Pierce and Roger each delivered an assist to each other after the game started.
They took on an aggressive stance at the home court of a team with a 16-game winning streak.
What infuriated Shaq the most was that both scores were made over his head.
When the Hawks team was first formed, people joked that Roger and Pippen were birds of a feather, but it turned out that Roger and Pierce were!
Under Pierce's trash talk offensive of being "the best second in command in the basketball world," Shaq got anxious, "Paul, what right do you have to talk about me, aren't you just a second in command too? No, even Scott ranks higher than you in the team!"
"Exactly, so I am complimenting you, you are the best second in command in the basketball world, you are Kobe's best assistant, no one can compete with you for the second slot in the Lakers, you are so proud of it, how impressive you are," Pierce sarcastically replied.
