O 'Neill, nicknamed "Shaq" when he debuted, is a center. He was selected as 1 by the Orlando Magic in the 1 round of the 992 NBA Draft. In the rookie season (1992-93 season), O 'Neill averaged 23.4 points 13.9 rebounds 1.9 assists and 3.5 blocks, which not only won the best rookie but also helped the Magic win 20 games more than last season. Therefore, O 'Neill became the all-star starting center of the NBA Eastern team, which is the first player to start as a newcomer in the NBA All-Star Game after Michael Jordan in 1984-85 season.
In the second season (1993-94), O 'Neill averaged 29.3 points 13.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.9 blocks, and his shooting percentage was as high as 59.9%. He was selected as the best team in the league three times and led Magic into the playoffs for the first time in history. 1In the summer of 994, O 'Neill also led the American Men's Basketball Team Dream II to win the gold medal in the World Championships, and personally won the MVP in the World Championships!
1994-95 season, O 'Neill averaged 29.3 points, 1 1.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.4 blocks. Selected as the second best team in the league and crowned the league scoring champion. At the same time, he led the Magic East Finals to eliminate Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls who returned in the last 17 regular season, and the team entered the NBA Finals for the first time.
1995 Finals O 'Neill Performance 1995 Finals, Orlando Magic played against Houston Rockets, and the Rockets finally swept the Magic 4-0 to win the championship! Olajuwon averaged 32.8 points 1 1.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks to win the finals MVP!
At that time, O 'Neill, who was only 23 years old and reached the finals for the first time, averaged 28 points 12.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.5 blocks per game. Except for the score, all the data exceeded the big dream! Especially the shooting percentage (O 'Neill 59.5%, Olajuwon 48.3%) is overwhelming!
The specific data of Olajuwon and O 'Neill's four finals are as follows:
The first game of the final
Shaquille O 'Neill: 26 points 16 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 blocks, 62.5%.
Hakeem olajuwon: 3 1 point, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, 50%.
Game 2 of the finals
Shaquille O 'Neill: 33 points 12 rebounds and 7 assists, shooting 54.5%.
Hakeem olajuwon: 34 points 1 1 rebounds, 2 assists 1 steals, 4 blocks, 46.7%.
Game 3 of the finals
Shaquille O 'Neill: 28 points 10 rebounds, 6 assists 1 steals, 3 blocks, 64.7% shooting percentage.
Hakeem olajuwon: 3 1 min 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, shooting 46.7%.
Final game 4
Shaquille O 'Neill: 25 points 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks, shooting 57.9%.
Hakeem olajuwon: 35 points 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, shooting 50.0%.
After the finals, O 'Neill challenged his dream in the afternoon and was swept out of the house. O 'Neill, who was proud of himself, felt ashamed and was not convinced of Olajuwon. So after the finals, the youthful O 'Neill challenged Daydream again and applied for a duel of 1v 1. The details of the gauntlet are: this round of series has been settled, but the contest between you and me is not over yet. It is true that your team complements you, but I want to fight you one-on-one.
After the news broke, it caused a great sensation. At that time, the sponsor even set up a prize of $6,543,800+for the winner to create momentum for the contest. Just when everything was on the verge, Olajuwon cancelled the competition the day before the competition because of the sacral joint pain caused by weightlifting, leaving a permanent regret.
What do you think of O 'Neill's performance in the first finals? If the one-on-one match between O 'Neill and Big Dream can be successfully held, who will win the final victory? Sports micro-information welcomes everyone to leave a message for discussion, and looks forward to your comments+attention. It's done very well. After all, I am only 23 years old. How to hit Olajuwon in the peak period will not be bombed by Olajuwon.
The historical position of Big Dream is not as high as that of Jordan and O 'Neill, but he is one of the few people who can compete with Jordan in technology. By the way, he is also a center, an all-around center, a man who has won four pairs, and a teacher who has taught superstars such as Kobe, Yao Ming, Howard, James and Stoudemire.
O 'Neill went crazy that year. He led the Eastern Conference in the regular season of his rookie season. In the second round of the playoffs, the bulls who faced Jordan's return simply eliminated the bulls. Then in the east, he fought against Miller's Pacers for seven rounds and reached the finals 4-3.
But then again, Jordan is not at his best. He hasn't played basketball for 20 months. He waved that little iron bar on the baseball field every day, and his muscle memory of playing basketball before was deformed. It's not easy to get it back for a while, and it's normal to meet a lean version of O 'Neill, a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.
