Team, and finally won the three-in-a-row championship dynasty.

Having said all that, it was a foregone conclusion that O'Neal and his Magic team were swept out of the game by the Knicks 4-0.

Wang Feng was not surprised by this result.

After all, in the original history, when facing the Rockets in the finals, the Magic was also swept out 4:0.

Now the Knicks, who have Wang Feng + Ewing at the same time, are already stronger than the Rockets in terms of overall strength, and Wang Feng still has a suppressive power that is almost like blood suppression against Hardaway, and it is natural to sweep.

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The Magic went out early, and the Knicks reached the Finals for the second year in a row and are gearing up for revenge for last season's Finals.

And on the western side, the matchup between the Rockets and the Spurs in the West is gradually becoming clear.

The same four center forwards, why is Olajuwon regarded as the first of the four center forwards?

The reason is simple, that is, in the two seasons when the Rockets won the championship, Olajuwon abused the other three of the four centers.

In the 93-94 season, the Knicks defeated Ewing in the finals to win the championship.

In the 94-95 season, the Magic team swept O'Neal in the finals to win the championship.

David who is also one of the four centers. Robinson didn't run away either.

Although they are both Western teams, the two have not met in the Finals stage, but in this season's Western Finals, Olajuwon and Robinson have the opportunity to face each other directly.

The data of the two in the regular season are extremely close, both are about 27+11, and the average number of blocks per game is more than 3, and I really can't see which of the two is strong and who is weak.

But when it came to the West Showdown, David. Robinson was immediately revealed.

In the face of the big dream, the dignified admiral was completely unilaterally suppressed.

He averaged 23.8 points and 11.3 rebounds per game in six games while shooting 44.9% from the field.

In fact, this data looks pretty good, so-so.

But the problem is that Olajuwon, who is opposite Robinson, has averaged 35.3 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks per game in 6 games, shooting 56% from the field.

Losing in a direct duel is unavoidable under any pretext.

And David. Robinson's situation is even more peculiar, he is the No. 1 candidate for regular season MVP this season, and the result? That's it? Also regular season MVP?

This is not the same as Jordan losing to Wang Feng, although Wang Feng and Jordan have an overall advantage in the duel, Jordan plays well on the one hand, and even slightly higher than Wang Feng in terms of score, on the other hand, even if he loses the game, Jordan's fans also have something to say, we Michael haven't played basketball for two years, and he has not returned to his peak state at all, even if he loses, he is not ashamed.

David. Robinson has no such excuse, and being completely suppressed by Olajuwon at his peak can only prove that Olajuwon is stronger than Robinson.

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4:2, the Rockets eliminated the Spurs and successfully advanced to the finals, so that last season's finals matchup was successfully reproduced, and it was the Knicks VS Rockets again.

And David. Although Robinson lost and lost, with the end of the Western Conference finals, he still ushered in a piece of good news.

Season rewards announced, David. Robinson was voted the 1994-95 regular season MVP with the most votes.

Ewing's dream was shattered, and he still couldn't beat Robinson in the end.

The news that Robinson was selected as the MVP of the regular season caused a lot of dissatisfaction among fans in New York, and many Ewing fans were upset about their idols.

"Obviously, Patrick led the team to the finals for two consecutive years. Robinson can't even pass the Western Conference finals, so why is the regular season MVP yours? ”

But anyone who knows a little bit about the ball actually understands that the regular season MVP refers to the player who performs the best during the regular season of the current season.

Neither the performance of the playoffs nor the comprehensive performance of the past two years is of reference value.

On this premise, David. Robinson led the team to a 62-win record this season, and he led the team single-core, and his personal data is more beautiful than Ewing, so it is only natural that he will be elected the MVP of the regular season.

Ewing, whose dreams have been shattered, can only aim for the final prize, which is the championship.

In the face of the Rockets, the opponent of the Finals, the Knicks can be described as angry, and they are all enthusiastic, bound to avenge last season's arrows.

In such an atmosphere, Wang Feng, who has always been relatively calm, seems a little out of place.

