The NBA's Absolute Dominance

Chapter 25 tells him I'll make him feel good too.
At this moment, O'Neal once again called for the ball in the low post on the left wing.

Tang Bei still pushed O'Neal outwards, but in the next instant, O'Neal suddenly made a nimble spin, bypassing Tang Bei and cutting into the paint.

"be cheated!"

The inexperienced Tang Bei swayed forward slightly when O'Neal turned around, but fortunately his lower body was very stable and he quickly regained his balance.

But as he turned to chase, he saw the basketball fly from the outside towards the basket, and Shaquille O'Neal was already airborne.

"boom!"

O'Neal caught the ball passed in by Sprewell with one hand in mid-air, and then slammed it into the basket for a powerful alley-oop dunk.

"Clap clap..."

Applause immediately erupted in the audience.

"Kid, your defense is garbage, like shit. Let's do it again!" O'Neal shouted excitedly at Tang Bei after scoring.

“That Chinese guy’s defense is problematic,” Charles Oakley said.

Ewing nodded and said, "At that position, all you need to do is hold off O'Neal and prevent him from getting to the deep post, and that's considered a successful defense."

Continuing to push outwards wastes energy and makes it easy to lose position, unless there's a power forward with excellent help defense behind you.

“Patrick, are you talking about me?” Oakley joked.

"Ha ha……"

Ewing, who doesn't like to laugh, didn't laugh, but the others did.

At this moment, Tang Bei reached the low left wing of the attacking third and began to force his way in.

According to trainer Kyrie Osman, the lower the post, the deeper the position, and the closer to the basket the better for a higher shooting percentage.

This aligns with his playing style, as his only reliable offensive strategy is attacking the basket; other offensive methods are unreliable.

Shaquille O'Neal's agent, Leonard Amoto, shouted from the sidelines, "Shaq, guard him, don't let him in."

He was worried that O'Neal would slack off, because O'Neal wasn't very willing to play defense, but if he didn't perform well against strong competitors, it could very likely affect his draft prospects.

In his view, Tang, whose physical test data is no less than that of O'Neal, is a strong competitor even if he is Chinese and has no NCAA experience. He is worried that O'Neal will be caught off guard and that would be a huge joke.

Moreover, O'Neal had already suffered a setback, but fortunately his dunk just now turned the tide, otherwise it would have been a real embarrassment, so we absolutely cannot be careless.

"Don't even think about coming in."

With so many general managers and reporters watching, and his agent reminding him, O'Neal played extremely hard on the defensive end, relentlessly pressing forward and refusing to give an inch.

The intense confrontation between the two made everyone feel as if they could hear the muscles screaming, and their minds were highly focused.

However, Tang Bei's strength was too overwhelming. O'Neal used all his strength but couldn't withstand it and was pushed back two feet.

"The power is too great!"

"Squeezing inward requires not only upper body strength, but also core and lower body strength."

"Indeed, Tang's power is truly astonishing."

Many people at the scene were discussing it.

The other guard for the white team, Hadrominer, saw Tang Bei getting to the deep post and immediately lobbed the ball down.

O'Neal, just like Tang Bei had disrupted his receiving of the ball earlier, tried to disrupt Tang Bei's receiving of the ball. When he couldn't move him, he used the same trick again, suddenly pulling away the bench after Miner passed the ball.

However, Tang Bei adopted a low stance, his lower body was extremely stable, and he did not move at all when O'Neal was guarding him. When O'Neal suddenly pulled away the chair, he only swayed his upper body backward, but his feet did not move.

The basketball fell into his hands, and O'Neal, who had failed to remove the chair, was back in the back again.

When Tang Bei had the ball, he felt it was less convenient to attack.

Because O'Neal's defensive strength was very strong, and his low-post back-to-the-basket skills were average, he couldn't easily complete the spin move to attack the basket while resisting the strong defensive strength, just like he could in the CBA.

Simply put, if he turns around now, he could easily lose his balance when O'Neal shifts his center of gravity, causing him to make a mistake.

Just as he attempted to turn, O'Neal made the correct anticipation, suddenly poking the ball away, which was then stolen by Jim Jackson of the Rockets.

The roles are reversed, and the red team attacks.

Jordan asked curiously, "His low-post back-to-the-basket skills are too poor. I heard this Chinese guy's physical test data is better than Shaq's?" Jerry Krause nodded and shook his head, saying, "We need an inside player, but he can't possibly fall to the end of the first round."

After saying that, he thought for a moment and then whispered, "The media's current draft prediction for him is the end of the first round. If his performance in rookie camp is just average, we might be able to make some moves."

Jordan shrugged, looking completely indifferent.

Now, having overcome the Pistons and defeated Magic Johnson's Lakers, he has reached the peak of his physical fitness, skills, and confidence.

Even without a good center, he was confident that he could defeat any opponent with this Bulls team, so why would he care about a rookie who only had talent but no skills?

He looked around the arena and, not seeing the rookie who was about to become his national teammate, asked, "Hey you, Duke, where's he?"

Jerry Krause gave a strange smile and said, "His brow bone was opened up to get stitches."

"Who did it?"

Charles Oakley asked curiously.

"Don."

Jerry Krause gestured with his chin toward the court and said, "Tang jumped to catch the ball, and his elbow caught on the ground when he landed."

Charles Oakley chuckled, "That must have been because we were too close together. That's a good habit when eating elbow, haha!"

Jordan suddenly yelled, "Damn it, Charles, you elbowed me last night."

"Who told you to deduct from my plate?" Oakley said with a wicked grin, completely unconcerned.

"Ha ha……"

Mason, Starks, and several other New York mob thugs burst into laughter.

"Shet!"

An enraged Jordan swore.

On the left wing, in the low post, O'Neal received the ball and immediately executed a shark spin move, successfully shaking off Tang Bei, before turning and attacking the basket.

"boom!"

Tang Bei jumped hastily, but his height was insufficient, and he was solidly dunked on by O'Neal.

O'Neal's explosive power was equally terrifying, creating a huge impact that nearly knocked him over. After landing, he took two large steps and a small step back before regaining his footing, looking somewhat disheveled.

"Haha! Come on, I'm going to beat you to a pulp."

O'Neal vented his anger and laughed excitedly.

"Shaq, well done! One more!"

His agent, Leonard Artomo, cheered and applauded enthusiastically.

"This guy is really strong!"

Tang Bei finally witnessed the strength of a world-class center. He lacked defensive experience and was unable to defend against the stronger O'Neal.

"Once bitten, twice shy; my attacks also need to include feints."

"By the way, when I was attacking just now, I was already close to the basket, so I didn't need to dribble when I turned around. Why didn't I use a Tai Chi turn?"

While Tang Bei was reflecting on his actions, Shaquille O'Neal laughed triumphantly, "Kid, did you enjoy being blown out by me?"

"Tang, he asked you if you enjoyed being fucked by him."

On the sidelines, John Liu dutifully translated loudly.

"Tell him I'll make him feel good too," Tang Bei said irritably.

That being said, he realized one thing: while he could score as easily as cutting vegetables in the CBA playoffs, it would be very difficult for him to score over O'Neal.

This is the difference between the CBA and the NBA, and like him, O'Neal was a rookie who never made it into the NBA.

"You can only attack the basket. You have to get close to the basket and then use a Tai Chi spin to speed up your turn to attack the basket, or use a fake move to shake off the defender and then turn to attack the basket."

(End of this chapter)