NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

As the most influential top basketball league in the world, NBA has many amazing stadiums.

They are not only the team's home court, but also a holy place for basketball.

Madison Square Garden is one of such arenas that hosts countless basketball legends.

This arena located in the center of New York City has always been proud of having "Gorilla" Ewing as the core of the team.

But in this Bulls' strongest season, they paid a small price to get the lively "Shaq".

Together with the [Gorilla] who is about to enter the West, they formed the league's top-ranked inside twin tower combination!

New York fans are extremely optimistic that this combination can form a perfect core alternation, just like the perfect alternation between the Stone Buddha and the Admiral in San Antonio in another time and space.

Of course, it would be even better if we could win one or two O'Brien Cups during this period!

Thanks to the Magic for being so generous and the Raptors for proactively facilitating a three-way trade.

But no matter how grateful I am, I still have to give him a beating when we meet in the playoffs!

After all, it was you who gave us the New York Knicks this luxurious inside lineup!

With excitement, the New York Knicks, who also swept their opponent 3:0, waited for the opportunity to face the Raptors at home.

On May 5, Madison Square Garden was packed.

Here tonight, the Raptors, who advanced to the second round, travel to face the New York Knicks.

On the sidelines, the commentator from ESPN excitedly stirred the audience's emotions:

"My fellow Radissonians!"

"The most watched inside combination in the league this season may be revealed today!"

"From the starting lineups of both teams, we can see that Shaquille O'Neal, Patrick Ewing, and Charles Oakley and Flower from the Raptors will all start."

"This game is also known as the battle between the twin towers in the interior."

"After half a season of testing and running-in, the core inside players of both teams seem to have good chemistry!"

“从双方内线球员的数据来看，猛龙队的Flower常规赛场均【21.5分+15个篮板+3.5个助攻+1.5次盖帽】，奥克利场均【14.4分+8.7篮板+3.6助攻+1.5抢断】”

“而尼克斯的奥尼尔场均【26.6分+11篮板+2.9助攻+2.1盖帽】，尤因【21.5分+10.7篮板+1.9助攻+3.1盖帽】反而略胜一筹。”

"Oh? So you mean you're optimistic about the Knicks?"

Another commentator asked the question that most of the fans at the scene wanted to answer.

"No, No, No!"

"Basketball is, after all, a game between five or more people. It is obviously unfair to decide the outcome of a game based solely on the competition between two inside players."

"What I want to say is that compared to the young Raptors, the Knicks, who have been fighting in the league for many years, obviously have more cards in hand!"

At this moment, the fans on the sidelines suddenly burst into cheers.

"e on! Damon."

"Let me see your sexy little flying squirrel tattoo!"

"Oh, Charles, you have grown a lot stronger."

"Flower, look at me! Ah~ I'm dizzy!"

"Keep going, Hanamichi!"

……

But with the DJ's more emotional introduction, Madison Square Garden welcomed their host!

The first one to appear was the Great Shark, who had been the host for only half a year.

Looking at him laughing and joking with his teammates, it seems that he is having a good time in the Knicks during this period!

Of course, this is also the reason why he has only been in the metropolis of New York for a short time.

Otherwise, apart from anything else, he might have a conflict with [Gorilla] because he is the first to appear instead of the last!

The last player to appear on the team was [Gorilla] Ewing.

It must be said that old Nelson is still quite capable. At least he was able to properly handle his relationship with Ewing after trading Oakley without telling him.

Of course, maybe it was because Ewing was not touched, and of course it might also be because Ewing learned that a more powerful guy had arrived.

In short, all members of the Knicks are now working together as a team, vowing to win the O'Brien Cup in the next one or two seasons.

"Oh man, so nice to see you!"

"How about that? I mean your days in New York!"

When Huadao saw the big black man O'Neal, based on their friendship as they had pulled the basket together, he still stepped forward and said a few words in a subtle way.

But O'Neal hugged Hanamichi's slightly "thin" body and said:

"My dear Flower, you really can't imagine the beauty of New York, this international metropolis!"

"Here, your closet will be filled with the contact information of all the perfumed female fans!"

“Believe me, there is no one who doesn’t love the nights here.”

"You can do whatever you want..."

…………

Although O'Neill said something, Hua Dao still wanted to learn more.

However, due to the limited notebooks of the reporters on the scene, Hanamichi quickly ended the friendly greetings between the two sides.

Looking at the stronger back of [Shark], Hanamichi felt that this match would not be so easy.

But~ Hanamichi shrugged:

"who cares!"

"It's not like I'm the one dealing with him anyway!"

In the pre-game preparations, Raptors head coach Landon Malone emphasized interior defense:

"According to the Knicks' offensive habits, they usually prioritize opening up the game from the inside."

"Especially with O'Neal's arrival, he made up for Ewing's weakness of not being strong enough under the basket in the playoffs."

(In fact, the real reason is that Ewing suffered a knee injury in his senior year and was seriously injured again in 90. The knee injury caused his playing style to be biased to the outside again and again. He could not gain too much weight and his playing style relied more on shooting, so he was called a softie.)

"My request now is to cut off the Knicks' internal and external connections as much as possible."

"We have the best tempo shifter. We don't want to engage in a positional battle with the Knicks!"

"Run! Let's use the run-and-gun tactics that old Nelson is best at!"

"Flower, the team's main tactics today will start with you, but remember, you must move when you receive the ball, and don't just fight in position!"

"In a word, I won't give the two big guys on the inside line a chance to breathe!"

……

After both sides finished warming up, the starting players came on the court.

The jump ball was between O'Neal and Hanamichi.

The commentator also introduced the physical data of these two people one by one:

"Shaquille is 216cm tall and weighs 125kg."

"Flower is 214cm tall and weighs 113kg."

"From a jump ball perspective, Flower, who is lighter in stature, can obviously get to the ball faster than O'Neal."

"But the biggest problem for the Raptors is using Oakley, who is 203 cm, against Shaquille, who is 216 cm."

"Especially since there is a 10kg difference between the two!"

The audience at the scene also realized that Oakley, who was positioning himself in the interior, was at a natural disadvantage compared to O'Neal. This had nothing to do with his technical level, but rather a natural suppression!

"It looks like Shaquille O'Neal can continue his 30+ double-double from the last game!"

ESPN's commentators have already made their comments.

On the court, Das carefully protected the ball and went to the right side of the top of the arc, which is where he is best at launching attacks as a left-handed player.

The opposing guard John Starks was an old acquaintance of Das. Standing at 191cm, his flexibility was completely different from other tall point guards, so Das was also very cautious and did not dare to reveal any flaws.

Soon, Hanamichi ran across the free throw line and found an open space.

Seeing this, Das immediately hit the ball to the place where Hanamichi was about to run. Seeing this, Ewing followed closely behind him near the penalty area, leaving no space for Hanamichi to handle the attack.

Unexpectedly, Hanamichi just scooped up the ball with his big hands, then made a beautiful quick stop and ran back, then turned around and made a jump shot.

"Shh!"

The ball went in, giving the Raptors the first 2 points.

"Hey! There was no traveling on this jump shot!"

"You better be careful then, Mr. Ewing, the bunny hop!"

After scoring the goal, Hanamichi deliberately called out the current leader of the New York Knicks. Hanamichi has already thought of the most appropriate way to defeat him!

"The first generation of ape hunters are ready!"