O 'Neill is crazy, but Olajuwon is even crazier. In the first regular season in history, Olajuwon won the championship with the sixth place in the West. Moreover, before entering the finals, the first round and the second round respectively experienced tiebreak (that would be three wins in five games in the first round), tiebreak, and the West played against the Spurs with the highest record in the league six times. From then on, Olajuwon became a senior insider, including Malone, Buckley and Iron Man who was good at opening the way.
After all kinds of hardships, Olajuwon was able to seal the gods, and it was natural to meet O 'Neill who danced in the sea for several years.
In the finals, Magic was swept 4-0 by the Rockets. O 'Neill averaged 28 points 12.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, and shot 59.5%.
It looked good, but he lost because he didn't count 5. 1 turnovers per game. On the stage of the finals, every mistake is quite fatal.
Hardaway, who also averaged 3.8 turnovers per game, and O 'Neill are dual-core players. Hardaway was only a sophomore that year, and his experience was not as good as that of jet (although the data was better than that of Draxler).
Olajuwon averaged 32.8 points per game, 1 1.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2 blocks, and his shooting percentage was 48.3%, which was not as good as O 'Neill except for a few points. But why did Olajuwon finally laugh?
On the one hand, the rocket has strong overall strength, good configuration and rich experience. Don't forget that they were champions the year before last. Olajuwon reached the finals nine years ago.
On the other hand, Olajuwon scores too many ways, such as back-hitting, China Investment, fantasy footwork, dribbling and passing. In tactical position, Olajuwon is not only the end point, but also the axis of tactics. He can connect teams in series.
O 'Neill is more of a finishing touch. His main attack range is a small restricted area, which means O 'Neill has no perimeter to contain. After all, he can only stay in an important position on the inside. Once away from the restricted area, Aopang is basically not a threat, but once the inside line is full, the teammates on the outside line can't find a comfortable breakthrough.
Shaquille O 'Neal, one of the greatest centers in NBA history, participated in the NBA draft in 1992 and was selected as the No.1 pick by Orlando Magic. His career has played for Magic, Lakers, Heat, Suns, Cavaliers and Boston Celtics.
Aopang's rookie season will shine brilliantly, averaging 23.4 points and 13.9 rebounds, and being elected as the NBA rookie of the year. He won the NBA championship four times in his career (three Lakers and one Heat), was elected as the NBA regular season MVP in 2000, the NBA finals MVP three times, the NBA All-Star Team 15 times, the NBA All-Star MVP three times, the NBA All-Star Team eight times and the NBA scoring champion twice.
Speaking of it, Ao Pang's first trip to the finals was in the 1995- 1996 season. That season, O 'Neill averaged 29.3 points on the regular court, winning the scoring champion of the season and the first scoring champion in his career. This season, Magic won 57 games in the regular season under the leadership of Aopang, and once again entered the NBA playoffs.
In the playoffs, Magic triumphed all the way to the Eastern Conference finals. This season, the Magic's opponent in the Eastern Conference finals is the Chicago Bulls. Under the leadership of O 'Neill, Magic eliminated Bulls 4-2 and reached the finals for the first time in his career.
In the finals, Magic's opponent is the defending champion Houston Rockets. The Rockets' regular season record this season is not ideal, ranking only sixth in the West.
Facing Olajuwon, the dream of the first center in the 1990s, O 'Neill averaged 28 points 13 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting 59%. Except the score, all the data exceeded the big dream, but the team was finally swept out by the Rockets 0-4.
Facing the youthful O 'Neill, Olajuwon averaged 32.8 points 1 1.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the finals, and shot 48%.
1995 finals, O 'Neill's four-game data are as follows:
Final G 1: 25 points 12 rebounds
G2: 28 points, 10 rebounds
G3: 33 points, 12 rebounds
G4: 26 points, 16 rebounds
Throughout the 1994- 1995 season, O 'Neill averaged 25.7 points in the playoffs, 1 1.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 57. 1% shooting percentage.
Although O 'Neill has a slight advantage in overall data, he is still suppressed by Old Olajuwon. However, in the finals that year, the 23-year-old O 'Neill did get special care from the Rockets.