After all, he is an outsider who crossed over halfway, and he really can't understand the feelings of the other Knicks players.

But it doesn't matter if you understand it or not, you have already entered the finals, and you must win the championship.

Wang Feng is not sure if he has a systematic season evaluation reward for entering the stadium halfway, but there must still be a badge reward for winning the championship.

After fighting Jordan, Wang Feng has already realized that he is now strong, but he may still be a little weak if he wants to completely suppress Jordan who is at his peak.

The main reason is that the number of badges that Wang Feng has invested on the defensive end is still too small.

In the future small-ball era, when most players' main offensive methods are based on long-range projection, Wang Feng can cope with the defensive needs in most situations with just one top-level defensive shock.

But facing Jordan is clearly not enough.

There are more than a dozen defensive badges, and there are always badges that can further limit Jordan.

Before actually facing Jordan and his Bulls dynasty, Wang Feng naturally wanted to make himself as impeccable on the defensive end as possible.

Before the start of the Finals, the league has been vigorously promoting this Finals matchup, the fateful matchup between the Knicks and the Rockets, who is the strongest center between Olajuwon and Ewing, and the suspense of whether Wang Feng, a newcomer who suddenly fell to the NBA, can win the championship in the first year of joining the NBA.

And in Huaguo, which is far away on the other side of the ocean, the atmosphere is like the New Year.

The Chinese fans only felt like they were dreaming.

What's going on?

They only learned a few months ago that there were still Chinese players playing in the NBA, and then they found out that this Chinese player seemed to be a bit powerful, and his Knicks almost didn't lose much.

Later, Jordan made a comeback, Wang Feng VS Jordan, and staged a classic 54-point battle with 48 points.

Wang Feng became the first player in Huaguo's history to participate in the playoffs and the first player to be named to the NBA's All-NBA First Team.

Then, eliminate the Bulls, break into the Eastern Conference finals, and then go to the finals.

Every step of Wang Feng's stay in the NBA is setting a new record for Chinese players in the NBA.

If he can win the championship, ......, then Wang Feng will also become the first player in the history of China to win the NBA championship.

Can Chinese players be so powerful?

Mr. Wang's name has begun to spread among every household in China, even at a time when not everyone had a television in their home.

It's actually quite understandable.

Although the speed of news dissemination is not as fast as in the future Internet era, in this era, there are very few sports players in China who can go internationally, especially the three popular sports such as basketball, which are like listening to stories.

In the eyes of most viewers in China, Wang Feng is winning glory for the country and showing the demeanor of Chinese people in the world.

And now, Wang Feng has stood on the highest stage of the NBA, and with the vigorous promotion of CCTV Sports and the Basketball Association, his popularity is naturally rising.

In the NBA finals, CCTV Sports will all broadcast live, and countless Chinese fans will watch Wang Feng's demeanor on the stage of the finals.

Under the watchful eye, on June 7, the first game of the NBA Finals finally officially started.

In the first game, the home court was still the Knicks' Madison Square.

The absolute advantage in the record allowed the Knicks to grasp the initiative.

Knicks starters: John. Starks, Derek. Harper, Wang Feng, Charles. Oakley, Patrick. Ewing.

Rockets starters: Kenny. Smith, Mario. Eli, Clyde. Drexler, Robert. Horry, Hakim. Olajuwon.

From the perspective of the lineup alone, it can be said that the two sides are indistinguishable, although the Rockets have two top superstars, Olajuwon and Drexler, and both of them have been selected to the best three teams this season.

On the Knicks' side, two people were also selected for the best team, although Ewing was not as good as Olajuwon in the regular season, but he was successfully selected for the best second team due to the team's record bonus, and Wang Feng was only able to score three because of his small number of appearances.

Of course, although it is close in terms of season honors and difficult to distinguish the strength on paper, there are still more people who are obviously optimistic about the Knicks, after all, the Knicks eliminated Jordan's Bulls and O'Neal's Magic in the East, and Wang Feng's performance in the playoffs has proved that he is a super player who is not inferior to Jordan, and is obviously stronger than Drexler.

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