Champion Creed
Chapter 586 - 586 210 Reverse the Heavenly Gang Vote for monthly tickets!_3

586: 210: Reverse the Heavenly Gang (Vote for monthly tickets!)_3 586: 210: Reverse the Heavenly Gang (Vote for monthly tickets!)_3 So after returning to the locker room, Roger purposefully approached Pippen, “Scott, don’t listen to Reggie’s nonsense.”

Pippen was calm, “You think I’m affected?

I just don’t want to talk to him.

Don’t worry, I’ll guard him the entire game.

No, the entire series!”

“OK, I just wanted to make sure you’re really okay.”

“Just a migraine, let him say whatever.

Do you know why I was always so sensitive about this subject before?

Damn media only reported about my random migraines, who the hell cared that my father had just died a few days before that incident!?

I suffered for several days without sleep, so unfortunately, in G7, my head was splitting with pain.

But who cares?

They just said that softie Scott was looking for excuses for his failure!

In the past, whenever someone mentioned this subject, it would remind me of my father.

We were poor, but my father never gave up on our family, he always worked early till late at the paper mill, supporting a whole family, until he was paralyzed in bed.

So the day I lost him, I was truly heartbroken.

I made a good amount of money later on, but what use was it?

He could only lie in bed, unable even to talk!

Damn it, everyone in the world knew how sad Michael was when he lost his father, as if the whole world could empathize with him.

What about me?

Wasn’t my father a father too?

But now, I think I’ve let it go.

So it doesn’t matter what Reggie says, I won’t be affected.

You don’t have to worry about me, just keep doing what you need to do, lead us to win!”

After Pippen finished speaking, Roger was taken aback for a moment.

Now he understood why the talk of migraines hurt Pippen so much.

There really is no such thing as senseless hurt in this world.

Pippen’s current condition was the most intense desire to win Roger had ever seen in him.

Even the trash talk he used to care about so much couldn’t touch him now.

It would be a sin to waste this version of Pippen.

“Of course, I will lead us to win!” Roger patted Pippen on the shoulder.

“Go, give it your all, forget about damn Reggie!

I’ll deal with him, I’ll take care of him!”

In the second half, Roger started with a floating shot over Mark Jackson and Chris Mullin to score.

Now that Roger was sure Pippen was fine, his mind was clear, with only one goal—winning the game!

Watching Roger score another difficult basket, Bird now finally understood why so many coaches hated him back in the day.

When you rack your brain to set up defensive strategies, and your players execute them successfully, but the opponent still scores with no opportunities, it can drive any coach mad.

Bird really felt like rushing up and punching Roger at this moment.

However, if Pippen’s defense started to slacken in the second half, Roger would definitely have to go back and stick to Reggie Miller.

At that point, Roger, having to exert effort on both ends of the court, certainly couldn’t maintain his current offensive status.

Bird believed Pippen’s defense would drop in the second half because he knew very well how powerful high-level trash talk could be—he was such a master himself.

Everyone mocked Bird for getting beaten up by Dr.

J and Barkley, but that was precisely because Bird had messed with Dr.

J’s mentality.

Reggie Miller’s trash talk had already made Pippen silent, so Pippen would surely start to lose focus on defense next.

However, the first time he defended in the second half, Pippen directly stole the ball from Reggie Miller!

Today’s Pippen was really like a bull terrier, relentless until his target was neutralized.

Mark Jackson’s pass to Reggie Miller was easily intercepted under Pippen’s pressure.

After the steal, Pippen immediately pushed past the half court, and at the moment he stepped on the three-point line, he passed the ball at an angle to no man’s land.

The next second, the following Roger darted in, comfortably catching the ball Pippen passed along the ground and scoring with a fast break layup.

“Beautiful passing combination!

Oh God, people even worried at the start of the season that those two would fight in the same bed!

But now, do you see any problems between Roger and Scott?

They might as well throw parties in the same bed!” Steve Jones praised Atlanta’s savior like crazy.

These comments made Larsa blush.

Well, it’s not out of the question~

Right at the start of the second half, Pippen broke Bird’s fantasy with his excellent defense.

His mentality was completely unaffected; his defense against Miller was still lethal.

He didn’t care about those things anymore.

He just wanted to win in Atlanta!

The camera panned to Bird on the sidelines, lips pursed, eyebrows tightly furrowed.

During his playing days, people hadn’t seen such a worried expression on Bird’s face.

But even more worrying times lay ahead.

Because Pippen was able to lock down Reggie Miller, Roger didn’t need to waste energy on defense.

As a result, Roger completely unleashed his MVP-level scoring prowess in the third quarter!

In the fifth minute of the third quarter, Roger broke past Mark Jackson, and facing the 224cm Rik Smits, he scored a forceful layup and even drew a foul.

A minute later, Roger shook off Mark Jackson and, under Chris Mullin’s desperate interference, hit a three-pointer!

Roger’s scoring within double teams became increasingly effortless, and the Pacers, with their sporadic tapping, found it very hard to keep up the score.

Now was the time for Reggie Miller to stand up.

But Miller, stifled by Pippen’s relentless blocking, couldn’t shoulder the scoring burden.