Facing Shaq's gratitude, Roger just smiled.
He hadn't intended to defer to O'Neal today, but playing in the post was just too easy, which habituated the team to always feed the ball inside.
However, scoring less than Shaq in two consecutive games, Roger undoubtedly gave some people a chance to seize.
When the Magic Team was winning consecutively, the Chicago Bulls were also on a winning streak.
That's because Michael Jordan started to dominate.
Roger's victories and taunts made Jordan angry, and an angry Jordan was the most terrifying presence in the basketball world.
After losing to the Knicks, in the second game against the Washington Bullets, Jordan hit a game-winning fadeaway jumper with 5.9 seconds left.
Three days later, facing the Indiana Pacers, Jordan scored a post-comeback high of 45 points in a single game!