Champion Creed
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271: 119: More Than Just Breaking Up (Vote for Monthly Tickets!) 271: 119: More Than Just Breaking Up (Vote for Monthly Tickets!) “Roger, you beast, are you saying she’s living at your place now?”

O’Neal looked at the paparazzi photo in the newspaper, then at the headline: Roger drives a luxury car to take a beauty home.

He suddenly burst into curse, how could there be someone as shameless as Roger in the world, bringing someone home on their very first encounter!

“My house is big enough to accommodate her, is there a problem?” Roger replied calmly as he tied his shoelaces.

“And you still speak so self-righteously, now I know who the bastard, beast, parasite of the Magic Team Chris Webber was talking about,” O’Neal continued.

“Shaq, just a reminder, I indeed have played for two of the same teams as Chris, but I’ve never been his teammate.

I hope you’re not getting confused, and especially that you don’t end up cursing yourself,” Roger retorted.

“Hah, I didn’t say it was you, why are you so nervous?

To think I pushed so hard for you yesterday, and you end up taking her straight to your place,” Shaq pointed out with a stifled chuckle.

After O’Neal said this, the entire locker room fell silent instantly.

Everyone knew that Roger and Shaq were close, but they hadn’t expected their relationship was to this extent!

“Shaq, what the hell did you say!?” Roger said, holding his head in dismay.

Shaq gave an intentionally wicked smile: “Did I say anything that wasn’t true?”

“Alright, guys!” Brian Hill walked into the locker room, “Get into battle mode.

We have no reason to let the Chicagoans win twice in Orlando!”

Roger didn’t dwell on the pushing matter any longer; his mind was on Pippen’s arrogant comment from yesterday, “The basketball god and his helpers have arrived.”

God, my ass!

What we preach at the Orlando Arena is atheism!

As the players warmed up on the court, NBC commentator Steve Jones also started his job.

“The Orlando Magic have encountered quite a few troubles this season.

Shaquille O’Neal’s injury in the pre-season has cast a shadow over their championship defense.

He was originally expected to come back tonight, but since he’s not yet at his physical peak, he’s missing the game against the Bulls once again.

However, Roger is standing strong.

Under his leadership, the Magic without Shaq still put up an impressive record of 17 wins and 4 losses.

Roger’s improvement isn’t limited to his strength; this season, his defensive efficiency has also greatly improved.

The Bulls are tough, but it’s not guaranteed they can take a victory away from Orlando so easily.”

His counterpart Bob Costas then started hyping up the Bulls:

“However, their opponent is even more terrifying.

No one expected the Chicago Bulls to be this dominant.

Michael, reverting back to number 23, seems to have regained his glory days, and their current record is 20 wins and 1 loss!

The 1994 Houston Rockets once had a 14-win and 0-loss start, but still not as frightening as this year’s Bulls!

So far, the only loss for the Bulls has come against the Seattle SuperSonics, and that was because Dennis Rodman was absent.

Without Shaq, and with Roger leading the team, can the defending champions take down the formidable Bulls?

The last clash between the two was extremely intense, with a serious altercation breaking out in the third quarter.

Three players got into a fight, and one was beaten up.

Today, the tension is sure to continue.

This matchup will definitely be a feast for the eyes.”

Right, it will definitely be an exciting game, and don’t forget about the scoring title contest between Roger and Michael.

No one has ever managed to snatch Michael’s scoring crown before.

But this year, Roger is leading in average points by a wide margin.

I believe the two great players will put on a thrilling scoring show for us.

We’ll take a short break and be right back to the game!”

The signal cut off, and Steve Jones looked towards his partner Bob: “This is going to be a tough game, absolutely.”

“Definitely, Shaq’s absent again, and that poll from the Sentinel stirred things up; the Magic locker room is probably very delicate right now.

For Roger, it’s not just this game; this entire season is tough.”

“No, Bob, what I meant is that the Bulls will have a tough game.

They’ve been sailing too smoothly for too long, and this will be the toughest game they’ve played this season.”

“Shaq won’t be playing.”

“I know, of course I know,” Steve Jones said as he looked towards Roger.

Even without Shaq, he’s trouble enough for the Bulls!

But of course, not many Bulls fans cared about Steve Jones’s warning.

Roger’s improved?

Who are they trying to scare, and what the heck is defensive efficiency anyway?

Is it even useful?

Don’t be surprised, although defensive efficiency has been around since the ’70s, until before the internet era, not many people knew about or cared for it.

So much of what Steve Jones just said probably went over people’s heads.

Roger, warming up on the court, felt really good about his shooting today and probably wouldn’t have a repeat of the Cavaliers’ game where he found his touch only in the fourth quarter.

Saru was hitting shots non-stop during his warmup, aware of his mission.

Even without Shaq, he had to help Roger win tonight’s game.

As he shot, Roger turned his head towards the sideline.

Theresa waved at Roger, dressed in a pencil skirt, black stockings, and a blouse, definitely giving off that French teacher vibe.

Roger looked at the blouse buttons that seemed about to burst off, and took a few deep breaths.

Focus, focus, now is the time to concentrate on only one kind of ball game!

After Brian Hill laid out the strategy, the starting players of both teams entered the court.

Rodman was fixated on Roger and McKey; he certainly hadn’t forgotten everything that happened last time.