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How can O'Neal, who is still in the baby shark stage, lead the Magic to victory in a state of one against two?
The same situation happened again in the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 5.

奥尼尔全场21投15中，罚球15中9，爆砍39分10篮板。

In this game, Hardaway's state was a little bit better. He scored 15 points on 7 of 17 shots, and his shooting percentage was online. Although the score was slightly low, he sent 15 assists, and at the same time controlled the turnovers well to 5 times.

This kind of performance can be regarded as quite good when facing Wang Feng's defense, at least it helped a little.

However, even this still cannot help the Magic win.

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

In the whole game, Wang Feng made 22 of 14 shots, 12 of 7 three-pointers, and 8 of 7 free throws. He scored 42 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. He scored more points than O'Neal when the shots were close.

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

The efficiency value and stability of an outside player are stronger than that of the inside line. In this extremely defensive 90s, only Jordan has ever done it.

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

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

At the end of the two Eastern Conference finals, the score went straight to 2:0. The Magic had half their foot on the edge of the cliff, and there was almost no way out.

On May 5, the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the game came to the home court of the Magic.

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

整场比赛17投8中，罚球14中8，只得到24分8篮板4助攻。

Although Dennis Scott, the center forward of the game, stood up and scored 11 points on 6 of 27 shots from beyond the three-point line, but O'Neal failed to show enough lethality, and Hardaway only scored 15 points in the entire game, and continued to be defeated Wang Feng was so suppressed that he couldn't lift his head.

Therefore, the Magic at home still failed to win the game, and lost 105:100, which can be regarded as the most critical game.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the faces of the Magic's home fans were full of despair.

They never dreamed that after finally making it to the Eastern Conference Finals, such a result would happen.

Originally, they were all ready to meet the Magic's first finals and win the championship, but it turns out that the Magic is not ready, even if they performed extremely well this season, with O'Neal Hardaway's super combination, but obviously this is still far away not enough.

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

Under such circumstances, on May 5th, in the G29 game of the Eastern Conference Finals, O'Neal further stretched his hips. Although his personal scoring ability did not decrease, he made 4 of 12 shots and was still unrivaled at the basket, but his free throws were extremely bad. He made 8 shots and a rare 8% free throw percentage.

After the Knicks tried to use the shark-slashing tactic in the first quarter and had unexpected gains, they couldn't stop at all.

O'Neal, whose mentality seems to have been completely broken, missed no matter how many free throws were made. In just a few rounds, the point difference has exceeded double digits.

The Magic had to replace O'Neal to temporarily avoid the edge, but without O'Neal, how can the Magic compete with the Knicks?
16 points and 10 rebounds, this is O'Neal's data in the G4 Eastern Conference Finals.

It's not too ironic to think back to the way he shot 1 percent from the field and looked smug in Game 83.

Facts have proved that O'Neal is strong, but his shortcomings are still too fatal.

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

People who can have such an idea, the level is probably not much higher.

No matter how strong O'Neal is, he is still a human being, especially O'Neal at his peak, with a weight that is different from ordinary people. The fast-paced offense and defense and frequent back and forth running in the small ball era alone can give him a lot of trouble. After all, you are a basketball player. Playing NB again, you have to return to defense when the opponent is fast-breaking, right?At that time, when they play 5 in the frontcourt and play 4, won't their scoring efficiency be higher than yours?

Then when you finally have a chance to play positional battles, sit on the basket and prepare for a powerful two-handed dunk. Before you can move, I will try a foul first. Bar.

How does this play?
O'Neal must be very strong. In the era of small balls with weak interiors, it is definitely not difficult to average more than 30 high points per game, but the so-called invincibility, easily ruling the entire league, is somewhat taken for granted.

Even in the years when O'Neal was at his peak, he didn't manage to dominate the entire league. Otherwise, why didn't the Lakers win the championship in the first three seasons? Wait until Kobe grows up and becomes a frequent player in the best team and the best defensive team , and finally won the three consecutive dynasty.

Having said all that, it is a foregone conclusion that O'Neal and his Magic were swept out 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 were also swept out 4:0.

Now the Knicks, who also own Wang Feng Ewing, are already stronger than the Rockets in terms of overall strength. Wang Feng still has almost blood pressure on Hardaway, and the sweep is a matter of course.
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The Magic were out early, and the Knicks reached the finals for the second consecutive year, and they were gearing up to avenge last season's finals.

In the West, the matchup between the Rockets and the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals has gradually become clear.

As the four major centers, why is Olajuwon regarded as the head of the four major centers?
The reason is simple, that is, in the two seasons when the Rockets won the championship, Olajuwon abused the other three of the four major centers.

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

In the 94-95 season, the Magic, which swept O'Neal in the finals, won the championship.

David Robinson, also one of the four major centers, also escaped.

Although they are both Western Conference teams, the two have never met in the finals, but in this season's Western Conference Finals, Olajuwon and Robinson have a chance to face off directly.

The statistics of the two players in the regular season are very close, both are about 27+11, and the average blocks per game are more than 3 times. It is really hard to tell who is stronger and who is weaker.

