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(Vote for us monthly!) 408: 161: The strongest duo in history!

(Vote for us monthly!) After experiencing the darkest darkness, there’s the brightest morning.

Michael Jordan muttered this phrase in the dark, a saying he had been repeating in his heart since he left the Chicago Bulls, for a long period in the past.

Joining New York, signing so many endorsements that his hand ached, leading the team to the terrorizing record of 22 wins and 2 losses, the best in the league…

Michael Jordan’s 96-97 season seemed to shine brilliantly.

But in reality, he had yet to step out of the darkness.

He had not escaped the cycle of decline.

Roger had just stated the truth; it was he who had thoroughly ruined Jordan’s team.

If the Bulls had won the championship last season, Jordan believed that management would have definitely satisfied his $30 million contract and would have kept the core of last season’s team.

The Bulls fell apart because they lost to Roger.

And most importantly, Reinsdorf had no confidence in winning it all back.

He didn’t believe that another year would bring a victory over Roger for Jordan and the Bulls.

After all, even the core players of the Bulls were aging, while Roger and Shaq were still extremely young.

So he chose not to invest any further and instead opted for rebuilding.

Both Jerrys were probably just accomplices; Roger was the mastermind behind the Bulls’ downfall.

His dynasty was gone, his team was dismantled, which is a very humiliating situation for a genuinely historical player.

Know this, actively transferring and being dismantled are completely different concepts.

This affair had always left Jordan feeling like he was in the darkness, and it can be said to be the second lowest point in his professional career.

The last time his career hit such a low was when he kept losing to the Detroit Pistons.

He had even despaired to the point of asking Pistons’ general manager Jack McCloskey, “Sir, can we really ever beat your team once?”

How desperate must a player be to ask the opposing general manager such a question?

It was as though a lovestruck fool was asking his unattainable crush, “So you really won’t give me a chance, no matter what?”

That was the longest darkness Michael Jordan had ever experienced.

But eventually, he saw the most dazzling morning!

Now, he was merely caught in yet another round of darkness.

Although it was terrifyingly dark, as long as he kept going, he was certain to see a new round of the sun.

“Michael, Michael!”

Jordan heard Ewing’s loud call; he slowly opened his eyes, and what struck his sight were the dazzling lights, the restless fans, the celebrities standing to cheer for him, and Ewing’s not fully evolved but trusting face: “Michael, the game is about to start!”

All these things before him were the signs of a bright and clear morning to come.

In fact, the theme Zen Master had set for the New York Knicks this year was “Breaking through the darkness.”

That guy Zen Master likes to come up with these things.

Every season before it starts, he sets a theme for the team.

The two most famous themes were undoubtedly the “Last Dance” of the 97-98 season and the “Where Souls Go” of the Lakers’ F4 season.

This year, the theme is breaking through the darkness.

It means breaking through the darkness of the Knicks, Jordan’s darkness, and the Zen Master’s personal darkness.

How to break through?

Looking across the league, apart from the Magic, does the Knicks have any other adversaries?

So breaking through the Magic means breaking through the darkness!

This theme perfectly matched Jordan’s innermost feelings; probably, this was why Jordan insisted on having the Zen Master as the coach.

The scene before him and Ewing’s loud call pulled Jordan completely out of his meditation and into battle mode.

The look in number 23’s eyes became chillingly stern, and his expression darkened.

In short, it was a face you wouldn’t want to encounter as an enemy.

He was set on restoring his dynasty and personally throttling Roger!

The game hadn’t even started, yet the scene was almost out of control.

The chant “Fuck Roger” made David Stern in the audience a bit embarrassed.

This is a civilized and elegant league, can’t everyone be a little more civilized during the holidays?

The passionate roars of the New York fans forced the live broadcast to lower the stadium’s volume, lest the sound spread across America.

New York fans were probably the most eager to see Roger defeated, having awaited this day for too long.

With the league’s promotional machinery at work, they were bombarded daily with adverts for New York vs.

Orlando, making them restless.

Almost two months into the new season, they were finally going to witness this match-up.

Therefore, it was difficult for the fans to calm their emotions.

Roger still looked calm; after all, this wasn’t his first time enjoying such treatment in New York.

More than the fans, the Knicks’ roster this season was the real trouble.

Chris Childs, MJ, Larry Johnson, Charles Oakley, and Ewing.

This starting lineup boasted both offensive and defensive prowess, with four of the five starters having been selected for the All-Star at least once.

And on the bench, there were versatile substitutes like Buck Williams, Charlie Ward, and John Wallace.

Bob Costas, looking at the Knicks’ lineup that could be called legendary, remarked, “On paper, this is quite possibly the strongest New York Knicks team in history.

They have the best center in team history and, at the same time, they have the best guard in team history.

Not to disrespect the King of New York Bernard King and the great Walt Frazier, but Michael is indeed the best guard, the best scorer, the best perimeter player in Knicks history!”

Every time Bob Costas saw Jordan and Ewing wearing the same uniform and going on the court together, he felt as though he was watching a dreamlike performance at the Dream Team’s stadium.