Conclusion:
O 'Neill went to Los Angeles to join the Lakers in the summer of 1996 after losing in the finals of 1995, and won the first championship in his career at the age of 28. In the next two seasons, the OK team defeated the Quartet to defend their titles and achieved the first three consecutive championships in their career. Then in 2006, O 'Neill won his fourth championship in the Heat!
On June 2, 20 1 1, O 'Neill announced his retirement. On April 4th, 20 16, O 'Neill was officially elected to the naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on 20 16.
O 'Neill is one of the most dominant players in NBA history, and he reached the peak when he debuted. The rookie season averaged 23.4 points 13.9 rebounds 1.9 assists, which is promising. In the third season, he has averaged 29.3 points per game, 1 1.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists, won the scoring champion this season, and led the Magic to a record of 57 wins and 27 losses, ranking first in the East.
In the playoffs, O 'Neill led Magic to beat Celtic 3-/Kloc-0-,Bulls 4-2 and Pacers 4-3, and reached the finals. This is the first time Magic has reached the finals, and it is also the first time O 'Neill has entered the finals in his career. At the age of 23, he met his strongest rival Olajuwon.
In the playoffs that year, Olajuwon defeated Malone, Buckley and AC- Green, the general and the rebounding monster Rodman, and the same general was lost by him. It can be said that his physical condition and skills were at their peak. Compared with the inexperienced O 'Neill, Olajuwon, 3 1 year-old, is more sophisticated.
In the finals, the Rockets swept Magic 4-0. Judging from the results, the rockets crushed the magic in the finals. Did Olajuwon's performance also crush O 'Neill? The answer is no, in the four finals, O 'Neill averaged 28 points 12.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.5 blocks, 0.4 breaks and 5.2 mistakes, and shot 59.5%, while Olajuwon averaged 32.8 points1.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals and 2.6 mistakes, and shot 48.3%.
From the data point of view, Ernesto's data is better than Olajuwon's. Why was the magician kicked out of the house? This is in the head-on confrontation, Olajuwon's performance is better than O 'Neill's, and Ernesto's data is ahead of Olajuwon, but except for shooting percentage, the lead is very weak, and Olajuwon averages 4.8 points more than Ernesto. You know, the difference between one and two points in the game is a world of difference, not to mention the finals, not to mention getting 4.8 points per game.
There is also stealing data. Olajuwon's average game rate is 0/.6 than that of Ernesto/Kloc, which is O 'Neill's weakness. The closer O 'Neill is to the basket, the more advantages he has, and the weaker his ability to hold the ball and attack. He needs to stand in position, then pass the ball and get a good offensive position. Olajuwon is weaker than O 'Neill. He used his long arm to interfere with O 'Neill's catch, which has been destroying O 'Neill's contact with the outside line. This is why O 'Neill's shooting percentage is so high, but his average is so high.
That year, O 'Neill was 23 years old and Olajuwon was 3 1 year old. He just won the first championship the year before last, and he is very experienced. Although O 'Neill is good in statistics, he is still immature in the face of Olajuwon. Under Olajuwon's main defense, O 'Neill averaged 5.2 turnovers per game, while Olajuwon only had 2.6 turnovers. O 'Neill's average turnovers per game is Olajuwon's. O 'Neill's performance crushed Olajuwon, but Olajuwon, as a tough guy in the last two games, has completely suppressed O 'Neill in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals, so sometimes we can't just look at the average data.
The second is the performance of the second master. The second master of magic is Hardaway. Hardaway was also 23 years old at that time. He is a sophomore. Although he is better than Rocket Sir Alex drexler, his role in the team is not as good as the latter. More importantly, the Rockets have another key figure, Horry. The data of the four games are: 19 points, 8 boards, 3 assists and 5 hats, 165438.
It can be found that Horry is an excellent player on both offensive and defensive ends. Magic has no stable third scoring point except O 'Neal and Hardaway. In addition, there is a big gap between the two teams' substitutes. A substitute player scored 3 1 in the second game and became an Indiana Jones, but Magic didn't have this function either. There are gaps in all aspects, and it is not surprising that the magic team was finally swept out of the house.
O 'Neill is a phenomenal star, and the NBA changed the rules for him. His dominance in the paint puts pressure on any team and any player who defends him. Not only that, O 'Neill has a humorous side off the court and often plays a small role in movies. After retiring, he also produced a funny program shaqtin' a fool in Don't Forget Your Active Thinking, which collected all kinds of embarrassing scenes of NBA players. I feel used to watching nervous games. It's still fun to watch this program again!
