Champion Creed
Chapter 364 - 364 147 This is not a simple matter of victory or defeat this is a competition of life and death ask for monthly tickets!_3

364: 147: This is not a simple matter of victory or defeat, this is a competition of life and death (ask for monthly tickets!)_3 364: 147: This is not a simple matter of victory or defeat, this is a competition of life and death (ask for monthly tickets!)_3 Ewing seemed extremely excited, as he had never been so close to the championship before!

Their differing states of mind were also evident in their golf playing performance.

Patrick Ewing kept hitting terrible bogeys today; he wasn’t focused and was quite impatient.

He didn’t actually like playing golf, and if possible, he would have much preferred to join Jordan at Gold Club, having a blast and celebrating properly.

Michael Jordan?

His state was the complete opposite of Ewing’s.

In a good mood and very relaxed, he had achieved an eagle on the par-five holes three times in a row, and naturally, he had no trouble winning the match: “Ha, just as easy as taking care of you on the basketball court, Pat!”

Ewing wasn’t upset because he would never lose to Michael Jordan again.

Next up, he and Jordan were going to take on everyone else!

After golf, Jordan seemed finally ready to talk about basketball: “Patrick, remember 1984?”

“What, in 1984 you fought in North America’s freestyle fighting for the first time and won the championship?” Ewing smirked.

“Your sense of humor is still as terrible as ever, Pat.”

“Just kidding around, of course I remember.

That’s the year we met.”

“Right, we took the Olympic gold together, but more importantly, as college players, we beat the NBA stars in the warm-up games, eight times!” Jordan said, curling the corner of his mouth in pride.

Many people only remember the legend of the 1992 college all-stars thrashing the Dream Team, composed of NBA players, but in 1984, Michael Jordan had already pulled off a similar feat.

The United States team was made up of college students back then.

They invited the NBA to send some stars to play eight warm-up games against the Olympic team.

And don’t think the players who went to those warm-up games were just NBA benchwarmers; in fact, the NBA all-star team’s roster was quite dazzling.

The roster included legends like Magic, Bird, the assassin, Kevin McHale, Bill Walton, Danny Ainge, Robert Parish, James Worthy, Drexler, Larry Nance, Michael Cooper, Alex English, and so on.

Of course, since the NBA was in the off-season, this group of stars didn’t all play together; there would be changes in the NBA all-star team’s lineup for each game.

When one star was absent, another NBA star would fill in.

The reason for setting up such a formidable opponent was to subject the young players to some setbacks before the Olympics, to ensure they took every opponent seriously and played earnestly.

However, this Olympic team won all eight games effortlessly, completely unfamiliar with the concept of defeat!

Admittedly, the NBA stars were just having fun in the first four games.

But in the last four games, the NBA players clearly took it a lot more seriously, yet they still couldn’t secure a victory.

The assassin even got so frantic that he resorted to playoff-level fouls, nearly causing Bob Knight, the coach of the United States team, to rush up and start a fight with him.

Perhaps the assassin felt that losing to college students was too embarrassing, which might explain why he despised Jordan so much afterward.

Because Ewing and Jordan always performed the best on the team.

After the eight warm-up games, coach Bob Knight stated directly, “If the draft were a month later, perhaps Michael would be the first pick.

As for Patrick, he might as well celebrate becoming the first pick already.”

In 1984, the collaboration between Jordan and Ewing had already caused a small stir in the NBA.

True, the temporarily assembled NBA all-star team with ever-changing rosters lacked tactics and a system, and not everyone was playing seriously.

Their fighting power wasn’t as dazzling as the roster on paper suggested.

But for Ewing and Jordan to win eight games in a row was quite astonishing nonetheless.

Over the years, a small section of the media still occasionally fantasizes: If Michael and Patrick really teamed up in the NBA, how many championships could they win?

Now, the world doesn’t have to wonder anymore.

This has become a reality!

Twelve years after causing a slight shock to the NBA in 1984, they really became teammates, ready to sweep the league!

Now, by bringing up the past, Jordan showed he cherished those memories dearly.

