Ortega, the power forward, looked a little like Diga, and his surname earned him the nickname Ultraman.
He was a classic Spider-Man: at 2.15 meters tall, he was much faster than the average center.
He could also shoot the three.
As for their center, Caesar Chandler, when he got his first paycheck as a rookie, he went out partying at a nightclub.
Once he got drunk, he started throwing money around.
Combined with his name, that earned him the nickname Money Shower Brother among Chinese fans.
Money Shower Brother was different from the average Spider-Man.
He wasn't just tall, long-armed, mobile, and a good jumper; he also had decent footwork.
Although his three-point shot was a little shaky, he had a knack for setting up his teammates.
That meant he could either draw a double-team in the low post and pass out of it, or run the offense from the high post.
He averaged only 11 points per game, but he also dished out five assists.
The Hornets' run to the Western Conference Finals this season depended to a large extent on his playmaking.
In this series against the Raptors, his scoring had dipped to just 9.5 points per game, but his assists had risen to seven per game.
That was because the Raptors' five-man defensive scheme focused on the Ball Family Brothers, which naturally gave him more chances to handle the ball.
And the more chances he got, the more assists he racked up.
Both teams' players had taken the floor.
Today, the Raptors were at home.
Back on their home court, the Raptors players felt a wave of familiarity when they saw the packed arena standing before tip-off.
For players, especially rookies just entering the league, playing on the road was a real test of both body and