Champion Creed
Chapter 263 - 263 116 Say something!

263: 116: Say something!

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(Asking for monthly votes!)_3 Danny Ferry matched up against Roger, thinking that taking on a guard weak at defense shouldn’t be a problem.

He wanted to regain his dignity with a score!

But the moment he turned around to take a jump shot, Roger swiftly stole the ball away.

Luckily, Ferry reacted quickly, immediately picking the ball back up.

Although he regained possession, Ferry was starting to panic; he knew he couldn’t play against Roger, and now all he wanted to do was pass the ball away as quickly as possible.

In a flash of inspiration, Ferry finally found a dead angle in the Magic Team’s defense—the stands.

His pass was high and floating, landing directly in the third row of the bleachers.

Though it was a mistake, Ferry undoubtedly showcased his Larry Bird-like passing vision to the fullest.

So what if it was a mistake?

You tell me, wasn’t that spot undefended?

After that pass, even the Cavaliers coach, Mike Fratello, stopped yelling, slumping back onto the bench with his legs crossed.

Tired.

Let it all fall apart.

Thanks to Danny Ferry’s marvelous pass, the Magic regained possession, and Roger continued to torment this team of mediocre talent.

This time when Roger drove, Tyrone Hill double-teamed him in advance, not waiting for Roger to penetrate deep but instead closing in near the foul line.

Without hesitation, Roger faced the defense of two players and stopped abruptly to take a jump shot.

The shot was highly difficult since Roger was completely trapped when he let the ball go.

Seeing this, Tyrone Hill immediately let out a bizarre scream: “GiGiGiGiGiGi!”

It seemed he was hoping that this very Cleveland-style yell would throw off Roger’s rhythm.

He thought his defense was successful; after all, Roger hadn’t been shooting well from the perimeter that day.

Plus, his own bizarre defensive yelling was sure to make Roger miss.

However, upon landing, Hill heard a “swish.”

Unfortunately, very unfortunately.

Roger’s shooting touch couldn’t possibly be off all game!

This score seemed to draw out the last thread of hope from the Cavaliers, and now, nothing could save them.

Nothing could stop Roger from completing his killing performance.

“Hey Tyrone, there are so many ways to distract me, yet you choose the least effective one.

Next time, you can scream a little louder.”

Then, Roger awkwardly discovered…

Tyrone Hill wasn’t responding to him either!

Roger’s mouth twitched, come on, say something!

Why won’t anyone on the team talk to me!?

What’s the point if there are no sounds at all!?

This was the first time Roger realized that being too strong to the point where others are afraid to trash talk you is also a nuisance.

Alas, who would understand such troubles?

To whom could I confide?

Being invincible is so lonely.

In the following game, cheers in the Orlando Arena rose wave after wave, with Roger’s slaughters striking true with each blow.

By the seventh minute of the fourth quarter, Chris Mills had completely crumbled.

He knew that after tonight, he’d be in the news.

The whole country would see how he was toyed with by Roger!

This round, Roger didn’t hold the ball; instead, he simply cut to the basket after an extremely simple off-ball screen.

Danny Ferry was inside the paint, keeping an eye on Roger’s every move.

But the next second, he saw the basketball fly straight into the paint and Roger leaping up as well.

Saru actually passed an alley-oop to Roger in mid-air!

Danny Ferry’s mouth twitched.

“My mom, I’m still standing under the basket and you’re going for an alley-oop?

Isn’t that a bit too disrespectful?”

Ferry leaped with all his might, tried to snatch the basketball, but Saru’s pass was just perfect.

The ball was right beside Ferry’s hand, but he just couldn’t reach it—it was a tiny bit too high.

And Roger?

After he jumped, he easily caught the basketball right beside Ferry’s hand, leaving Ferry to just watch helplessly as Roger took the ball and completed the slam!

This pass was a direct stab to the heart, Saru deliberately threw it where Ferry had a chance to catch it but couldn’t, and just where Roger would catch it perfectly.

From now on, if anyone says Saru’s a nice guy, Ferry’s going to lose it.

That European guy with a bellyful of bad tricks!

“40 points!

