Champion Creed
Chapter 551 - 551 199 He still has to wait for monthly passes!_2

551: 199: He still has to wait (for monthly passes!)_2 551: 199: He still has to wait (for monthly passes!)_2 The player with a European-sounding name, an American white guard, firmly made a long shot, helping the Spurs push the lead back to six points and stabilize the situation once again.

Although it was Negro who scored from outside, the opportunity arose because the Spurs’ inside line was too robust.

The ones still constraining the Hawks’ defense were Duncan and David Robinson, who opened the outside for their teammates.

Thus, it was still an offensive play that utilized the influence of the inside line.

This was the first time this season that the Hawks were helpless against their opponent’s offense.

But it didn’t matter, as Roger hadn’t planned on relying on defense to constrain the Spurs tonight.

Elliott continued to closely guard Roger, positioning himself to Roger’s right, forcing Roger to move toward the left corner.

Roger made a plan, took a step forward, and then switched to a back-holding position.

Then, before he entered Duncan’s trapping zone, he spun and scored off the backboard.

That was his 27th point, with a difference of just four points remaining.

Roger kept scoring in front of a stable Sean Elliott, and it didn’t affect Roger’s energy on the defensive end.

In the next defensive round, Pippen routinely joined in double-teaming Duncan.

But when Duncan passed the ball to Negro, Roger promptly moved up at the moment the opponent shot.

With his active running, he completed the switch on the outside all by himself!

Under Roger’s active interference, Negro’s jump shot missed, and Alan Henderson fiercely protected the rebound.

Next, Roger’s mid-range forceful shot missed, but in the instant of the rebound, he quickly fell back, giving himself no time to catch his breath or feel frustrated.

He was like an emotionless warrior, where nothing could affect his perseverance.

Roger sealed the outer line, forcing the Spurs to pass it to Duncan, then quickly moved inside to defend.

Before Duncan could decide on his next action, Pippen and Alan Henderson trapped him, and Roger swiftly snatched at it.

By the time Duncan reacted, Pippen had run off with the ball.

Pippen took a few steps, looked up for a pass, and Roger, who had just snatched the ball from Duncan, had already dashed to the forefront.

Eventually, Pippen connected with Roger, who then countered with a slam dunk.

Roger’s 29th point.

The difference was now just 2 points!

After scoring, Roger didn’t celebrate but quickly fell back on defense, yelling to the team, “Keep going, keep up this fire!”

Stevie Smith watched it all, from the missed shot to falling back to snatch from Duncan, to the fast break.

During this time, Roger’s nerves never relaxed, nor did his steps stop.

He saw what it meant to try one’s hardest to carry the team forward.

What it called forthrightness and toughness.

With just a 2-point difference, Roger officially blew the horn for a counterattack.

In the following Spurs offensive round, Duncan amidst the blitz passed the ball to the mid-range Admiral.

As Admiral took the shot, it was Roger once more, actively rotating in front of the Admiral and disrupting his shot, ultimately causing the basketball to rebound off the rim.

By then, the Hawks were just one basket away from equalizing the score.

Roger caught the ball outside the three-point line and waved his hands to signal everyone to spread out.

He continued to torment the Spurs’ defense at mid-range.

Seeing Roger ready to attack again, the audience became restless as well.

This season, appearing more and more like a combo guard, Roger’s desire to score had never been so intense.

Today, the fans would get their fill of watching Roger attack!

Facing a heavily breathing Sean Elliott, Roger conducted a back dribble, broke through.

As Elliott moved laterally to block, Roger immediately followed with a signature spin and shot.

With a smooth little combo, Roger scored again with a jump shot between the three-point and free-throw lines!

Mid-range domination was not a challenge for Roger!

“31 points!

After the second half started, Roger quickly elevated his single-game score to 31 points!

Tim Duncan may have handled many stars, but Roger is undoubtedly the most special one!” Stevie Jones found it difficult because he liked both Roger and Duncan.

He didn’t wish for either of them to lose.

Seeing Roger level the score, Popovich called for a timeout.

Breathing heavily, Roger walked off the court, and Lenny Wilkens immediately approached him, “I’ll reduce your rest time in the second half.”

Wilkens knew well that besides Roger, there was no second player who could keep up the score with mid-range shots.

Thus, the team needed Roger.

Facing Lenny Wilkens’ strategy, Roger waved his hand, “No Lenny, I want to play the whole second half!”

Just reducing the rest time was not enough for Roger.

“It’s only the ninth game of the season; it hasn’t come to that yet.” Lenny Wilkens reminded him.

“It hasn’t come to that?

I can’t let Tim Duncan ride over me, understand?!

I’m not that useless Shaq!

Cut the chit-chat Lenny, I’m fine!”

Lenny Wilkens was stunned for a few seconds, then turned his head towards the team doctor.

The team doctor nodded, “Roger’s physical condition has been very good recently.”

Then, Lenny Wilkens took out the tactical board and began arranging the tactics.

He compromised.

In three years with the Hawks, Stevie Smith had never seen Lenny Wilkens compromise with a player.

Or rather, no one had dared to say no to Lenny Wilkens.

He himself surely hadn’t.

In his entire professional career, Stevie Smith had never said something like “I can’t let Tim Duncan ride over me” either.

He clearly saw where he and Roger differed.