Jamal Mashburn had long lost the explosive power of his youth, so he couldn't even block Roger's shots. The explosive Monster Mash died in 1995, now there was only Jamal Mashburn battling on the court.
4 to 2, the Heat's defense had completely lost the magical effect of last season, and Roger did as he pleased.
"Jamal, figured out how you're going to lick Santa's boots yet?"
"Lick your mom!"
"You know what? Just now, I decided I'm going to score 40 points tonight as a punishment for you."
"Delusional!"
Jamal Mashburn shouted furiously, but it couldn't change the situation of today's game.
In the following first quarter, Atlanta's savior completely shredded the title "Roger Killer."
With PJ Brown gone, Jamal Mashburn's man-to-man defense couldn't trouble Roger at all.
In the first quarter alone, Roger slammed in 11 points, and unlike last season's playoffs where he relied on three-pointers, Roger solidly outplayed Mashburn to get those 11 points.