Champion Creed
Chapter 218 - 218 103 Opportunities only come once or twice Two-in-one asking for monthly tickets!_5

218: 103: Opportunities only come once or twice (Two-in-one, asking for monthly tickets!)_5 218: 103: Opportunities only come once or twice (Two-in-one, asking for monthly tickets!)_5 Robert Horry picked up the blocked basketball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt, facing Harper who was trying to stop his fast break from the side.

The athletic Horry jumped directly and scored with a dunk over the defender.

94 to 97, the Rockets closed the gap to just three points.

It was an incredibly spectacular dunk, but Robert Horry’s performance was not over yet.

In the following offensive play, Horry stole the pass from Roger intended for Horace Grant.

He pretended to double-team Roger, luring him to pass the ball, while being fully prepared to make the steal.

Roger made a critically fatal mistake at a crucial moment, and Horry immediately counterattacked after completing the steal!

Watching in front of the television, Jordan swung his fist forcefully, Go, go, buddy, make this fast break!

But the Magic Team’s transition defense was very quick, and seeing no opportunity, Horry passed the ball to Drexler who was cutting in from the middle.

But Drexler could no longer glide, having rested for only one minute in a game with just a seven-man rotation; Clyde the Glide was exhausted.

He felt he would be relentlessly chased down by Roger if he went straight for the basket.

So after getting to the basket, Drexler passed the ball again, sending it out to the three-point line.

The Rockets’ number 34 caught the ball.

Dream was standing outside the three-point line and without any hesitation, he shot!

Olajuwon knew all too well that to kill the game, it wasn’t enough just to work hard, you also had to seize the opportunity.

In such a tense battle, the chance would only come once or twice!

If it were any other center shooting a three-pointer, O’Neal would have already run to the basket to grab rebounds.

But when Olajuwon took the shot, Shaq rushed to contest anxiously.

He knew Dream’s capabilities all too well, this guy was essentially a guard disguised as a center!

“Oh God, Hakeem is taking the three…It’s in!!!

Hakeem Olajuwon, three-pointer, it’s good!!!

The Houston Rockets have tied the game, with only 23 seconds left in the game, are they going to take this to overtime!?” Marv Albert could scarcely believe his eyes, he could hardly believe that a player like Hakeem Olajuwon existed in this world.

He could go one-on-one with O’Neal in the paint, could block anyone daring to invade the restricted area, could rotate quickly for defensive help, could drive with a change of direction, could execute exquisite low-post footwork, could shoot three-pointers…

What couldn’t he do?

Such a player was simply terrifying!

Marv Albert felt that Olajuwon’s only weakness might just be the month of fasting.

In fact, Olajuwon’s real weakness was his 18-year-old delicate wife.

However, this was a weakness that was hard to exploit on the basketball court.

Even Jordan couldn’t help but applaud, “Hakeem is a true superstar, folks!”

Dream’s three-pointer had stopped the game, and the Houston Rockets hugged together as a team.

This was a classic Houston do-or-die game, with Drexler in the second quarter, Kenny Smith in the third, Robert Horry in the fourth, and Dream, whom you could always trust.

Usually, the Rockets had one player who would stand out each game, but today, there was someone who stood out in every quarter!

During the time-out, Tomjanovich also seized the opportunity to fire up his team, he stretched out his fist, clenched his five fingers: “Like a fist, we all come together tightly, and we’re going to win!”

“Roar!”

The Rockets’ morale was sky-high, while the spirit of the Magic Team was somewhat dampened.

Olajuwon’s all-around performance and the continuous efforts of the Rockets’ role players, gave the Magic Team the feeling that “their do-or-die battles are really outrageous.”

O’Neal listened to the deafening boos, feeling annoyed and nervous.

Are we going to lose?

Are the Rockets going to reverse us like they did the Suns?

Shaq’s mind was full of these questions.

For the final play, Brian Hill decided to arrange a strategy to isolate Shaq, knowing that the Rockets aggressively double-teamed Roger in the fourth quarter; it was decided to just play the ball inside.

Drenched in sweat, O’Neal nodded, forgetting even to speak.

At that moment, Roger clapped his hands, “It’s just one three-pointer by Dream, we’ll hit right back, hit back!”

“Of course, of course, Roger, we’ll hit back!” O’Neal got up, believing that he could hit back!

The game restarted, with Ron Harper controlling the ball near the mid-court line.

The Magic had to run down the clock because even if they didn’t score on the last play, at worst it would go to overtime.

However, if they let the Rockets have a chance to counter, they might lose the game outright.

Therefore, the Magic needed to use up all the time.

Kenny Smith tried to pressure Harper, but Harper used his taller stature to shield the ball with his body, making Kenny completely unable to reach it.

O’Neal had been setting off-ball screens for Roger and Grant, pretending to just be a support, hiding his tactical position.

In the final eight seconds, the Shark tore off his disguise.

After setting another pick for Roger, he suddenly moved inside, posting up Olajuwon and spreading his fingers wide!

Harper passed the ball to Derrick McKey outside the right three-point line; without hesitation, McKey lobbed the ball towards Shaq.

But, the Rockets’ role players stepped up once again!

Although Mario Elie hadn’t been able to hit a miraculous three-pointer today, this time he displayed amazing reaction speed, jumping up the instant McKey made his pass and grazing the bottom of the basketball with his fingertips, completely altering the trajectory of the ball and successfully thwarting the pass!