Champion Creed
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805: 271: Congratulations, you won (Requesting monthly votes!)_2 805: 271: Congratulations, you won (Requesting monthly votes!)_2 Jeff Hornacek steadily caught the ball.

This low-key jazz musician wasn’t one for grand performances, but he never missed a beat.

Facing Ron Harper, who lunged back too late, Jeff Hornacek calmly took the shot.

The ball went through the net, Roger raised his arms high, the Hawks tied the game, and the Hawks weren’t done yet!

“Tied it up!

God, what a great game!

The Hawks are fearless, just like Roger!

The big three can forget about an easy win in Atlanta, this is the divine territory!”

Phil Jackson nearly broke the tactical board, he had already deciphered the Hawks’ strategy.

Lenny Wilkens also knew no defense could stop the big three, so he intended to fight back in the last four minutes!

“In the crucial moment, the Hawks want to play the semicircle tactic!

Damn it, does Lenny really think Roger still has the strength for isolation plays!?

Does he!?”

Tex Winter swallowed: “I…

I don’t know.”

Actually, Phil Jackson wasn’t asking Winter, he was talking to himself.

Does Roger still have the strength to take over the game with one-on-ones?

After just enduring eight minutes of intense defense, can Roger efficiently go one-on-one?

Phil Jackson had no answer, but he found himself scared.

He feared letting Roger loose, even though Roger had just gone through a grueling eight minutes.

So, the Zen Master waved his hand: “Double-team, double-team!”

He’d rather give Hornacek and Pierce the chance!

The game continued, and because the big three were on the court simultaneously, each drawing defensive attention, and Hornacek contributed little on defense, the Hawks’ defense wasn’t as solid.

The most straightforward opportunities appeared for Grant Hill and Kobe, under O’Neal’s inside presence, they just needed to defeat their matchups to score, without worrying about being double-teamed.

Kobe, in this isolation, successfully used a post-up on Pierce, giving the Lakers the lead again.

But the Lakers’ defense fell into a dilemma, even though the Zen Master had ordered a double-team, were they really going to leave Pierce and Hornacek uncovered?

This possession, Kobe and Harper double-teamed Roger.

Roger passed the ball directly to Hornacek, Harper, who kept an eye on things, sprinted back with all his might, not wanting the game to be ended by an old white guy who seemed harmless…

Hornacek, as Harper closed in, surprisingly pulled back the ball he had raised overhead, and then accelerated with a breakthrough!

Harper never expected Hornacek to choose a breakthrough, and thus couldn’t adjust his center of gravity to chase back.

O’Neal gritted his teeth under the basket, did this damn old accountant think he could score in the paint?

Hah?

Hornacek, after entering the paint, immediately jumped up, raising his hand for a layup.

Shaq was just about to make Hornacek pay, but then realized there was no ball in Hornacek’s raised hand.

The next second, Roger appeared in Shaq’s view, having already leaped for a shot.

Right after Hornacek’s breakthrough, although he kept his eyes on the hoop, he secretly and precisely passed the ball to the following Roger with a behind-the-back pass, then smoothly faked a layup, confusing Shaq.

Indeed, sometimes this accountant-looking man’s cunning just wasn’t obvious.

O’Neal hastily jumped to block Roger, but in the air, as he clashed with Roger, Roger already took the shot.

The ball went in, and Roger was knocked out of bounds by Shaq.

The referee’s whistle blew, but the basket counted.

Roger got a 2+1 opportunity at this crucial moment!

Bill Walton, seeing this, nearly shouted his lungs out: “Connecting from Jeff to Roger, Jeff Hornacek is proving he is also a worthy Divine Hand!

The Hawks tied the score again, and have a chance to take the lead!”

Pierce and Hornacek immediately walked out of bounds and pulled Roger up.

On the scene, the MVP chants were deafening, like battle drums.

Roger, stepping to the rhythm of the drums, approached the free-throw line and calmly made the bonus free throw.

Score overtaken!

The Los Angeles Lakers’ 12-point advantage finally vanished at this moment!

The battle between Roger and the big three hasn’t become dull, and the scales of victory haven’t tilted toward Los Angeles.

Bill Simmons, watching the game at home, realized he might have been wrong.

The Lakers’ big three are strong, but you just don’t know where Roger’s ceiling is!

Of course, the Lakers quickly overtook again.

This time, Kobe passed the ball to Shaq after pushing off Big Ben, and Shaq, upon receiving the ball, jumped from his spot and smashed the rim, leaving the Hawks’ interior helpless, and the Lakers regained a 1-point lead.

But Lenny Wilkens wasn’t at all dismayed by the last play.

That’s the nature of a shootout, you can’t be too concerned if the opponent scores.

The key to a shootout is whether you can score a counter-basket after the opponent scores.

The Hawks did just that, Roger immediately responded after O’Neal scored!

In this possession, the Lakers dared not rashly double-team Roger.

The white guard, mocked for having a heart condition upon entering, nearly gave all Lakers fans a heart attack.

As for Paul Pierce, he certainly couldn’t be left open; the entire league knew how strong his scoring ability was.

So, the Lakers’ defense was forced to go one-on-one.

And that’s exactly what Lenny Wilkens wanted to see.

Kobe didn’t believe he couldn’t stop Roger, who hadn’t rested a minute in the fourth quarter and had been enduring high intensity.

He pressed Roger with all he had, forcing Roger to post-up to protect the ball.