In Roger’s first game back, he blasts 40 points, satisfying everyone’s fantasies about his return!

And this is already his third time scoring 40 points this season, with 27 points just in the second half, the Cavaliers just couldn’t stop him!

This is a perfect comeback!

Goodnight, Orlando, goodnight, finally all Orlando fans can have a good sleep tonight!”

After completing the dunk, Roger patted Chris Mills on the shoulder, “This lesson is on the house.”

Mills’ expression was almost like that of a student who’d flunked a test.

He glanced at the big screen, unable to believe that Roger really scored 40 points.

The Cavaliers had averaged just 88 points against them this season, and Roger scored 40 on their heads alone.

Mills felt like crying without tears.

Great, now he was going to be as famously useless as “Least Valuable All-Star” Tyrone Hill and “Biggest Draft Bust” Danny Ferry!

In the future, when people mention the Cavaliers’ starters, someone will definitely point at him and say, “Hey, I recognize him, that’s the idiot who provoked Roger and then got slammed with 40 points!”

To be famous on the Cavaliers, do you really only have the clown route?

Then, he still didn’t respond to Roger, just walked away silently.

Roger was losing his cool!

That feeling when you keep talking, and no one pays attention, it’s really annoying!

The Cavaliers had finally got to Roger, but the game was already out of suspense.

Because after that ball, the Cavaliers were 15 points behind.

Although there were still a full five minutes left in the game, given the Cavaliers’ second-worst offensive capabilities in the league, Orlando fans could already confidently embrace victory.

Eventually, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost the game away with a score of 87 to 101, while the defending champions Magic successfully ended their three-game losing streak and got back on the victory track!

Roger finished the game with 40 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals, assertively announcing his return.

At the end of the game, Saru, who scored 12 points, crouched on the ground and pounded the floor hard twice.

This was the day the Orlando Magic got back on track, and it was also the day he personally got back on track.

He finally found the feeling of playing in a game again.

Many photographers gathered around, and although Roger’s 40 points were dazzling, anyone with eyes could see Saru’s contributions, as he was also the focus of media attention.

NBC sideline reporter Hannah chose Saru as her post-game interview guest, believing that the fans would also want to know what exactly had happened to him.

At that moment, Roger, holding O’Neal’s legacy, ah no, the picture frame, walked up to Saru.

He then realized that Saru’s eyes were red.

Of course, Roger didn’t delve into it and simply asked Saru to hold O’Neal’s picture frame: “Shaq says he wants to join tonight’s live interview, whoever gets interviewed, please take him with you.

Come on, Saru, Shaq is with you.”

Saru took the picture frame from Roger’s hand, the person in the photo was smiling so warmly, but the person holding the frame had teary eyes.

Roger also started to find it strange.

Isn’t the vibe getting weirder?

Hannah herself instantly turned solemn, putting away the smile, “Saru, while Shaq was alive…I’m sorry, before Roger’s return, you almost never had a chance to play.

Tonight, you got a lot of minutes in the second half and seized your opportunity.

But we all know you haven’t been in good shape for a long time, what changed for you tonight?”

“What changed me?

An excellent young leader can change everything.

I will follow him and do all I can to help him reclaim the throne.

Of course, to also realize my own value!”

“An excellent young leader?

Are you talking about Roger?”

Saru glanced at Roger, then held back his tears while smiling, “Who else?

If we win the championship this season, I will bring a bag plentiful of apples from my homeland to share with him the sweetest things in the world.

To thank him, to thank the team, I’m like the young man carrying a bag of apples all those years ago, ready to set out again!”

The next day, Saru’s photo holding O’Neal’s picture frame and shedding tears made the front page of major newspapers across America.

Early in the morning, a groggy Roger received a call from O’Neal.

“Buddy, what’s with those photos in the newspaper today?

I asked you to boost my presence in the game, what the heck did you do!?”

“Ah?

Oh, no big deal, Shaq, it was all my idea.

How about that?

I really ramped up your presence this time, huh?” a sleepy Roger thought Shaq was praising him.

“WQNMLGB!” On the other end of the phone, Shaq was moved to tears and started thanking Roger’s entire family.

He was just too polite.