227: Shaq's blood became the fuel for Roger's burning anger (Seeking monthly tickets!)_3

Defensively, he didn't have much of a method against Roger.

Offensively, Kobe was almost completely locked down!

Bob Costas even joked, "Roger is giving Kobe a taste of 'Paul Pierce beauty'."

Although Shaq was able to score consistently in the paint, he couldn't lead the Lakers to a surge that could change the momentum of the game.

With less than two minutes left in the game, the Lakers were still down by 5 points.

In other words, in the fourth quarter, faced with Roger's relentless offense and defense, the Lakers had only recovered 1 point!

Kobe, who had 22 points in the first three quarters, only managed 4 points in the fourth quarter due to limited shooting opportunities and being defended by Roger and Eric Snow.

O'Neal ended up scoring a total of 36 points for the game.

Roger already had 45 points, with 14 in the fourth quarter alone.

What infuriated Shaq was that all 14 points Roger scored in the fourth quarter came from mid to long-range jumpers.