Peak debut
O 'Neill's career is very smooth, which can be described as the peak of his debut. The rookie season averaged 23.4 points 13.9 rebounds 1.9 assists and 3.5 blocks, showing a comprehensive performance. Just like his nickname "shark", it is difficult to "cross the river" inside. Because of his strong joining, Magic's record rebounded, winning 20 more games than last season. With this outstanding performance, O 'Neill won the best rookie and became the first person to win the Eastern All-Star starting as a newcomer after Jordan in the 85 th season.
1995 entered the finals.
1995 season is one of the highlights of O 'Neill's career. Under the leadership of O 'Neill and Hardaway, Magic defeated the great powers and achieved the first record in the East (57 wins and 25 losses). Strong promotion to the playoffs. Beat Celtic 3:/kloc-0: in the first round, eliminated Jordan Bull 4:2 in the second round, and Dongjue beat Pacers 4:3.
In the finals, they met the powerful defending champion Rockets. At that time, the rockets were Olajuwon and drexler. It can be said that this time the two teams played in the final. Each has his own strengths. Magic team wins in youth and talent. Rockets are better at experience and technology.
O 'Neill's data is excellent in all respects. The inside duel between O 'Neill and Olajuwon has undoubtedly become the biggest attraction of the game, and their play directly affects the final ownership of the championship. In the finals, Olajuwon also taught O 'Neill a lesson. His offensive means are varied, such as back-hitting, China Investment, and dream step. Coordinating teammates is almost omnipotent. But O 'Neill's role is relatively simple, and his unparalleled strength can only be exerted near the three-second zone.
Although he was swept out by the Rockets, O 'Neill's data is quite good, averaging 28 points 12.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.5 blocks per game.
What do you think of this?
O 'Neill entered the NBA as the No.1 in the 1992 NBA draft, played 30 finals in his career, and tied with Byron Scott for the 34th place in history among all players. * * * 865 points in the finals, ranking12 among all the players; * * * 393 rebounds in the finals, ranking 10 among all players. Next, let's talk about O 'Neill's first trip to the finals in his career-of course, O 'Neill may not want to recall this finals.
1994- 1995 season, o' neill led the magic to the finals in the second season of his career, which was also the first experience in the history of the magic team-before meeting the rockets in the finals, o' neill led the magic to eliminate Celtics, bulls and pacers.
On June 7th, local time, 1995, O 'Neill, who was only 23 years old and 93 days old, ushered in his first finals tour. However, young O 'Neill felt helpless. Although he got 26 points 16 rebounds and 9 quasi triple-doubles, the Magic finally lost to 1 18 120.
The magic's first regrettable defeat should have made O 'Neill and his team full of confidence in the future games, but unfortunately, in the next three games, the magic's scores were 106 1 17, 103 106,/. Interestingly, the team that was swept away in the finals before the Magic was the Lakers who won the championship again and again under O 'Neill's leadership-1988-1989 season finals, and the Lakers lost 0-4 to Detroit's "Bad Boys Corps".
Let's talk about O 'Neill. Although it didn't help the Magic win the championship, O 'Neill's personal performance was really impeccable. During the finals, O 'Neill averaged 28.0 points 12.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, although he was still not as good as Olajuwon (32.8 points1.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game).
Finally, I want to say a digression. If O 'Neill and Magic won the championship, would there be some changes in his career?
Olajuwon and O 'Neill are the top five centers in NBA history. With their historical position and ability, they should be comparable to bill russell, Chamberlain, Jabbar and other ancient beasts. The two men directly confronted each other in the finals, which was O 'Neill's first trip to the finals.
In the face of Olajuwon, the first center of the league with rich experience and good strength at that time, O 'Neill's performance was actually quite excellent, not as miserable as the team was swept out of the house, and to some extent, O 'Neill, who played the finals for the first time, was even better than Olajuwon in some aspects, and he also had his king temperament. It was also shown in that finals trip.
For both sides, in terms of core lineup, the two sides are almost the same. Magic and rocket are both dual-core internal and external lines. On the Rockets side, Drachsler partnered with Olajuwon, and on the Magic side, Hardaway partnered with O 'Neal. But the Rockets have a unique advantage, that is, there is a super firepower point on the bench-sam cassell. Especially in the second game, Castle's performance was excellent. He came off the bench and scored 365,438+0 points, which helped the Rockets return to Houston for two consecutive magic games on the road and laid a good foundation for the Rockets to finally beat the magic.
