Rockets: Yao vs Shaq I (Jan 17, 2003)

[Kool Bob Love]

Check this vid to see reaction to that game. Start at 1:40

[spurraider21]

7:56 in the first video

[The Reckoning]

kbe

[Kool Bob Love]

[baseline bum]

LOL Houston's starting lineup

C Yao LOL cheap Chinese crap always breaks
PF Eddie Griffin jerkofff suicide
SF James Posey real crushing Dallas and LA, so no lol there
SG Cuttino Mobley early retirement
PG Steve Francis hittin that pipe hard

[Fabbs]

Check this vid to see reaction to that game. Start at 1:40

A healthy Yao vs Snaq in an unrigged game.
Beautiful.

[Rogue]

Yao was absolutely a crap but he ain't cheap imho. Dude got paid max like 80m/5yr, the last two years of which netted him 34m without him playing more than 120 minutes

[ambchang]

Couple of observations:

1) Yao shot decent at the start of the game, but started missing everything (except layups and dunks) as the game wore on. The main reason is because it takes so much energy to play against Shaq.
2) Look at the way the Rocket's tried to guard Shaq. Every time he touches the ball, the entire Rockets defense collapse into the paint, sending 3, 4, or even 5 guys to stop him. The video didn't show, but Shaq had 31 points on 13/26 shooting that game, to go with a 5 for 6 FT performance. That's how you had to guard Shaq back in the day, because he really was that dominant.
3) If Kobe actually made his move a split second earlier, Shaq would have made the tip in on time. He had the confidence even he shot 5 for 21 in that game going up against Cuttino Mobley and Steve Francis. The Lakers, in that game, stood to a standstill when Kobe was on the court, having a horrible Orating of only 92 (2nd last to Devean George's, who played 21 minutes vs. Kobe's 49, 89. The third worst for that game was Kareem Rush at 107).

[Arnold Toht]

Couple of observations:

1) Yao shot decent at the start of the game, but started missing everything (except layups and dunks) as the game wore on. The main reason is because it takes so much energy to play against Shaq.
2) Look at the way the Rocket's tried to guard Shaq. Every time he touches the ball, the entire Rockets defense collapse into the paint, sending 3, 4, or even 5 guys to stop him. The video didn't show, but Shaq had 31 points on 13/26 shooting that game, to go with a 5 for 6 FT performance. That's how you had to guard Shaq back in the day, because he really was that dominant.
3) If Kobe actually made his move a split second earlier, Shaq would have made the tip in on time. He had the confidence even he shot 5 for 21 in that game going up against Cuttino Mobley and Steve Francis. The Lakers, in that game, stood to a standstill when Kobe was on the court, having a horrible Orating of only 92 (2nd last to Devean George's, who played 21 minutes vs. Kobe's 49, 89. The third worst for that game was Kareem Rush at 107).

boiled down::

Kobe 5
Duncan&Yao 4

[AchillesHeel]

Couple of observations:

1) Yao shot decent at the start of the game, but started missing everything (except layups and dunks) as the game wore on. The main reason is because it takes so much energy to play against Shaq.
2) Look at the way the Rocket's tried to guard Shaq. Every time he touches the ball, the entire Rockets defense collapse into the paint, sending 3, 4, or even 5 guys to stop him. The video didn't show, but Shaq had 31 points on 13/26 shooting that game, to go with a 5 for 6 FT performance. That's how you had to guard Shaq back in the day, because he really was that dominant.
3) If Kobe actually made his move a split second earlier, Shaq would have made the tip in on time. He had the confidence even he shot 5 for 21 in that game going up against Cuttino Mobley and Steve Francis. The Lakers, in that game, stood to a standstill when Kobe was on the court, having a horrible Orating of only 92 (2nd last to Devean George's, who played 21 minutes vs. Kobe's 49, 89. The third worst for that game was Kareem Rush at 107).

Oh, the truth hurts, doesn't it, Lakerfans? Your boy Kirby was a negative in one game and you catch feelings, I don't care about his stupid rings, he was still a chucker and a rapist, he could win 10 more and it still wouldn't change the fact that Kirby rapedPERIOD.

[Rogue]

It's really hard to believe breath George could be a regular rotational player on a champion team. 's face says enough of his stupidity and his douchy nature tbh