Once Sabonis, standing 7 feet 2 inches tall, grabbed the ball under the basket, the Magic simply couldn't defend.
Unless they let O'Neal leave Gan Guoyang and go defend Sabonis.
Guokas had suggested this, letting O'Neal stop matching up with Ah Gan.
But the proud O'Neal wouldn't agree; he'd rather be beaten to death than miss the matchup with Ah Gan.
After being repeatedly toyed with by Gan Guoyang's excellent passing, O'Neal was somewhat furiously helpless.
"Are you really afraid to attack me, Sonny?" O'Neal continued to talk tough.
Gan Guoyang didn't reply, he started to sink down to the low post asking for the ball.
Another intense physical confrontation, Gan Guoyang firmly positioned himself on the right side under the basket.
His right foot suddenly moved inside, then he quickly turned after catching the ball.
A strong pivot move pushed O'Neal behind him, followed by a powerful left-handed dunk!
O'Neal couldn't react in time and was dunked on solidly.