Ewing was even happier, yes, winning back then seemed so easy.

Now they were more mature, they could definitely achieve great records!

Watching the distant scenery, Jordan squinted in the breeze, took a puff of his cigar, and then his expression slowly turned grave, “But, Patrick, you and I both know, winning against the Magic won’t be that easy.”

Ewing clenched his fists as well; his hatred for Roger was no less than Jordan’s.

In 1994, rookie Roger crushed the New York Knicks.

That year, with Jordan retired, Ewing felt he was tantalizingly close to the championship.

But in the final 18 seconds of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, just as he said, Roger shoved the damnable defeat right down the throats of the entire Knicks team.

In 1995, the Knicks, once trailing 0-2 against the Magic, managed to tie the series with two straight wins, again coming close to victory.

But in the decisive battle, Roger and Shaq’s alley-oop destroyed all efforts of the Knicks.

The outside world called that alley-oop the “Alley-Oop of the Century,” considering it a move that truly united Shaq and Roger as one, and everyone praised them, feeling it was one of the greatest moments in NBA playoffs history.

But few mentioned, that alley-oop nearly caused the Knicks to disband.

Pat Riley left without saying goodbye, and the team had to go through a soft rebuilding during the 95-96 season.

The Knicks were like a homeless man dead on the side of a Brooklyn road, unnoticed by anyone.

Who caused all this?

That damnable number 14!

He was the one who destroyed the Knicks of the ’90s, the team closest to the championship!

If not for him, Ewing believed he would have at least played in one final by now!

He ruined everything!

No matter whether he wore blood red or icy blue striped uniforms, he was the most despicable bastard in the world!

“We must win, Michael,” Ewing muttered.

“It’s not about just winning,” Jordan’s gaze was as sharp as a knife, “we must also destroy the Orlando Magic, Patrick, it’s not as simple as victory and defeat, this is do-or-die competition!”

In spirit and ambition, Michael Jordan and Ewing were in perfect harmony.

They both firmly believed that they could do something great.

The next day, the Knicks made another major announcement.

They traded Derek Harper and John Starks to Charlotte via a sign-and-trade, acquiring twice All-Star forward “Grandmama” Larry Johnson, who had completely fallen out with the Hornets.

Soon after, the team reached a five-year coaching deal with Phil Jackson.

New York fans cheered ecstatically; this was a level of brilliance the Knicks hadn’t seen since the ’70s.

No, it might even be a brilliance the Knicks had never seen since their establishment!

That night, as Jordan and Ewing walked out of the casino, they saw a new round of the sun rising from the horizon, driving away the surrounding darkness.

Feeling the sunshine on his face, for some reason, the once haggard Jordan suddenly felt invigorated.

He spread his hands and then clenched them tightly, as if trying to keep the sunlight in his grip: “It’s all over, Pat.”

“Huh?”

“Those days associated with failure, they’re all over,” Michael Jordan said, gazing at the rising sun.

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Without a doubt, next season’s New York Knicks will be a team that can rival the ’86 Celtics and the ’92 Chicago Bulls, entering the discussion for the strongest team in history!

— “The New York Times.”

How many championships can the New York Knicks win?

Maybe not one, not two, not three.

— “Slam.”

Last time the Knicks won a championship I was 16, ladies and gentlemen, now I’m 40.

Fortunately, although it’s been a long wait, I can finally see the New York Knicks reach the summit again.

— Knicks die-hard fan, renowned black director Spike Lee.

Will the brilliance of 1984 be revisited in the 96-97 season?

I don’t know what this Knicks team can do, but if there’s any team in the world that can stop the super duo of Roger and Shaq, it’s probably only Michael and Patrick’s Knicks.

— “SportsCenter” John Anderson.

The truly top players can win regardless of time, very few can do that.

My goal is to let Jordan stand the test of time, to prove he’s the greatest player.

— David Falk in an interview with reporters.

Can the Orlando Magic achieve a three-peat?

Readers, make your choice.

— “Orlando Sentinel.”