But when it came to the direct confrontation in the Western Conference Finals, David Robinson immediately showed his true colors.

Facing the big dream, the dignified admiral was completely suppressed unilaterally.

In 6 games, he averaged 23.8 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, shooting 44.9% from the field.

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

可问题是与罗宾逊对位的奥拉朱旺6场比赛场均数据却是35.3分12.5篮板5助攻4封盖，投篮命中率56%。

Losing in a direct duel cannot be avoided no matter what excuses.

And David Robinson's situation is even more special. This season, he is the number one candidate for the regular season MVP. What happened?That's it?Also the regular season MVP?

This is not the same as Jordan losing to Wang Feng. Although Wang Feng and Jordan had an overall advantage in the duel, Jordan played well on the one hand, even scoring slightly higher than Wang Feng. On the other hand, even if he lost the game, Jordan The fans also said that we, Michael, haven't played basketball for two years, and we haven't recovered to the peak state at all. Even if we lose, there is no shame.

David Robinson has no such excuse. Being completely suppressed by Olajuwon in his peak state 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. In this way, the finals of last season were successfully reproduced, and it was the Knicks VS Rockets again.

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

The season rewards were announced, and David Robinson was elected the regular season MVP of the 1994-95 season with the first vote rate.

Ewing's dream was shattered, and he still failed to compete with Robinson in the end.

The news that Robinson was elected as the MVP of the regular season caused dissatisfaction among many fans in New York, and many Ewing fans complained about their idol.

"Obviously Patrick led the team to the Finals for two consecutive years, and you David Robinson couldn't even pass the Western Conference Finals. Why is the regular season MVP yours?"

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

Neither the performance in the playoffs nor the overall performance in the past two years has any reference value.

Under this premise, David Robinson led the team to 62 wins this season, and led the team with a single core, and his personal statistics are better than Ewing. It is a matter of course that he was elected as the MVP of the regular season.

With his dream broken, Ewing can only focus on the final grand prize, which is the championship.

Last season's finals took the lead in winning the match point but was overturned by the Rockets in two consecutive rounds. Facing the opponents of the Finals, the Rockets, the Knicks were furious, and everyone was full of enthusiasm. Take revenge for last season.

In such an atmosphere, Wang Feng, who had always been relatively calm, seemed somewhat out of place.

After all, as an outsider who traveled halfway, he really couldn't understand the mood of other Knicks players.

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

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

After playing against Jordan, Wang Feng has already realized that he is strong now, but he may not be able to completely suppress Jordan, who is at his peak.

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

In the small ball era in the future, when most players' main offensive method is long-range shooting, Wang Feng can meet the defensive needs in most cases with only a top-level defensive shock.

But facing Jordan is obviously not enough.

There are as many as a dozen defensive badges, and there are always badges that can further restrict Jordan.

Before facing Jordan and his Bulls dynasty, Wang Feng naturally wanted to make his defense as impeccable 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 Wang Feng, a rookie who has suddenly dropped into the NBA Whether he can win the championship in the first year of joining the NBA is in suspense.

But in Huaguo, far away across the ocean, the atmosphere is almost like New Year's Eve.

Hua Guo fans only feel like they are dreaming.

What's happening here?
They just found out a few months ago that there is actually a Chinese player playing in the NBA, and then they discovered that this Chinese player seems to be a bit powerful, and his Knicks hardly lose.

Later, Jordan came back, Wang Feng VS Jordan, staged a classic 54 points vs 48 points.

Wang Feng became the first player in the history of China to participate in the playoffs, and also the first player to be selected to the NBA All-NBA Team.

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

Every step Wang Feng takes 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 good?

Wang Feng's name has gradually spread in every household in China, even in that era when not everyone had a TV set in their homes.

This is actually very easy to understand.

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

In the eyes of most audiences in the Hua Kingdom, Wang Feng is trying to win glory for the country and show the demeanor of the Hua people in the world.

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

The NBA Finals will be broadcast live on CCTV Sports, and there are countless Chinese fans watching Wang Feng's demeanor on the stage of the finals.

Under the eyes of everyone, on June 6, the first game of the NBA Finals finally officially started.

For the first game, the home court is still the Knicks' Madison Square Garden.

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

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

Rockets starters: Kenny Smith, Mario Elie, Clyde Drexler, Robert Horry, Hakeem Olajuwon.

From the perspective of the lineup alone, the two sides can be said to be indistinguishable. Although the Rockets have two top superstars, Olajuwon and Drexler, and both of them were selected to the best third team this season.

The Knicks also had two selected to the best team. Although Ewing's regular season statistics were not as good as Olajuwon's, he was successfully selected to the best second team due to the team's record bonus. Wang Feng was selected because of his fewer appearances. , obviously has excellent data but can only rank third.

Of course, although they are close in terms of season honors and their strength on paper is difficult to distinguish, there are obviously more people who are optimistic about the Knicks. After all, the Knicks have eliminated Jordan’s Bulls and O’Neal’s Magic in the East. His performance has proved that he is a super player whose strength is not inferior to that of Jordan, and he is obviously stronger than Drexler.

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