Champion Creed
Chapter 839 - 839 280 Forgot to tell you three people are not enough asking for monthly tickets!_3

839: 280: Forgot to tell you, three people are not enough (asking for monthly tickets!)_3 839: 280: Forgot to tell you, three people are not enough (asking for monthly tickets!)_3 Yet under Roger’s relentless assaults, the lead shrank to just 8 points!

The Toronto fans started to panic; their lead seemed precarious.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Butch Carter directly ordered the UFO: “Don’t shoot any more threes!”

He believed Carter’s 25% three-point shooting rate in the third quarter wasted too many scoring opportunities for the team.

Who would’ve thought, the Raptors relied on threes for a dream-like first half but the coach wouldn’t allow his players to shoot threes.

Carter took the advice; after he gave up long-range shots in the fourth quarter, his offensive efficiency indeed improved, and he began passing to find his teammates.

Chris Childs stood out this quarter, making four consecutive mid-range shots to help the Raptors maintain their lead.

But with only 90 seconds left in the game, the Hawks finally reduced the lead to 1 point!

Carter was 4-for-6 this quarter, scoring 9 points, 55 in total for the game.

But he couldn’t withstand Roger’s efficient quarter scoring of 13 points!

In the second half so far, Roger scored 26 points, totaling 49 for the game!

When Carter scored 39 points in the first half, no one thought Roger would catch up in the second half!

In fact, in the first half, Roger only scored 3 fewer points than the second half so far.

His performance in the first half was already excellent, just overshadowed by Carter’s insane three-point shooting.

However, in the second half, Carter couldn’t continue his miracles, but Roger could replicate his first-half performance without missing a beat.

That’s the difference.

Vince Carter might be able to contend with Roger for a period, but considering the whole game, his abilities would be insufficient.

Bob Costas’ summary was quite on point: “For Vince, his first-half performance was miraculous.

But for Roger, the first half was just normal play.

Miracles don’t happen all the time, but Roger can keep his normal play until the end of the world!”

With Chris Childs’ next mid-range shot clanking off the rim, the Hawks finally had the chance to take the lead.

Stephen Curry simply couldn’t believe what he was seeing; now, Roger was really going to lead his team to take the lead!

Even hitting 9 threes in a half couldn’t defeat this guy?

Roger didn’t drive with the ball but instead ran to the right corner.

He was conserving energy as much as possible, given that Roger had only rested for one minute so far in the second half.

After catching his breath, Roger prepared to receive the ball, Pippen passed it out, but Chris Childs grabbed Roger’s jersey to pull him back and reached for the steal.

The referee surprisingly didn’t blow the foul but Chris Childs couldn’t get the ball, he disrupted the pass, poking the ball out of bounds.

Roger looked at the referee today, shrugged: “Did David tell you to do this?

To create suspense for the series?”

“Don’t say that, Roger, or I’ll have to give you a technical foul.”

“Whatever, blow it if you want.

No matter what, no one can save the Raptors tonight.”

Roger had that confidence; there’s no way he’d bow down to a mere referee.

Pippen prepared to inbound the baseline ball, Antonio Davis and Charles Oakley were firmly guarding the basket, not allowing anyone to sneak in for a score.

Chris Childs clung to Roger with both arms and wouldn’t let go, he was determined to block Roger from receiving the ball.

The game was just seconds from ending, if they could defend one possession, the Raptors had a better chance to win with one more point!

The referee handed the ball to Pippen, and Roger, at that moment, pushed Chris Childs away, sprinting straight towards the paint, pointing to the rim!

Pippen, receiving the signal, lobbed the ball into the air before the Raptors players could react.

He directly threw Roger an alley-oop!

“Foolish!” Stephen Curry cursed from the stands.

Oakley and Davis were both under the basket, and Pippen threw an oop?

Pippen was also puzzled; based on his experience, the rim was already sealed, with no room for an attack.

But Roger’s commands were above all else; you simply do as he says, Roger will handle the rest.

Antonio Davis and Oakley stared at the basketball and saw Roger soar into the air, grabbing the ball single-handedly!

Neither of them expected Roger to attack the already guarded basket; did he think we didn’t exist?

But as they prepared to stop him, they realized, it seemed they were no different from being nonexistent.

Charles Oakley played 42 minutes today, exhausting himself in guarding Roger.

Considering he’s already 38 years old, this playing time had worn him out.

Seeing Roger flying towards the rim with the ball, he simply couldn’t jump.

Antonio Davis played 45 minutes, he could still jump but had no energy to contend with Roger’s assault.

Thus, Roger overpowered Oakley who couldn’t jump, knocked away the exhausted Davis, and completed this alley-oop dunk over the two of them from the baseline!

“They’ve taken the lead!

Roger claimed his 51st point of the half; when Vince scored 50 points, who would have thought Roger would respond the same night!

A great competition, an exciting game!

Toronto Raptors’ advantage is completely gone!”

Roger landed, looking at the fallen Antonio Davis and the embarrassed Oakley, repeated once again: “Two just ain’t enough!”

Butch Carter felt despair, Antonio Davis and Charles Oakley’s defensive performance today was already exceptional enough.

But even doing their best, they could not stop that guy.

Roger responded with 51 points to Carter’s 55 points.

He couldn’t wait, not even for a game.

He’s sprinting with all his might for Kobe!

Even if someone breaks the three-point record, Roger would still make him lose!

The Raptors called a timeout, at that moment, their confidence had been shattered.

This wasn’t about a 1-point deficit, it was the helplessness of watching a 17-point advantage disappear in the second half, the despair of giving their all to defend Roger but still being futile.

Charles Oakley sat on the bench, gasping for breath, yet felt he couldn’t catch it, like having air going in but not going out, stifling.

That instant, he suddenly felt this sensation was familiar.

Yes, just like the suffocating feeling in East Finals Game 1 of 1997 when Roger hit 8 threes in a half.

Roger has many ways to make you feel suffocated, not necessarily by relying on threes.

Charles Oakley squeezed the towel tight, muttering: “Maybe the time hasn’t come.”

Carter glanced at Oakley, he knew what the Oak Tree was talking about.

“Beat that bastard, and you’re one of the best players in the league.”

Yes, maybe the time hasn’t come.

The gap is 1 point, last few seconds, life and death decision.

Now is the undisputed star moment.

Vince Carter went one-on-one against Pierce, drove inside, and tried a floater over Big Ben, but the basketball hit the side back of the rim.

Carter failed to seize his star moment, but Roger wouldn’t fail.

This time, Roger did a routine pick and roll breakthrough.

Carter directly left Pierce and rushed towards Roger, Oakley and Davis were also on high alert.

But Roger, in mid-step into the three-second area, directly jumped up, stretched his arm out, and in Carter, Oakley, and Davis’s rushed interference, gently flicked it.

Seeing Roger use his signature fingertip layup, Butch Carter’s tactics board fell to the ground at once.

This was a graceful yet deadly blow.

The basketball went in, Roger made 53 points, letting the Hawks lead by 3 in the last 13 seconds.

Landing, Roger looked at the three with wide-open mouths, for the first time tonight broke into a smile: “Sorry, forgot to tell you, three isn’t enough either~”

Jeff Hornacek originally prepared to play at the crucial moment, ready to help Roger stretch the defense or take the key shot, Hornacek was all set.

But now it seemed, it wasn’t necessary.

At least from the Raptors’ defensive talent perspective, Roger doesn’t need anyone’s help to settle them.

Hornacek now only needs to prepare to celebrate victory, as Roger said during the halftime in the locker room.

“When we return here again, we will celebrate victory.”