Champion Creed
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452: 172: Get ready, winter is coming (Request for monthly tickets!) 452: 172: Get ready, winter is coming (Request for monthly tickets!) You just need to listen to what the Heat players said in the post-game interviews to know how desperate they were in the fourth quarter.

“The Magic Team’s perimeter defense was rotating fast, making timely shift and cutting off passes effectively.

At one moment, I felt like there were seven players on the court for the Magic Team!” — Allan Houston discussing the fourth quarter collapse and the Magic’s perimeter defense.

“Our rhythm was disrupted, and once we got the ball, we just thought about shooting it while we had the chance, but that precisely lowered our shooting percentage.

We fell completely into the Magic’s rhythm, like prey waiting to be slaughtered.

What?

MVP rankings?

Please, don’t mention it anymore, okay?” — Tim Hardaway chuckled helplessly.

“Fuck off, I’m not gonna answer such a stupid question!” — Jamal Mashburn when asked about his new nickname “Mallogic”.

In the face of defeat, even Harper joined in pretending, “Yeah, I can’t guard Tim.

I’m slow, my knee is hurt, and my back is almost gone.

As you’ve seen, I nearly let his shooting percentage hit 40%.”

Heat fans were disappointed once again, every time they thought their team was good, the Magic would immediately wake them up to reality.

After the game, the Magic continued to maintain their unbeaten home record, and Roger solidified his position on the MVP leaderboard with the blood of Tim Hardaway.

Although the season hadn’t ended, the noise about Roger clinching the MVP was getting louder.

In the following games, the Magic continued their relentless advance.

People noticed that the team’s perimeter defense was exceptionally strong.

Roger, a guard who wasn’t known for his defense, along with Harper and Wilkins, both old in limbs, managed to produce a highly efficient defense.

Jim Gray grew increasingly tense, he could only watch as Roger got closer and closer to the MVP, his chance for an MVP interview slipping further away.

He had been looking forward to seeing Roger’s haughty face in defeat for a long time, but it never happened!

Roger certainly wasn’t unbeatable, he still lost a few inconsequential games.

But Jim Gray longed to see Roger crushed in despair, that kind of despair after consecutive losses, when the wins were overtaken by the Knicks in one fell swoop.

But the arrogant Roger remained just as arrogant, never changing.

Jim Gray now even felt like slapping himself, why would you provoke Roger!

If his provocation of Roger led to missing out on the MVP interview and losing the ESPN contract, Jim Gray would regret it for a lifetime.

Roger continued to lead his team in winning games, occasionally putting up 40+ performances.

His scoring average began to rise, making him the only player currently averaging over 30+ points per game.

The Knicks struggled to catch up with the Magic’s advantage in wins, but as the games dwindled, their chances to overtake also reduced.

On March 20th, the Magic went to Charlotte for an away game.

This time, the team avenged the Hornets, causing the Knicks’ plan to close the win gap to shatter again.

After the game, Roger turned the question back on the reporters, “By the way, is the University of Kansas vs University of Arizona game in the March Madness tournament also happening in this arena tomorrow?”

All the fans across the nation paused.

Was Roger planning to watch an NCAA game?

No, absolutely not.

At that moment, Roger was like a photographer at a car show, ostensibly there to shoot cars, but with another agenda in mind.

Everyone knew, someone was about to have a bad time.

Roger remembered everything.

The day after the game, Roger didn’t return to Orlando with the team; he still had some fun to find in Charlotte.

On March 21st, the NCAA March Madness Tournament’s Southeastern semi-final, also known as the Sweet Sixteen, was held in Charlotte.

That day features two matchups, the earlier one being the University of Kansas vs University of Arizona.

Mike Bibby vs Paul Pierce.

Yes, Paul Pierce.

Pierce had made some unfriendly comments about himself that Roger didn’t like.

Seeing himself face no consequences, the talkative Pierce had continuously made many remarks about Roger afterward.

“Who would know Roger without Shaq?”

“Michael is the real leader because no teammate dares to disobey him.

But Roger?

He can’t even earn Shaq’s respect.”

“A three-peat belongs only to Michael, even the end of the world can’t change that.”

Reporters loved to ask him these sensitive questions, and like an ambitious youngster open for business, he took them all.

But no way around it, Kansas doesn’t have an NBA team, so Roger couldn’t exactly fly there just to trouble Pierce, right?

And the NCAA March Madness Tournament doesn’t have home and away games; they are played in neutral venues.

Pierce would never have guessed that his Sweet Sixteen game would be in Charlotte.

There’s an NBA team here, and Roger just happened to be playing against this team yesterday.

Knowing that Roger had inquired about the University of Kansas’ game location after yesterday’s match, Paul Pierce didn’t sleep the whole night.

The next day, he woke up and asked his big brother Raef LaFrentz, “If you were an NBA superstar, would you bother finding trouble with a college player?”

“That depends on what the college kid has said.”

Pierce swallowed, then I’ve said way too much!

Roger can’t be that serious, right?

He must have just been joking in front of the media, right?