How terrifying were Shaquille O'Neal and the others
Yao Ming once said
If there is someone who can destroy the current era of the young Qiu
that person must be the
peak O'Neal However
Even a ruthless insider king who makes
people tremble has someone he fears
In 1997 Jordan was asked
in an interview with Slam
magazine who the last
person was who had scared him
And Jordan's
response was: "On the
basketball court O
'Neal was the first
one I saw and his body was so huge
that I had a moment
of fear I mean "
You couldn't measure his massive size
1992
O'Neal quickly put up star-level
stats after entering the league
in his first ten games
O'Neal averaged 26.7 points per game
16.7 rebounds
3.3 blocks
At that time
he was only 20 years old
January 12 1993
O'Neal's first challenge against the Bulls
Jordan scored 23 points and 8 rebounds
with 4 assists 3 steals and 3
blocks for a well-rounded performance leading his team to a 6-point victory over the Magic
Although O'Neal recorded a double-double
with 19 points and 11 rebounds he had eight
turnovers O'Neal once talked about his
feelings from his first game against Jordan
The reason I am surprised is because when I was
a child I used to look
at them like they were gods and now
you are in the same seat as the god
Everything he did was
real when I
was a child he
could fly he could push
you into the air you would
still be lying in the air
lying in perfect condition
his jumps were crazy
if he was still resting
All the fans stand up
He jumps too
Many fans say
Oh you're not
I saw you on TV
But I'm here now
You're not very good
But compared to him
Everything you saw as a child was real
But when I got past that
I started playing better
but that team
they were 72-10
I knew they wouldn't beat O'Neal
this matchup was only four days old
Magic and the Bulls met again
on January 16
1993 still your new
team you were in
Chicago playing
on the road he
scored 64 points
Do you remember what
the team was saying
Before the match I felt
fear It was my first
time playing in the
wild I felt
fear I really felt
fear Really Yes Did you play against MJ
Yes How long did you play
Did you hit the floor
I played the whole game
Although Jordan still couldn't stop him
but O'Neal also played with confidence
He once revealed
During the game
Jordan made a turnaround
jumper in front of him it was as beautiful as
a painting Olmert was amazed my goodness
However when Jordan
tried the same move
again O'Neal jumped
high and almost blocked
the shot This time O'
Neal muttered "Just a
little bit away I
thought you were a god "
It seems you're just a human
After the next round Jordan drove
to the basket Olins didn't want
him to dunk over him so he
directly pulled Jordan to the ground
You will never help anyone
That's what he said
Why do you think he told you Not to help him
Because he knows
I'm a bad person
You should show respect to a
competitor you are facing
But it showed nothing at all
To
Show respect But it
showed nothing at all But I showed
But I showed too much respect
He didn't mean it
He's a good person
He isn't
If he were by my side
you know if I were the old
me I would be a
bit scared but
his heart is too
good he's not
that kind of person
This also removes some
of the scary things You know you
have him I have him
This match was fought
fiercely and the
winner was decided only in overtime
Although Jordan
scored 64 points Olins
took the victory and most importantly
Olins learned an important lesson from
Jordan: never show
mercy to your opponent
This is also why O'Neal
could dominate the league
for many years to come However no matter how
excellent O'Neal was as long as Jordan was in
the league he could only ever be the second best
After the 92-93 season Jordan announced
his retirement following three
consecutive championships which gave O'Neal an excellent opportunity
While Jordan enjoyed the joy of baseball O'Neal rapidly became the most
dominant center in the league In the
season before O'Neal entered the league
The magical record can only be ranked second to last in the league
O'Neal joined the Magic only three years ago
The team's record has since risen to first in the East
However just as O'Neal was about to make
his mark Jordan announced his return and came
back to the league at the end of the
season The playoffs
The Bulls met the Magic
The first game of the series was down
to the final 18
seconds with the Bulls
leading 91-90 and in possession of the
ball yet an unexpected moment occurred
After the game interview
Nick Anderson said the famous
trash talk: "Number 45 is not as good as number 23 "
Jordan retired the 45 jersey on the spot after
watching the interview
even though the Bulls had
already retired the 23 jersey but Jordan didn'
t care about the league's rules The second game
Jordan wore the number 23 directly
swung the bat and immediately
started trash talking to Anderson when he came on the field
This game Jordan
scored 38 points and
blocked Olins with a
big block but Jordan
lost the series due to poor physical
condition however everyone understood
Jordan's competitive spirit has not changed at all
As long as he is in good physical condition
the league will once again face a storm of bloodshed
Off-season Jordan underwent intense training
They had refined both their body and technology to a new level all to be able
to carry out revenge at any moment but in their first
meeting of the new season Jordan was unable to achieve his goal as
the Bulls experienced power failures
in the second and third quarters
The final score
was 88 to 94 a loss to the Magic This game however O
'Neal didn't play
The 1996 All-Star
Game Jordan didn't get 20 points
O'Neal dominated the game with 25
points and 10 rebounds
As usual O'Neal
put up even better stats and should
have been named the All-Star Game MVP
But Jordan made eight out of eleven shots
As soon as the early clocking-out moment
came reporters had already voted for Jordan
Although Jordan didn't care about this award
But O'Neal was still under his rookie contract
and desperately needed
recognition Fourth quarter
O'Neal scored 10 points
Led his team to victory
While Jordan was just sitting on the bench
This outcome also
surprised O'Neal greatly
and he expressed
his dissatisfaction
on the spot Regarding this Jordan
also said that if he lost the AMVP
It would make O'Neal angry in the second half of the season
I'd rather give him the trophy
That's completely fine
But O'Neal still wasn't satisfied
I didn't get enough respect
I'm not angry
but I will definitely make them pay
This year's playoffs
the Bulls and the Magic met in the Eastern Conference Finals
before the game a reporter stirred up trouble
Who can fly higher
O'Neal or Jordan
O'Neal said Jordan is the flying
man In other words the Magic will definitely eliminate the Bulls
However O'Neal couldn't gloat for
long What he didn't expect was that
Jordan had completely figured out
the Magic's strategy before the game
This game Jordan疯狂
走底线 the Magic could
only look up at
the bottom of Nike
shoes Game 3 of the series Bulls
massacre the Magic
by 38 points Game 4
Jordan scores 45 points
sweeps the Magic 4-0
during the game
Jordan couldn't help but tease Olins
Where's the superman now
And even more devastating was
When the outcome of the game was already decided
Jordan got two more free throw opportunities but
he intentionally missed both to maintain a 45-
point lead It seemed like
someone had said before
45 is not as good as 23
Then it's 45 points then
After the game
Jordan patted O'Neal on the shoulder and said
Before you succeed
You must learn how to fail
This comment left O'Neal completely
confused at the time extremely angry but it wasn't until many years later
that he truly understood its meaning
The off-season
O'Neal leaves the Magic
joins the Heat
Could there be an implication of avoiding the Bulls
It remains unknown
In the following two seasons
O'Neal and Jordan only met twice
both times with wins and losses
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