Champion Creed
Chapter 680 - 680 236 He will never be the second Michael Jordan Vote for monthly tickets!_5

680: 236: He will never be the second Michael Jordan (Vote for monthly tickets!)_5 680: 236: He will never be the second Michael Jordan (Vote for monthly tickets!)_5 He thought that stealing the ball would result in losing position, so ten steals was not something to be proud of, but rather a disruption of order.

With such a crazy coach, it’s no wonder he ended up being abandoned wherever he went.

However, Larry Brown’s adjustment truly worked this time, presenting George Lynch, Aaron McKie, Tyrone Hill, and Theo Ratliff—the 76ers put forth their strongest defensive lineup.

As a result, Roger struggled with his shooting and had a hard time attacking the basket.

Roger repeatedly missed shots, and Iverson even tied Roger’s personal score at one point, reaching 48 points.

But the 76ers’ defenders did not relent, as they were well aware that Roger would not be easily defeated.

Since 1993, numerous top teams, coaches, and players had tried to limit his scoring, but they had all failed without exception.

Sure enough, in the third minute of the fourth quarter, Roger’s scoring mode reignited.

He did not continue to shoot jump shots but decided to forcefully attack the basket.

But Aaron McKie correctly anticipated Roger’s direction of breakthrough; he was sure to drive through the middle.

Why not take the sides?

Because George Lynch would immediately come up from near the baseline to help defend and block Roger’s path.

In several previous rounds, Roger’s breakthroughs had been defended this way.

Aaron McKie, anticipating the direction correctly, collided head-on with Roger, blocking him outside the free throw line.

It was a perfect defense, but the next second, Roger spun around McKie.

Seeing this, George Lynch immediately swang his long arms to help defend, and Roger once again found himself in a double-team.

But this time, Roger did not force a shot against the defense.

He suddenly brought the ball together and used a Euro step to slip through the gap between George Lynch and Aaron McKie!

The skills taught to him by the valiant Knight, he had never forgotten.

However, there was still Theo Ratliff behind Lynch and McKie protecting the basket.

The image of Roger using the Euro step to escape the double-team was perfect, but it also had a flaw: he had to pick up the ball early.

For a top blocker like Ratliff, all he needed was to time Roger’s steps correctly to easily capture the best shot-blocking moment.

No matter whether it’s a Euro step or an Asian step, he can only take two steps, right?

Ratliff focused on Roger’s steps and leaped at the moment Roger took his second step and jumped, stretching his arm in the air and covering the basketball!

It looked like it would be a beautiful block.

But Roger calmly switched hands in mid-air, evaded the block, and gently tipped the ball into the hoop.

50 points!

“Euro step past the double team, then a change of hands for a layup against Ratliff!

The 76ers have put their top defensive resources on Roger, but still can’t stop this man!

50 points now, can he break his own record of 54 points today!?”

Steve Jones then remembered, Roger hadn’t beaten his scoring record in a while.

The current record of 54 points was still from his time with the Magic.

The reason, he figured, was that Roger had become more mature and more of a leader over the years.

His style of play was not fixed; scoring was now just one of the ways he influenced the game.

During this period, although he had not broken the scoring record, he had four times achieved 40 points and 10 assists, showing the changes in Roger.

But today, Roger was also going back to his roots.

He was determined to use scoring to harshly whip AI and the 76ers!

After this incredibly beautiful basket, Roger looked towards Will Smith in the stands, slowly raising his fingers one by one until his whole palm was open.

Five fingers, 50 points.

Will Smith was shocked, Roger’s aura had completely silenced this Hollywood star.

Roger still had not let AI’s scoring surpass his own, nor had he allowed the 76ers’ score to overtake the Hawks.

He controlled everything.

There wasn’t a single person who wasn’t impressed by Roger’s performance, not even Bill Walton, who stopped his corny jokes: “Yes, AI has many fascinating traits.

He’s fierce, he plays hard, he’s a warrior.

But every single strength he has, you can find it doubled in Roger!”

The 76ers were on the offensive, and without Kukoc, Aaron McKie was now responsible for organizing.

However, in terms of passing vision or technique, he couldn’t match the Euro-Magic.

He found it difficult to pass the ball to AI who was cutting inside due to his height advantage, thus AI had to come out to receive the ball.

So, Roger had already mastered McKie’s passing habits.

Once again, AI dodged without the ball screen and got free, driving to the right to receive the ball.

But the moment McKie passed the ball, Roger, guarding him, timely stretched out his hand, touched the side of the basketball, and disrupted the play!

Now the ball belonged to neither side as Roger and AI both rushed towards it.

The two nearly got the basketball at the same time, but also collided fiercely.

However, given AI’s lighter weight, after the collision Roger only staggered slightly, but AI was knocked down.

After gaining possession, Roger quickly counter-attacked and smashed the ball into the hoop.

52 points!

After scoring, Roger looked at AI lying on the ground and hooked his finger: “Get up, AI, I’m not done with you yet!

Get up!”

He had entirely entered a killing mode, and there was not a hint of mercy in his heart.

In the past, Roger had taken great care of AI, also under the Reebok brand, but today, AI’s treatment wasn’t much better than Penny’s back in the day.