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Man1 : I don't think you've ever had a match-up in
basketball of that magnitude since Russell and
Chamberlain. You have that potential with these two
guys.
Commentators : They're watching live in Shanghai at
10:30 in the morning as O'Neal goes right at Ming.
Yao Ming wide open.
Samaki Walker,
good job, slowing down the big man. Yao, first
touch. So many big names and big fellas in the game.
Second block
on O'Neal! Trying to go to his
jump hook. In transition.
Yao on the other end! This is a stunning start.
O'Neal. Look out! Up strong with help. Loses the
handle! ...since the days of
Hakeem Olajuwon.
Preparation, knees flex. Attempt a
three. Ming!
He's calling for the ball. He's just going right at
the league's most valuable player. There's Shaq
inside. Wearing Yao Ming
down and out. …at the top, getting
it down to Shaquille O'Neal. Turning inside, he
slams it home.
Crowds : Aah!
Crowds : He just pushed him over!
Commentators : Mobley gets the good pass from Yao
Ming. O'Neal, beautiful baseline move. So, they're
gonna take the ball up to the big fella. Over to
Steve from Yao.
Colin : Ties the game at 92!
Commentator : Kobe's gonna shoot it here.
Watched by
Mobley. Bryant tries. Over Ming!
Shaq rebounds.
Crowds : It doesn't count! It doesn't count!
Man2 : The buzzer already sounded!
Commentator : We will have
overtime.
Rudy : Yao, you gotta grab his arms like this so he can't pound the ball up.
Commentator : Nine on the
shot clock,
twenty seconds left in the game. Yao Ming comes out.
Drives out close to Bryant. Goes out over Francis.
Three seconds left. Steve down in.
Crowds : Yao! Yao!
Yao : Yes, I felt like I was underwater for a long
time and I can finally breathe.
Colin : After the game against Shaq, Yao got calls
from practically everyone he knew in China. Yao's
fame had reached an
all-time high. And by the time he
got to the All Star Game in Atlanta, there was a
huge buzz
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