If we only look at the data, O 'Neill's performance is undoubtedly better than Olajuwon's. The above picture shows the data comparison of the four finals between the two sides. Although Olajuwon overpowered O 'Neill in scoring, his shots were numerous. However, O 'Neill is much taller than O 'Neill. From the point of scoring efficiency, O 'Neill is better than Olajuwon, and O 'Neill will overwhelm Olajuwon in rebounding, blocking and even assisting, which Olajuwon is proud of. But this only shows that O 'Neill was superior to Olajuwon in one-on-one ability at that time.
However, basketball is a team sport, which doesn't mean that your team can win, just because you can play one-on-one with your opponent. Influence in the team is also very important. Here, we noticed a key data error. O 'Neill averaged 5.3 turnovers, while Olajuwon averaged only 2.8 turnovers. Both of them are the inside core of the team. After attracting double defense, passing the ball to the outside or open players can ensure that the two centers get enough assist data. Then why did O 'Neill make more mistakes than Olajuwon?
This is his choice of passing the ball. O 'Neill is actually unreasonable. Theoretically, Ola should be more likely to brush higher assists data than O 'Neal, because the Rockets pushed Horry to the fourth position because of Thorpe's injury at that time, and it has become a one-star lineup of four outside pitchers, so Olajuwon can almost brush the data of three doubles per game if he wants.
However, in order to win the team, Olajuwon needs to be more cautious in the choice of passing the ball and judge the situation on the court more accurately. And O 'Neill, there are many unreasonable places in his passing. This unreasonable passing is a double-edged sword, which can hurt people as well as themselves. This is the gap in experience. So it seems that there are fewer assists. In fact, Olajuwon's passing ability, stability and choice are far better than O 'Neill's.
For the contribution of the team. Olajuwon is bigger. However, as we said above, O 'Neill has overwhelmed Olajuwon through one-on-one confrontation in this final, which basically means that Olajuwon will gradually give up the position of the first center in O 'Neill's league. O 'Neill is indeed a center slightly above the upper limit of Olajuwon, which we can see from his later career.
Therefore, we say that in this first finals trip called O 'Neill, he showed the temperament of the king. It is bound to become the first center in the NBA in the future, but from the overall contribution to the team, Olajuwon is still slightly better, and it is reasonable for the Rockets to win.
1995, 23-year-old O 'Neill played the finals for the first time. This is the third season of O 'Neill's career-after 1992 joined Magic as the No.1 scholar, the inside monster gradually showed its dominance, and it was even more brilliant in 1994-95 season. In the regular season, he won the scoring champion with an average of 28.6 points per game, leading the Magic to 57 wins and 27 losses, ranking first in the East.
In the playoffs, Magic beat Celtic 3-/Kloc-0-0, without Jordan's Bulls 4-2 and Pacers 4-3, and reached the finals, O 'Neill also welcomed his strongest opponent-Olajuwon.
Magic 0-4 was swept out of the house, and O 'Neill was also "taught to be a man" by Olajuwon, but to be fair, his performance was not bad:
G 1, 26 points 16 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 blocks, shooting 62.5%; 7 mistakes and 5 fouls;
G2, 33 points 12 rebounds and 7 assists, shooting 54.5%; 4 mistakes and 5 fouls;
G3, 28 points 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, shooting 64.7%; 4 mistakes and 3 fouls;
G4, 25 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks, shooting 57.9%; There were six mistakes and five fouls.
Average 28 points 12.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.5 blocks and 5.3 turnovers. This data is not bad at all, but seeing the data of Olajuwon across the street, I know O 'Neill paid the tuition.
Olajuwon's data are as follows:
G 1, 3 1 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, with a shooting rate of 50%; 3 mistakes and 5 fouls;
G2, 34 points 1 1 rebounds, 2 assists 1 steals 4 blocks, with a hit rate of 46.7%; 3 mistakes and 5 fouls;
G3, 3 1 point, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, with a shooting percentage of 46.7%; 1 error 4 foul;
G4, 35 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, shooting 50%; Four mistakes, four fouls.
Average 32.8 points 1 1.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 2.8 turnovers.
Amazing enough, the counterpoint experience and technical dream in the peak period do not fall in the wind.