Champion Creed
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560: 202: The Gaoler very much understands how to reform villains (asking for monthly votes!) 560: 202: The Gaoler very much understands how to reform villains (asking for monthly votes!) The relationship between Reggie Miller and Roger is complex.

Miller was the first to stand up for Roger during Jordan’s “All-Star Freeze-Out”.

Roger also said during the draft interview that the player he admired most was Reggie Miller.

It’s clear, they admired each other in certain aspects.

But on a competitive level, Roger and Reggie Miller have always been enemies to each other.

And today, the hostility between them undoubtedly deepened further.

Reggie Miller stared at Roger, revealing a villainous evil smile, “We are your San Diego Gaolers!

A city without a crown is a foregone conclusion!”

Before the series began, the San Diego Gaolers had been unnoticeable, ranking only fourth in their division.

This is also why Atlanta fans firmly believed that the Warriors could turn the tables, the same mentality as “Lakers 5-4 come from behind against the Mavericks”.

As a result, those full of confidence aiming for the championship were precisely ended by the inconspicuous Gaolers.

So, Reggie Miller’s intentions were very clear.

He intended to lead the seemingly unnoticeable Pacers to make Roger lose face!

But Roger shut Miller up with just one sentence, “Come on, if you were really that great, would your fans want to burn you?”

This sentence made Reggie Miller feel a burning pain, for a moment, his throat seemed to be choked by something, and he couldn’t speak.

As a player who could be inducted into the “Trash Talk Hall of Fame”, Reggie Miller didn’t know how to respond.

Roger’s merciless scorching of Reggie Miller had already begun.

What Miller didn’t know was that this was just a warm-up.

The real fire hadn’t even been lit yet.

At this moment, both teams’ starting five had gathered near center court.

The Pacers’ starting lineup consisted of Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Chris Mullin, Dale Davis, and Rik Smits.

This lineup had an excellent ability to protect the rim, with both Dale Davis and Rik Smits standing over 210 cm tall.

Furthermore, their full-member bald style truly could exert a sense of oppression.

However, what was truly terrifying about the Pacers wasn’t this starting five.

Instead, sitting on their bench were players like Jalen Rose, Antonio Davis, and Travis Best.

This meant that the Pacers could sustain their toughness for a full 48 minutes.

Being tough is something anyone can do momentarily, but being able to stay tough for a long time separates people into different categories.

Pacers had an exceptionally good record and performance this season; they definitely had the strength to play hard against any team in the league.

But before the game began, Pacers’ head coach Larry Bird looked very solemn.

He knew the weight of this game; if the Pacers wanted to break through the East, they had to take care of the Hawks.

But Roger was not so easily defeated.

The game started, and the 224 cm tall Dutch giant Smits won the ball possession.

The Pacers were ready to show the Hawks some intensity, but in the first round of the game, it was the Pacers who were troubled by the Hawks’ defensive intensity.

Rik Smits tried to use his height advantage to ask for the ball in the low post, but Kurt Thomas’s rough defense and legs up made it quite difficult for Smits even to get into position.

At the same time, Reggie Miller was marked directly by Roger.

No matter how he moved, he couldn’t shake off Roger, who was in his prime fitness.

Pippen was originally the one guarding Reggie Miller, but Roger took the initiative to match up against Miller, “If he wants to win here, he has to get past this old man first!”

This switch in defense had its benefits too.

Mark Jackson, under the harass of Pippen, the big spider-like creature, found it difficult to organize offense smoothly.

Mark Jackson was skilled at using his stout rear and heavyweight from the point guard position to back down his opponents and clear space.

But against Pippen, Mark Jackson’s advantage was gone.

For Pippen, this level of bumping was just daily routine with Larsa.

So right from the start, the Hawks pushed their defensive intensity to the max.

With the Pacers not being high in offensive talent, only Reggie Miller and Rik Smits averaged over 15 points per game for the team.

About 80% of their fear factor came from defense.

In the ’98 series where they dragged the Bulls into a Game 7, Reggie Miller averaged no more than 17 points, but they pressed the Bulls so hard on offense that this was the key to their three wins over the Bulls.

As for the offensive end, facing such a complete lockdown, the Pacers had no way to solve the problem.

In the end, Mark Jackson struggled to feed the ball to Smits, who, after backing down a step, found that he couldn’t take advantage of the shorter Kurt Thomas.

Finally, he opted for a turnaround hook shot.

The basket was missed, and Alan Henderson grabbed the rebound.

Roger began to babble incessantly in Reggie Miller’s ear, “You and your dog are going to apologize to that kid, right?”

“Fuck off, that’s never going to happen!”

“OK Reggie, I respect your choice, but you have to respect mine too, I’m going to burn you to coal!”

This time down on offense, Roger didn’t get a decent opportunity against Reggie Miller’s chase-down defense, and the possession ended with Pippen’s midrange shot going iron.

Reggie Miller couldn’t help but laugh, “Is this how you plan to burn me?”

But soon, Reggie Miller’s smile vanished completely.

Because on the defensive end, Roger was pressuring Reggie Miller so much that he hardly had any space even to catch the ball!

Pushing, bumping, elbowing, Roger made Reggie Miller miserable.