The matchup between the first in the East and the first in the West was already getting a lot of attention.
On top of that, the grudge between O'Neal and the Admiral added even more fun to the game.
If that's still not enough, what about the encounter between the rebel Roger and the bad boy Rodman?
The Alamodome stadium was bustling on January 10; everyone knew that this game was a potential preview of the Finals, but that alone wasn't enough to draw so many fans. What was most important was that Spurs fans despised the phrase "He's a better scorer than the scoring king, he's a worse bad boy than Dennis."
That's some real hot air!
Why don't you just "outscore Dream with zero championships, surpass Jordan with one"?
So many Spurs fans came to the venue today for one thing—to watch their MVP and top scorer thrash Roger and Shaq, who were hyped up by the media.
