Yao Ming and O 'Neill met for the first time in their careers on June 65438+1October 65438+July, 2003, and the game was held at the home of the Rockets. In that game, the confrontation between the two was as everyone expected. O 'Neill cut down the luxury data and completely abused Yao Ming.
But the rockets won the game. Yao Ming didn't lose in the confrontation with O 'Neill, scoring 10 points 10 rebounds and 6 blocks, and blocked O 'Neill three times in a row. O 'Neill scored 3 1 point and 13 rebounds and made 5 of 6 free throws. The Lakers' five-game winning streak is over.
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In this game, Francis and Kobe talked directly. Francis 2 1 shot 12, made 6 of 8 three-pointers, made free throws 17, scored 44 points, 6 rebounds 1 1 assists, 2 steals and 7 turnovers. This game is also the peak of Francis' career, with the highest score of his career.
Kobe didn't feel very good in this game. 2 1 shot only 5 shots, 2 of 3 points and 6 shots, 12 made 65438 free throws, scored 22 points 1 1 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 4 mistakes. But Kobe failed to keep Francis's impact on the defensive end, which became the main reason for the Lakers to lose.
In an interview after the game, O 'Neill talked about Yao Ming: He was the first person who could turn around and look me in the eye and jump shot in front of me. On the other hand, the first sentence is: I am still alive. You can see the horror of O 'Neill at that time. The two became good friends. After all, both Yao and O 'Neill have humor.
People's Daily Online-Yao Ming VS O 'Neill History: The first battle in 2003 was shark hot pot in 2007.