Champion Creed
Chapter 677 - 677 236 He will never be the second Michael Jordan Vote for monthly tickets!_2

677: 236: He will never be the second Michael Jordan (Vote for monthly tickets!)_2 677: 236: He will never be the second Michael Jordan (Vote for monthly tickets!)_2 He was light as a featherweight but fought like a heavyweight boxer.

Steve Jones couldn’t help but remark after AI scored 7 points in a row, “There have been many slender scoring legends in NBA history, like George Gervin.

But the difference with AI is that George Gervin never gave you that ‘I would die for this win’ vibe.

That kind of temperament has captured the whole of Philadelphia’s heart.”

Steve Jones rarely praises anyone other than Roger in a game, but AI earned his respect.

7-0, Allen Iverson looked at Roger and gestured a “0” with his hand.

This fighter wasn’t here to talk today; he was eager to battle.

Will Smith continued to escalate, “Hahaha, finish him AI, knock that bastard down!”

The Hawks’ fans realized that Allen Iverson was no comic figure like Jerry Stackhouse or Penny Hardaway.

He truly had the ability to snatch victory from Roger’s hands!

Facing the 76ers’ strong start, Roger stayed calm.

This time on the attack, he crossed midcourt and casually called for the ball.

Aaron McGee immediately closed in, and Roger turned his body, holding the ball with one hand.

Once everyone spread out, Roger changed hands between his legs, then immediately changed direction, creating a sliver of space, and using his body to bear down on Aaron McGee to the mid-range.

Tyrone Hill as expected approached, and Roger abruptly pulled up for a jumper defended by both.

For some reason, just like in ’98 when Roger killed the Jazz in the finals with his shot, many knew as soon as Roger released the ball that it would go in.

They believed that Roger wouldn’t miss any critical shot.

Swish.

“A tough response, that’s what we want to see!

AI really is a killer, but Roger is even more ruthless in this domain!”

Roger stepped back and deliberately murmured beside AI, “You know?

This is why I’m Reebok’s top endorser.”

“Oh, a guy who’s behind being the top endorser?”

“No, the one who wins the final victory becomes the top endorser!”

The following possession, AI’s mid-range jump shot clanked, a stunning detail — since the start of the game, Iverson had taken all the shots.

But that was AI’s situation; the 76ers’ lineup needed him to take a lot of shots.

Big Ben grabbed the rebound and passed it to Pierce, who had just crossed midcourt and was preparing to break through, but heard Roger shout, “Pass me the ball quickly!”

After shouting, Roger pushed away Aaron McGee, who was sticking close to him, rounded to the top of the three-point arc, caught the basketball, and shot it,

grumbling as he released, “Die if it goes to me!”

Swish!

5-7, Roger quickly caught up with the score.

The stadium’s sound system blared Jack Nicholson’s roar, “You can’t handle the truth!”

Indeed, the classic line from “A Few Good Men” was edited into the live sound effects by the staff at Philips Arena.

Whenever Roger scored, there was a chance the audience would hear this line.

People felt the uniqueness of this game, as Roger, ever since his transfer to the Hawks, had never been this proactive in asking for the ball.

Most of the time, his teammates would look for Roger on their own.

And if a teammate had a chance, Roger would never shout “Pass me the ball” like a ball hog.

But just now, Roger was almost commanding Pierce to pass him the ball.

Because today he aimed not only to win but to crush Allen Iverson in scoring!

The rest of the first quarter was entirely a personal shootout between AI and Roger.

They didn’t directly guard each other, AI wouldn’t participate in defending Roger, Roger also didn’t guard AI.

But their competition was unaffected, because as soon as one side scored, the other would definitely respond in kind.

The back-and-forth scoring kept the fans on the edge of their seats.

With three minutes left in the first quarter, it was Roger’s regular bench time.

But Lenny Wilkens asked Roger if he wanted a break, seeking his opinion.

He knew, Roger wanted to fight AI to the bitter end.

If AI was playing, Roger would definitely not rest.

As expected, Roger shook his head, “That bastard will definitely play the whole quarter, if he doesn’t rest, I won’t either!”

As Roger predicted, Iverson wasn’t subbed out.

Larry Brown started playing professional basketball in ’67 and began coaching in ’73, spending his life in basketball.

So, he understood the essence of basketball — to use your star players like cattle.

It really was ingrained in their generation of coaches’ very bones, largely because those doing this were generally white coaches.

Under Larry Brown, both AI’s playing time and usage rate were frighteningly high.

But he never complained, unlike Leonard, who seemed to inhabit a different world, a world known for inventing various injuries.

Seeing Roger not subbed out, AI immediately clenched his fists.

The scoring duel continued!

Due to fatigue and increased physicality, the efficiency of both AI and Roger declined towards the end of the first quarter.

In the last 29 seconds of the first quarter, the 76ers and the Hawks were even.

AI scored 15 points in the quarter, and so did Roger.

For now, AI and Roger were evenly matched.

With the 76ers’ last play of the quarter, AI couldn’t shake off Eric Snow, who was substituting in, and his three-point shot under Snow’s close contest clanked.

Will Smith regretfully slapped his thigh; if that shot had gone in, Iverson would have surpassed Roger in scoring.

However, at least AI wasn’t behind at the end of the first quarter.

That was a good sign, indicating that AI’s scoring ability was truly not inferior to Roger’s!