The starting lineups of both teams were in their respective positions, and the starting lineups of both teams were also displayed on the big screen of the TV.

For the Knicks, the starting five are Charlie Ward, Kobe Bryant, Madman, Robinson and O'Neal.

For the Lakers, the starting lineup is Shay, Curry, Finley, O'Neill and Ben, who is tall and powerful with an afro.

Now, I can tell others with my head held high: "I am more than 2 meters tall!"

Billups is not in the starting lineup for the time being, and he still needs to get used to the team for a while.

After the game started, the ball was naturally easily obtained by the Sharks.

From the beginning, the Knicks played a standard triangle offense.

O'Neal held the ball in the low post, preparing to challenge a man who was about the same height as Rodman.

But soon, O'Neal Jr. came up with a double team.

The Shark took his time and passed the ball to Clifford Robinson, who helped him open up space.

Robinson's peak has been very long, and now at the age of 33, he is still in excellent condition.

His three-point shooting percentage this season has even reached a career-high 41.7%!

Therefore, although O'Neal relied on his mobility as if he was in the third position, he immediately rushed back to Robinson.

But Robinson still made a solid three-pointer from the corner, and the Knicks started with a 3-0 lead!

Shark and Robinson, this inside combination is really terrifying. One can open up space, and the other can wreak havoc in the penalty area.

But Shay didn't panic. Although Robinson was great, his output was always limited.

Ou's defense just now was actually very good. Although in the original history, Ou was still waving a towel on the bench during this period, but that was because the Blazers' forward group was too luxurious at that time, and Ou had no chance to perform at all.

In fact, Ou was completely delayed during his years with the Trail Blazers.

Now that he is being reused by the Lakers, his strength has grown rapidly.

On the defensive end, with his flexibility that does not match his height and wingspan, he can always appear in every corner in time.

His defensive style is a bit like KG's.

The only difference from KG is that Xiao Ou really takes action when something happens.

In short, as long as O'Neill can maintain his defensive enthusiasm, Clifford Robinson can't kill the game!

Now, it's the Lakers' offense.

All the fans in the stadium became agitated instantly.

That man is finally taking action!

Shea personally controlled the ball through halftime amid the cheers of the fans.

The Knicks, on the other hand, used a zone defense to deal with Shay.

The zone defense position can ensure that the Knicks can shrink and attack Shay at a faster speed!

This season, countless players have been completely lost in this tight zone defense.

Shea controlled the ball beyond the three-point line, and all the Knicks' defensive players stood at the four corners of the penalty area.

Only one madman is left to fight with Shay.

The madman used his hands unscrupulously to push Shay. After relaxing his hand movements this season, everyone's defense was quite rough.

But Shay was not afraid of confrontation. He took two steps back, opened up a sprint distance, and then accelerated to break through!

Sprewell actively blocked and prepared to use his body to roughly force Shay to a stop.

But the moment the two collided, Shay used a flexible turn to pass by the madman.

Shay is still flexible after ankle recovery!

After breaking through the madman, everyone thought Shay was going to make a mistake in the mid-range.

Who knew that Xie Yi was rushing towards the crowded penalty area!

Upon seeing this, the Knicks immediately began to shrink.

However, Shay still didn't stop, and still rushed decisively towards the inside, into the crowd, directly raised the basketball high and jumped up, ready to dunk!

The Madman jumped close to Shay's side. Clifford Robinson and O'Neal came from both sides to block the basket.

However, they were still half a beat too slow, and they did not block the front of Shay, but blocked the side of Shay.

Shea knocked away O'Neal and Robinson on both sides who were trying to block him in the air, and then, with the interference of the madman pulling his arm, he slammed the ball towards the basket.

So, people saw Shay successfully dunking the basketball under the siege of many people, with O'Neal, Robinson and Madman hanging on his body at the same time!

None of the three Knicks players could stop Shay from dunking!

The magician jumped up at that time:

"Shay, he successfully dunked under the siege of many people from the Knicks! Faced with the fierce attack, Shay chose to face the hard steel!

You all say that he can't adapt to the defense this season? Then he will smash the real defense from the front!

With a powerful and wonderful dunk, the first man in basketball officially announced his return!"

After Shay landed, he looked for sharks, and then made a slit with his two fingers:

"Oh, I'm not saying you're short. I mean, just a little bit, Shaq."

O'Neal clenched his fists, you are short, my name is just long enough!

While angry, O'Neal lamented the impact of Shay's impact in the air just now.

In the defense just now, Shark, Robinson and Madman all had physical contact with Shay in the air.

If it had been anyone else, let alone a dunk, they would have been knocked over.

But Shay doesn't look like someone with an injured ankle at all. His impact is almost the same as before!

After all, Shay has a purple buckle badge, and last season, Shay also earned a bronze "high jumper" badge through the God's Reward System.

The effect is to slightly increase the host's jumping ability when dunking.

These two badges, coupled with Shai's excellent confrontation ability, are enough for him to blast through the crowd and dunk directly!

From the very beginning, Shay used the simplest and crudest way to directly ignite the Great Western Forum.

There simply couldn't have been a more explosive first-round performance.

Both Lakers players and Lakers fans have built up their self-confidence at this time.

Because Shay has proven that under the current defensive rules, he is still the superstar who can enter the opponent's enemy's formation as if he is in no one's land!

Zen Master also curled his lips. Before today, the Knicks were the invincible team in the league.

But Shay's impact brought him back to the feeling he had two years ago.

In the Bulls at that time, Jackson tried every means to stop Shay, but Shay could score.

The Knicks' defense just now was tight enough, and the result was...

The Zen master shook his head and didn't think much about it.

That was just one round, it didn't mean anything.

Times have changed, and the rules have changed.

The Zen master still doesn’t believe that he will always be suppressed by Xie Yi!

In fact, Jackson's expectations today are the same as those of the Sharks. He is not just going to win the game, but to win by double digits!

He wants to completely eliminate Shay!

When being interviewed before the game, Zen Master also made harsh words in a vague manner:

"There is no such thing as a peak. There is no peak in this world. Of course, there is no one who is always at the top."

Translated into human language: "I'm going to knock Shay down!"

Therefore, the Zen master knew today that he would not withdraw his troops easily.

He will definitely wash away all the shame in the Great Western Forum!

The game continued, and O'Neal was very annoyed.

Although Shay just brushed against him, in the eyes of the fans, it was considered a dunk on the shark.

Even if he was just rubbed outside, he already didn't understand.

How can the Shaq, who has now become the de facto No. 1 center in the league, endure this?

What's more, Shark was teased by Shay in all kinds of ways before the game, and he was already very upset.

So this time, O'Neal is ready to attack the inside and regain face.

O'Neal turned his back to catch the ball and began to recoil vigorously. Ben behind him could hardly see anything.

The Knicks and Lakers had already played against each other once before, but the Sharks' main opponent at that time was Mutombo.

Now seeing that he is being defended by a little-known big man, O'Neal is naturally full of confidence.
To be continued...