Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"As a center, no one is afraid of facing off against Shaquille O'Neal." - This was the most widely circulated sentence in the league in early 2001, and was regarded by countless people as the truth at the time.

There is no doubt that Shaquille O'Neal at his peak was one of the most dominant centers in NBA history. During O'Neal's peak period, there was no opponent inside who could limit him on both offense and defense. No one.

You may remember Uncle Mu who was hit and deformed in the 01 Finals, you may remember how much Duncan resisted going to the fifth position to confront O'Neal, and you may also remember the rebounds that O'Neal scratched one by one. This is all proof that O'Neal dominates the league.

, and that’s not all.

Fear is an understandable emotion for every center who is facing off against a top player. After all, no one is a masochist and has no intention of spending a month in the hospital.

However, Zuo Li would say, even so, for every center, being able to play against O'Neal is an irresistible temptation.

Who can come to the NBA who was not once the proud son of heaven, and who is not proud of him? They all say that O'Pang is very good, but how good he is, you have to fight to know, maybe you can beat him?

Of course, most centers who have this idea die miserably, but so what? Challenges are an eternal topic of mankind. Basketball is supposed to be about climbing to the top. If you can't beat it, don't play. Why are you playing basketball? You

Let's play a ball.

It is a pity for Zuo Li that when he entered the league, the Sharks were already at the end of his career. Although he won several matchups, it did not prove anything. Even because of Ou Pang's habitual regular season swimming character, he was not able to win the game for the first time this season.

When they met once, the two of them didn't have much of a match.

So when Zuo Li felt Ao Pang's desire to fight in the first round tonight, a kind of excitement and desire burst out in his heart.

"Finally, I finally have the opportunity to fight O'Neal with all my strength!"

Ye Qing is back!

Zuo Li suddenly became more excited. Originally, Zuo Li planned to cause trouble in this game. He was already 100% energetic when he came on the field. Now that he is so stimulated, huh? 200% warning!

O'Neal would never have thought that just because he wanted to have a good Christmas war for a long time, he would lead to a monster...

But O'Neal will not be afraid. Even if he is an old shark, he is still a shark. When he came back, O'Neal immediately used his position and weight to squeeze out the space, and completed an alley-oop dunk under the basket.

"answer ball!"

The shark excitedly ran on the legendary venue in Madison with his dominant stride. Although his speed has long been reduced, the shadow of his peak period can still be vaguely seen.

The commentators also praised O'Neal's shot, believing that it showed O'Neal's toughness and dominance.

O'Neal did not forget to shout to Zuo Li: "Come on! Come to the big diesel engine, I will kill you easily!"

"Good shout, that's it, Shaq!" James punched in his heart, wear him down, kill him, then the inside will be my world!

Well, James will never admit that it was because of Zuo Li that he didn't take the lead in attacking. It was just because he wanted to help his opponent find his touch. It was not because he was afraid, understand?

However, Zuo Li was not frightened. Instead, he couldn't help but laugh. He was indeed a born comedian. Even though he was making cruel remarks, he still couldn't escape his funny nature. This reminded Zuo Li of a past movie, that of Dayao's NBA.

In the documentary, when Shark was interviewed before his first duel with Dayao, he showed people what the program effect is. Although many people regard this interview as a stepping stone for Dayao's subsequent counterattack, it is obvious that

, that’s because O’Neal understands news so well.

But it is true that O'Neal looked down on Dayao at that time, but it must be said that Dayao is still very good. There are not many centers who can conquer O'Neal. Why haven't you seen O'Neal taking on Bogut and Haddadi?

Of course, Zuo Li also saw O'Neal's seriousness, but Zuo Li's main target tonight was not him, so...it's a pity that Zuo Li didn't spend too much time on O'Neal.

In the next round, Zuo Li pulled out and made a decisive charge that directly caused O'Neal to foul. The sideline ball came out, and Zuo Li held the ball and attacked again, causing O'Neal to foul again...

O'Neal: "Referee, are you playing me?"

But the referee is also very innocent. If I don’t call this kind of ball, I won’t do it anymore. This is a Christmas game. I don’t know how many people are watching! Gu Mu

Facts have proved that the referee's choice was very correct, because at this time, there were already 30 million people watching the live broadcast of this game in the United States at the same time, and countless people overseas. A conservative estimate is that this is a game with 200-250 million people watching it at the same time.

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However, when the fans saw O'Neal being replaced by Big Z, they were still confused. After all, this duel came and went in a hurry. Before they could enjoy it, it was gone?!

What's even more uncomfortable for James is that O'Neal finally stopped pretending. He wanted O'Neal to use up the Zuo Li more and then go up again. As a result, after just over a minute, he had to go up and defend the Zuo Li. What a surprise.

Who can reason?

But in this case, James also used 60% of his ability to defend, which is not too little. This is very rare for him. After all, his main job is the offensive end.

So he directly let Zuo Li shoot, not letting Zuo Li break in. He went to the low post and prepared to switch defense. However, Zuo Li chose to shoot a three-pointer directly after receiving the ball from the sideline for the second time!

"Can this go in?" James looked at the left foot standing some distance away from the three-point line.

However…

brush!

Three point hit!

James: "???"

No, you can enter here too!

James was stunned, and Zuo Li celebrated by blowing a gun after making the shot. He was in good condition tonight and felt great. He just tried it this time, and the effect was just as he thought.

Tonight is his game!

"Zuo Li's goal is amazing. Hey, it's still far away. It's unreasonable to throw it directly. But if it can score, it's a good goal!" Director Zhang clapped his hands excitedly, live broadcasting the Knicks and the Knicks.

When the Lakers are not playing, Zhang's position is absolutely firm.

As soon as Director Zhang finished speaking, the unreasonable choice appeared again. LeBron James seemed to be stimulated by Zuo Li. He came to the three-point line, pulled it up and threw it away. Big Z was still three-pointers at this time.

Near the line!

This scene shocked the fans and the audience.

But unfortunately, James' confident shot did not bring good results. The ball bounced out of the frame and was picked up by Dragic. The Knicks immediately launched a fast break counterattack and ended the attack with a left-right alley-oop.

Score 7 points in a row!

In this quarter, Zuo Li hit 6 goals in 7 shots from outside the three-point line. The effect was amazing. If O'Neal hadn't returned in the second half of the quarter and scored 9 points, plus Xiao Mo scored 8 points, the game might have been wasted.

, because James only scored 3 points.

Moreover, James also threw 7 three-pointers in the first quarter, just like the grudge, but only scored one!

James was extremely depressed when he returned to the bench. Mike Brown quickly ran over and patted him on the shoulder: "LeBron, don't worry, this is just the first quarter. I believe you can get your touch back. We still have a chance. The difference is

It’s not too big.”

"Thank you, I know." James covered his head with a towel and took a few deep breaths:

Yes, I was too excited in the first quarter. I shouldn't have chosen to take three-point shots so many times. This is not what I am good at. I was led into a trap by that kid Zuo Li.

But…

Why is he so accurate!