"Block! The game had just begun! The giant from China swatted away a shot from one of the NBA's Four Great Centers, Admiral David Robinson, right under the basket!" Kenny Smith screamed in shock!
A collective gasp erupted!
Staples fans were used to grand spectacles, but at that moment, they were genuinely stunned!
One was an unknown nobody from Asia!
The other was one of the famed Four Great Centers!
One-on-one!
The very first possession!
Yao Ming used his lower-body strength to withstand David Robinson's charge, held his ground, and emphatically stuffed the Admiral!
"Yao Ming on defense! Yao Ming with the block! Yao Ming did it!" The CCTV commentator was beside himself!
"At this moment, Yao Ming was not fighting alone! The great pioneers of Chinese basketball were with Yao Ming!"
"Counterattack! The Lakers didn't slow down after the block!"
"Run! Everyone was running!"
Yao Ming pounded his chest and roared beneath the basket!
Stephen Jackson threw himself on the floor to save the ball!
Then he passed it to Little Fish!
Little Fish passed to Kobe!
Kobe had already left everyone in the dust! He raced into the Spurs' half!
No one contested him!
No one could keep up with that pace!
Kobe took off! He soared into the air on his third step!
This was Staples!
Kobe was the king of Staples!
He hung in the air for a windmill slam, then viciously hammered the ball through the hoop!
Block!
Roar!
Save!
Counterattack!
Dunk!
It all flowed in one seamless motion!
The sequence was like an incredible highlight reel, displaying the Lakers' kingly aura to the fullest!
"Fuck!" The Admiral's face darkened with frustration!
Before this game, he had thought that with O'Neal gone, wouldn't the Lakers' paint be his personal domain?
He had even prepared to