Who Blocked It Better? Theo Ratliff vs Jermaine O'Neal

The other night, Jermaine O'Neal denied Chandler Parsons' go-ahead dunk attempt in the final moments of the Warriors/Rockets clash. His defensive effort secured the win for the Warriors.

We go back eleven years, where a younger O'Neal, in his prime, found himself on the wrong end of a game-saving block from Theo "MIA" Ratliff.

Jermaine O'Neal game-saving block on Chandler Parsons

(February 20, 2014)

Theo Ratliff game-saving block on Jermaine O'Neal

(March 23, 2003)

 

It is worth noting that the 35 year old O'Neal followed up his match winning performance with 23 and 13, providing Mark Jackson's squad with some much needed interior presence in the absence of Bogut and Lee. #notfullsquad