Champion Creed
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806: 271: Congratulations, you won (Requesting monthly votes!)_3 806: 271: Congratulations, you won (Requesting monthly votes!)_3 With his back against Kobe, Roger suddenly spun around, attempting a forceful drive, but Kobe’s tight steps and strong resistance made it hard for the fatigued Roger to break through such a defense.

Phil Jackson gritted his teeth, surely this time the defense would hold?

Roger is almost out of strength!

No, Roger was still seeking other ways.

After creating a slight gap with Kobe by pushing him back, Roger used this space to make a significant change of direction.

To avoid getting stripped, Roger lowered his center of gravity to a point where his shoulder was nearly pressing against Kobe’s hip.

This allowed him to evade Kobe’s hands, which were adept at stealing the ball, but the low center of gravity during the direction change almost made Roger stumble.

Kobe thought Roger made a mistake and was ready to dive for the ball.

But Roger, after using his hand to support himself on the ground, stabilized his core again, accelerated past Kobe, and continued heading straight for the basket!

Driving into the paint, Roger directly challenged Shaq, who had four fouls.

In the air, O’Neal dared not make any moves, only jumping up with arms raised for a weak attempt at obstruction.

However, this was negligible for Roger, who leaned against Shaq and made the basket.

The Hawks took the lead for the second time, with Roger scoring 48 points in a single game!

The cheers at Philips Arena made the Zen Master’s ears ring, but the Hawks indeed had a reason to cheer.

Roger’s ground-supported direction change and his fearless layup challenge against Shaq were enough to earn him the title of Atlanta’s Savior.

He is the Guardian of this land, even when facing three formidable purple-and-gold generals.

This is the basketball philosophy he has held for his entire life—challenge everyone!

From challenging Jordan and Pippen in his rookie season to now challenging the almighty big three.

Roger has never backed down.

The semicircle tactic once again proved effective, and Roger’s offensive efficiency in one-on-ones did not lag behind the offensive efficiency of the big three combined!

O’Neal was gasping for breath, the pressure Roger brought made it difficult for him to breathe.

What?

Could it be that even three people can’t defeat Roger!?

Lakers on offense, and again it’s Kobe scoring on this possession.

Each member of the Lakers’ big three had scored in the last four minutes, showcasing tremendous firepower.

But they were only leading by 1 point, just 1 point.

The game had essentially turned into a turn-based battle at this point.

The flashy offense of the Lakers’ big three was hard for the Hawks to stop, but Roger’s individual firepower consistently broke through Kobe’s defense.

In the last four minutes, the lead changed hands several times, and every score by one side would set the opposing fans’ hearts racing.

The deadlock persisted until the game had only 43 seconds left.

This possession, Grant Hill broke through and passed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe caught the ball and shot, even though Paul Pierce was already contesting right at Kobe’s fingertips, the ball still fell into the net.

Kobe was in outstanding form today, ensuring the Lakers took the lead at the last moment.

The Lakers once again took the lead; the big three seemed to scorn the Hawks’ defense.

But Roger scorned them as well.

He continued to hold the ball and approach, without a single failed offensive response since the last four minutes began.

Steve Jones started sighing, “Facing such a powerful opponent, Roger has actually pushed the Lakers into a corner!

Maybe the Hawks should have lost long ago, but Roger managed to hold on in the fourth quarter.

I have to say, it’s like challenging the fate assigned by God!”

However, Roger’s stamina was also at its limit.

He hardly rested in the first three quarters, played the entire fourth quarter, and consistently operated at high intensity.

In this attack, a severely waning speed and resistance made it impossible for Roger to shake off the well-footed Kobe any longer.

For perhaps the first time in his career, Kobe completely shut down Roger in a single possession.

With no choice, Roger passed the ball to Paul Pierce, opting to play off the ball.

But Kobe still stuck closely to Roger, giving Pierce no chance to pass the ball to him.

All the Hawks fans held their breaths; if they couldn’t regain the lead in this possession, all efforts would be in vain.

The 24-second shot clock was slowly ticking down.

Pierce finally decided to shoulder this responsibility himself, attempting a forceful drive against Grant Hill to score under the basket.

But Pierce couldn’t generate enough speed, and Grant Hill wasn’t overpowered by Pierce’s physical play.

Furthermore, as Pierce broke into the paint, he was met with a double-team from Robert Horry.

Entrapped in the double-team, Pierce wanted to find Roger, but Roger was on the weak side, making it impossible for Pierce to accurately pass the ball through the crowd that far.

Pierce had no choice but to dish the ball to Hornacek, who had just found a space to receive it.

Now, seeing Hornacek with the ball, no Lakers fan dared to mock his age or appearance, and nobody dared to disregard him as a threat.

This old white guy had already shut the proud mouths of Los Angeles.

Hornacek caught the ball, took a dribble step, and looked toward Shawn Marion, who was coming off a cut to behind the three-point line.

This season, Marion’s three-point percentage was 31%, not great, but he couldn’t be left open, especially not at this critical moment.

Robert Horry immediately rushed toward Marion, trying to block the Hawks’ final opportunity.

But Hornacek passed the ball in the opposite direction of where he was looking; the basketball soared through the crowd and landed in Roger’s hands at the weak-side corner!

This was a bold pass, with Hornacek playing a daring jazz blues tune.

This is why Roger chose smart guards in rotation, those who could pass.