Tim Brown of the Los Angeles Times reports: Tonight at 8:30pm U.S. eastern time when the Los Angeles Lakers square off against the Houston Rockets at the Compaq Center, it will make the second meeting between Lakers center Shaquille O"Neal and Rockets rookie sensation Yao Ming.

Still, it's just another game to Shaq.

"Just another game for me," he said.

Shaq compares the two in his own way.

"I'm the M.D.," O'Neal said during a pass through the visitors' locker room here. "I'll be the M.D. for 10 years."

"M.D." stands for most dominant.

As for Yao, Shaq calls him "G.C.".

"G.C." stands for good center.