As people knew, the Magic Team had a powerful inside offensive capability, but their perimeter response was terrible.
Throw Roger into the mix, and it's a threepeat.
The Hawks' inside offense was almost negligible, but their perimeter response was decent, almost the exact opposite of the Magic.
Throw Roger in there, and it's a championship.
Today's Eastern Conference All-Stars, the lineup was absurdly unbalanced.
The best big man, Alonzo Mourning, at 208 cm, had to face the siege of three superstar centers—Garnett, Duncan, and Shaquille O'Neal.
You could imagine the horrific scene of a frail actress facing three black male actors, but tonight Alonzo Mourning was even worse off than her.
But throw Roger into this distorted lineup, make a slight adjustment in the fourth quarter, and the team was actually leading.
